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Buy-side Founder members & Strategic Partner membership 2022
Plato Partnership are increasing our Buy-side Founder Membership and are inviting EU27 and Swiss buy-side firms to indicate their interest
Buy-side Founder membership 2022
Plato Partnership are increasing our Buy-side Founder Membership and are inviting EU27 and Swiss buy-side firms to indicate their interest
International Women’s Day 2022
Plato Partnership would like to acknowledge and congratulate all of the women in our industry whom everyday aspire others, work
Plato Partnership and the University of Melbourne announce academic research collaboration
15th February 2022, Plato Partnership and the University of Melbourne have today announced an agreement to collaborate via Plato’s Market
Plato Appoints Instinet’s Salvador Rodriguez as New Sell-Side Chair
London, 10th February 2022, Plato Partnership, the not-for-profit company bringing creative solutions and efficiencies to today’s equity marketplace, today announced
Anish Puaar interview with Anita Karppi for 2021 Plato MI3 Market Structure Award for Excellence.
Interview with Anish Puaar, winner of the Plato 2021 Market Structure Award In 2021, Plato Partnership was delighted to announce
Registration now open: Plato MI3 academic conference.
Registration is now open! -- Now in its fifth year, the Plato Market Innovator (MI3) academic conference is where the
Save the date: Plato MI3 academic conference.
Now in its fifth year, the Plato Market Innovator (MI3) academic conference is where the leading academics and practitioners meet
Happy New Year 2022
Plato Partnership would like to wish you all a very happy 2022. Thank you for all of your ongoing support!
Plato Partnership and FICC Markets Standards Board (FMSB) announce collaboration
Plato Partnership and FICC Markets Standards Board (FMSB) announce collaboration 15 December 2021, Plato Partnership and FMSB have today announced
Plia Prepares for Explosive Growth of KYB and KYC Projects in 2022
One year after a major push and financial commitment by the Plato Partnership, 100% of sell side board members have
Register now: The Battle of the Consolidated Tape webinar – 1st December 9-11 am UK
The Plato Partnership is delighted to bring together a top panel of experts in a ‘not to be missed’ webinar
European equities consolidated tape
Plato Partnership is a consortium of European buy-side and sell-side firms committed to improving markets, so they can more efficiently
LSEG hits €1 trillion milestone amid five-year Turquoise Plato anniversary
CEO of LSEG’s Turquoise, Robert Barnes, tells The TRADE that since its partnership with Plato, Turquoise Plato clients have traded
The Plato Partnership Invests in Plia’s KYC/AML Platform
  The Plato Partnership has invested to build out a new KYC/AML platform, expected to be fully operational in Q1
2021 Plato MI3 Contribution to Market Structure Debate:
Congratulations to: – Niki Beattie, Founder, Market Structure Partners
2021 Plato MI3 Market Structure Award for Excellence:
Congratulations to: – Anish Puaar, Market Structure Analyst, Rosenblatt Securities
2021 Plato MI3 Best Paper Award
Congratulations to: – Albert J. Menkveld, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam – Evangelos Benos, University of Nottingham           
2021 Plato Market Innovator (MI3) Conference: Market Structure in Europe and Beyond
The Plato Partnership 2021 Market Innovator Conference agenda is now live ✔Now in its fourth year, the Plato Market Innovator
2021 Plato Market Structure Award nominees
Plato Partnership is delighted to announce the nominees for the Plato 2021 Market Structure award:   ⭐ Eleanor Beasley, Head of
Plato Partnership Newsletter March 2021
Welcome to the Plato Partnership newsletter, providing you with news, views and exclusive insight on the latest developments in the
Plato Appoints UBS’ Chris McConville as New Sell-Side Chair
Plato Partnership, the not-for-profit company bringing creative solutions and efficiencies to today’s equity marketplace, today announced that Chris McConville, Global
Plato Partnership Newsletter December 2020
Welcome to the Plato Partnership newsletter, providing you with news, views and exclusive insight on the latest developments in the
Capital Group Joins the Plato Partnership, Anita Karppi joins Plato Executive Team
Plato Partnership, the not-for-profit company bringing creative solutions and efficiencies to today’s equity marketplace, today announced that Capital Group, one
2020 Plato Conversations
The 2020 Plato Conversations took place as an online event on 10th November 2020. The event focussed on the future
