Frost Consulting is a leading authority on global equity commission unbundling and related market structure/regulatory change. The evolution of the equity research/services procurement value chain has financial, regulatory, and operational implications for virtually all market participants. Frost assists a wide variety of clients in developing commercial and operational strategies to maximize revenue/alpha generation, optimize distribution and mitigate risk in a rapidly changing commercial landscape. Frost employs proprietary, customizable data/ analytical tools to model the revenue, cost and ROI implications of various strategy options. These are combined with substantial implementation experience and knowledge of software vendors in related disciplines to create cost-effective solutions that deliver competitive advantage. Frost has specific solutions for: Asset Managers/Plan Sponsors Investment Banks/Brokers Research Content Producers Exchanges/MTFs Technology Companies Frost is an active participant in industry discussions on related issues. The principals have more than 50 years combined experience in investment banking, research management and asset management in North America, Europe and Asia.