Neil Scarth

Frost Consulting is a London/Frankfurt-based firm that works with asset managers and asset owners on a variety of research issues including research valuation/budgeting software platforms (FrostRB) that allow managers to construct strategy/fund specific monetary research budgets reflecting investment process, portfolio construction and expected returns. Managers can thereby maximise ROI on research spending and meet new European regulatory requirements. Frost also advises asset managers on CSA/RPA architectures for the MiFID II research payment environment. Neil has held a wide range of roles in asset management and investment banking in both Europe and North America, ranging from running equities businesses at global banks to launching and managing all aspects of varying asset management products. Neil was appointed to the IMA’s Research Review Advisory Panel. Frost was sponsored by CFA UK/CFA Institute to write a White Paper on the Valuation of Equity Research to help the industry meet new UK regulatory requirements.