Turquoise Plato Trade at Last
An opportunity to capture that all important close price utilising the Turquoise Plato® dark trading service you already value and
Plato Partnership Newsletter October 2020
Turquoise Plato Trade At Last™ Ahead of the launch of Turquoise Plato Trade at Last™ on October 19th, Scott Bradley, Head
Plato Partnership Newsletter September 2020
PLIA by PLATO Publishes a New European Questionnaire for Best Execution and MiFID II Compliance After almost three years, a
Innovation Through Partnership
Scott Bradley, Head of Sales and Business Development at London Stock Exchange and Turquoise, has written for The TRADE outlining
2020 Plato Conversations
Online Event, Tuesday 10th November 2020, 14:00 - 17:15 GMT Plato Partnership is excited to announce the inaugural Plato Conversations, an
Plato Partnership Newsletter June 2020
Turquoise Plato Trade at Last™ At last an opportunity to capture that all important close price utilising the Turquoise Plato™
Turquoise chief says industry profile has changed as block trading soars
Dr Robert Barnes, CEO  Turquoise, has told The TRADE there has been an underlying change in how business is getting
Plato Partnership Newsletter April 2020
​Turquoise The Turquoise Plato partnership is our oldest and most valued partnership. Together, we created the Turquoise Plato Block Discovery™
Plato Partnership and Urvin.Compliance launch PLIA by PLATO
PLIA by Plato will provide market participants with a centralised repository for all best execution-related due diligence questionnaires and data
Plato Partnership Newsletter February 2020
​Tradeweb Tradeweb’s European cash equites RFQ "eblock", developed in partnership with Plato, recently marked its one year anniversary and what a year
AIR Summit London 2.0 – In Collaboration with Plato
7 May 2020 Credit Suisse Conference Centre, 20 Columbus Courtyard, Canary Wharf, London Plato Partnership and AIR Summit are excited
Plato Partnership – 2019 Review
It’s been an incredible year here at Plato Partnership. This year, we have expanded our mission to give back to
Plato Partnership and BMLL Technologies launch Platometrics
Collaboration provides market participants with European market quality metrics free of charge Plato Partnership, the not-for-profit company working to improve
2019 CEPR-Imperial-Plato Market Innovator (MI3) Conference
  South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London   Thursday, 27th June 2019: All day   The Centre for Economic Policy Research, the Imperial Centre
AIR London 1.0 – Powered by Plato
The Crystal, One Siemens Brothers Way, Royal Victoria Dock, London Thursday 2nd May 2019 from 0800 – 1900   Europe's new
Invesco Asset Management, Janus Henderson and Legal & General Investment Management join Plato Partnership
Invesco Asset Management, Janus Henderson and Legal & General Investment Management join Plato Partnership   Plato Partnership, the not-for-profit company
Execution at Midpoint for LIS Orders
The following is a publication of Plato Partnership’s letter sent to MiFID negotiating members of the European Parliament Committee on Economic
Panacea or Pipedream? RFQ arrives in Europe’s cash equities market
Panacea or Pipedream? RFQ arrives in Europe’s cash equities market   Tim Cave, Analyst, Tabb Group   Outline   Tim
Measuring Block Trading Performance
Measuring Block Trading Performance   Dr Darren Toulson, LiquidMetrix   Overview   This talk, given by Dr. Darren Toulson, focussed
2018 Plato Debates: Key Market Trends and Challenges in 2018 and Beyond – Market Participants and Market Leaders Panel
2018 Plato Debates: Key Market Trends and Challenges in 2018 and Beyond  Market Participants and Market Leaders Panel   Mike
2018 Plato Debates: Key Market Trends and Challenges in 2018 and beyond – Regulators Fireside Chat
2018 Plato Debates: Key Market Trends and Challenges in 2018 and beyond Regulators Fireside Chat   Udo Franke, Head of
Plato Partnership formalises leadership structure with appointment of COO
Plato Partnership formalises leadership structure with appointment of COO   Plato Partnership is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark
2nd CEPR-Imperial-Plato Market Innovator (MI3) Conference 2018 – Once upon a broker time? Order preferencing and market quality
     2nd CEPR-Imperial-Plato Market Innovator (MI3) Conference 2018 Once upon a broker time? Order preferencing and market quality Hans Degryse
2nd CEPR-Imperial-Plato Market Innovator (MI3) Conference 2018 – Order splitting and searching for a counterparty
