Plato Partnership is a not-for-profit company comprising asset managers and broker-dealers who are collaborating to bring creative solutions and efficiencies to today’s complex equity marketplace. Plato Partnership uses the revenue it generates to commission academic research through MI3. This research identifies ever-better ways of executing trades, as well as lowering the cost and improving the quality of the broad range of processes and data required to support the execution lifecycle. Taking a truly collaborative approach to enhance the reputation of equities markets and improve the trading experience for the benefit of all market participants. Members of Plato Partnership include Axa Investment Managers, BlackRock, Deutsche Asset Management, Fidelity International, Franklin Templeton Investments, Norges Bank Investment Management, Union Investment, Barclays, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citi, Deutsche Bank, Capital International, Redburn, Exane, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, UBS, JP Morgan.