    2nd CEPR-Imperial-Plato Market Innovator (MI3) Conference 2018 Order splitting and searching for a counterparty Vincent van Kervel (Pontificia
2nd CEPR-Imperial-Plato Market Innovator (MI3) Conference 2018 – Multimarket High-Frequency Trading and Commonality in Liquidity
    2nd CEPR-Imperial-Plato Market Innovator (MI3) Conference 2018  Multimarket High-Frequency Trading and Commonality in Liquidity Olga Klein (Warwick Business
2nd CEPR-Imperial-Plato Market Innovator (MI3) Conference 2018 – The Sound of Many Funds Rebalancing
     2nd CEPR-Imperial-Plato Market Innovator (MI3) Conference 2018 The Sound of Many Funds Rebalancing Alex Chinco (University of Illinois
2nd CEPR-Imperial-Plato Market Innovator (MI3) Conference 2018 – Evolving Market Structure in Europe
       2nd CEPR-Imperial-Plato Market Innovator (MI3) Conference 2018 Evolving Market Structure in Europe   Stephen Hanks, Markets Policy,
2nd CEPR-Imperial-Plato Market Innovator (MI3) Conference 2018 – Dynamic trade informativeness
    2nd CEPR-Imperial-Plato Market Innovator (MI3) Conference 2018 Dynamic trade informativeness Bart Zhou Yueshen (INSEAD) and Jinyuan Zhang (INSEAD)
Plato Partnership appoints Mike Bellaro as CEO
  Plato Partnership appoints Mike Bellaro as CEO   Plato Partnership is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Bellaro
2nd CEPR-Imperial-Plato Market Innovator (MI3) Conference 2018 – The influence of cross-border cooperation on equity market liquidity
    2nd CEPR-Imperial-Plato Market Innovator (MI3) Conference 2018 The influence of cross-border cooperation on equity market liquidity Roger Silvers
Thoughts ahead of Plato MI3 conference
On the 28 June, Plato Partnership, the Centre for Economic Policy Research, and the Imperial Centre for Global Finance and
60 seconds with…Dr Savitar Sundaresan, Assistant Professor of Finance, Imperial College London
  The asset ownership structure in financial markets worldwide has changed significantly in recent years – what will be the
Scott Bradley, Turquoise: Large-in-scale and periodic auctions continuing apace
https://vimeo.com/266656191   Scott Bradley, head of sales and marketing, LSE secondary cash markets and Turquoise, tells TRADE TV about the
Plato Partnership at TradeTech 2018 – From Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA) to Best Execution Analysis (BXA) – how can you make the shift in light of MiFID II requirements?
  Wednesday, 25thApril 2018. 1420 – 1455.     A rethink of best execution evaluation is needed considering MiFID II’s
Plato Partnership at TradeTech 2018 – How is the current SI regime impacting access to market and liquidity?
  Wednesday, 25th April 2018. 1105 – 1145.   A keynote discussion panel at TradeTech 2018 saw leading European Systematic
Plato Partnership at TradeTech 2018 – Women in trading (and the men who support them) think tank: How to capitalise on the diversity and inclusion opportunity.
  Thursday, 26th April: 1055 – 1135     The industry is being challenged like never before to find, motivate
Plato Partnership at TradeTech 2018 – What does the new liquidity landscape look like given European regulations and how will it impact your business?
 .    Thursday, 26th April 2018. 0905 – 0945.   Featuring a panel of representatives from Goldman Sachs, SIX Swiss
Plato Partnership at TradeTech 2018 – Using technology to make your team more efficient – how do current OMS and EMS developments drive better trading decisions?
       Wednesday, 25th April 2018. 1455 – 1335.   Assessing how emerging technologies – once implemented – can
Plato Partnership at TradeTech 2018 – How is the shift to Large-in-Scale (LIS) impacting liquidity and what influence will this have on trading strategies?
                      Wednesday, 25th April 2018. 1145 – 1225. This panel
Plato Partnership at TradeTech 2018 – What impact has MiFID II had on market structure and how will this alter trading behaviour in 2018?
                      Wednesday, 25th April 2018. 0905 – 0945. The first
How Do You Measure Block Performance?
By Dr Darren Toulson, Founder, LiquidMetrix   Background – Impact of MiFID 2 on Equity Trading MiFID 2, implemented in
60 seconds with…Professor Dr Peter Gomber, Chair of e-Finance, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Goethe University.
  1. As an independent observer, what are your thoughts on the Plato Partnership project and their aims more generally?
60 seconds with…Neil Bond, Partner and Head of Trading, Ardevora
1. You initially expressed reservations about the Plato Partnership project – as the organisation has grown and matured, what are
60 seconds with…Anish Puaar Market Structure Analyst, Europe Rosenblatt Securities Inc.
Since 20 October 2014 launch of the original Turquoise Block Discovery service to the end of November 2017, investors successfully
60 seconds with… Dr Robert Barnes, CEO, Turquoise and Global Head of Primary Markets, London Stock Exchange Group
1. It has now been 1 year since the cooperation agreement between Turquoise and Plato Partnership. In your view, what
60 Seconds with… Paul Squires, Global Head of Trading and Securities Financing, AXA Investment Managers
How did you come to be involved in Plato Partnership and what appealed to you about the organisation? I was
60 seconds with… Andreas Park
60 seconds with... Andreas Park   Andreas Park, Associate Professor of Finance, University of Toronto   As an independent observer,
Plato Partnership to provide academics with access to BMLL data platform under European Market Structure Research Network
Plato Partnership Limited (“Plato Plato Partnership Limited (“Plato Partnership”), a not-for-profit company bringing creative solutions and efficiencies to today’s equity
Plato Partnership and Imperial College Business School announce intention to establish the European Market Structure research network
  Plato Partnership Limited (“Plato Partnership”), a not-for-profit company bringing creative solutions and efficiencies to today’s equity marketplace, has today
Plato Partnership Announces New Founder Members
Plato Partnership Limited (“Plato Partnership”), a not-for-profit company bringing creative solutions and efficiencies to today’s equity marketplace, is pleased to
60 Seconds with… Giovanni Cespa, Professor of Finance, CASS Business School
As an independent observer, what are your thoughts on the Plato Partnership project and their aims more generally? I am
60 Seconds with…Allan Goldstein
  1. How did you first hear about Plato Partnership and what were your motivations for getting involved? The Plato
CEPR-Imperial-Plato Inaugural Market Innovator (MI3) Conference
CEPR-Imperial-Plato Inaugural Market Innovator (MI3) Conference Evolving Market Structure in Europe and Beyond The inaugural Plato Partnership MI3 academic conference,
60 Seconds with…Thierry Foucault, HEC, Paris
  1. As an independent observer, what are your thoughts on the Plato Partnership project and their aims more generally? Financial markets
Plato June 2017 Newsletter
  Welcome to the Plato Partnership newsletter, providing you with news, views and exclusive insight on the latest developments
Buy-side trading firms need to change trading behaviours for smooth MiFID II process.
Plato Partnership, the not-for-profit industry company, has published its first piece of academic research through its Market Innovator (MI3 ),
Plato Aims to go Global
Mike Bellaro and Nej D’jelal, co-chairs of Plato Partnership, describe the not-for-profit company that aims to improve the trading experience
Plato Partnership MiFID II Question Time, in partnership with The Trade
Recent years have brought some of the biggest challenges ever to be faced by the global equity trading marketplace, with
60 Second Read: Carole Comerton-Forde
Plato’s inaugural 60 second read coincides with the launch of MI3’s maiden conference and the publishing of Carole Comerton-Forde’s evaluation
Plato Partnership launches first research paper from MI3
At its core, Plato Partnership is about anticipating how trading is going to change, what impact these changes will have
Plato Partnership MiFID II Question Time, in partnership with The Trade
Recent years have brought some of the biggest challenges ever to be faced by the global equity trading marketplace, with
Plato Partnership and LiquidMetrix Research to assess block trade
Plato Partnership Limited (“Plato Partnership”), a not-for-profit company bringing creative solutions and efficiencies to today’s equity marketplace, today announces its
Turquoise Plato announces solution to liquidity issues facing SMEs
Plato Partnership and Turquoise, the European multilateral trading facility, today announce their intention to develop a mechanism that allows users
Plato Partnership announces Baillie Gifford as a member
Plato Partnership is pleased to announce the participation of Baillie Gifford in the not-for-profit industry company as a founding member.
Plato Partnership announces 15 new Partners
Plato Partnership, a not-for-profit company bringing creative solutions and efficiencies to today’sequity marketplace, is pleased to announce 15 new Plato
Plato-Partnership-enters-Cooperation-Agreement-with-Turquoise
Plato Partnership enters Cooperation Agreement with Turquoise
Agreement formally brings together for the first time buy-side, sell-side and trading venue to deliver increased efficiencies in anonymous European
Formation of Plato Partnership complete
Plato Partnership is pleased to announce its formal creation as a not-for-profit industry group representing asset managers and broker dealers,