--- title: Frontline Analysts Blog | Market views & MiFID II description: Market views & MiFID II | --- [![frontline-analysts-logo.png](https://blog.frontlineanalysts.com/hs-fs/hubfs/frontline-analysts-logo.png?width=229&name=frontline-analysts-logo.png "frontline-analysts-logo.png")](http://www.frontlineanalysts.com) - [Why Frontline](http://www.frontlineanalysts.com/about) - [Areas of Expertise](http://www.frontlineanalysts.com/areas-of-expertise/) - [Resources](http://www.frontlineanalysts.com/resources/) - [Success Stories](http://www.frontlineanalysts.com/success-stories/) - [Saving Calculator](http://www.frontlineanalysts.com/saving-calculator/) - [Report Samples](http://www.frontlineanalysts.com/report-samples/) - [FAQS](http://www.frontlineanalysts.com/faqs/) - [Blog](https://blog.frontlineanalysts.com) - [Contact Us](http://www.frontlineanalysts.com/contact) - [Jobs](http://www.frontlineanalysts.com/contact/#jobs) # Frontline Analysts Blog --- [![](https://blog.frontlineanalysts.com/hubfs/Fotolia_98654144_XS.jpg)](https://blog.frontlineanalysts.com/how-to-sell-research-to-investment-managers-in-a-mifid-ii-world) ## [How to sell research to investment managers in a MIFID II world](https://blog.frontlineanalysts.com/how-to-sell-research-to-investment-managers-in-a-mifid-ii-world) [Darren Sharma](https://blog.frontlineanalysts.com/author/darren-sharma) 07/12/17 11:33 It looks very much as if MIFID II is happening, and that it will cover all the sell-side and almost all the buy-side. 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Read what Daniel Davies, our MD Equity has to say in this [FT article. ](http://www.ft.com/cms/s/daf9f04a-e07d-11e5-8d9b-e88a2a889797,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2Fdaf9f04a-e07d-11e5-8d9b-e88a2a889797.html&_i_referer=&classification=conditional_standard&iab=barrier-app#axzz42DjSBxmH)** [Read More](https://blog.frontlineanalysts.com/banks-suffer-mini-crisis-of-confidence) [![](https://blog.frontlineanalysts.com/hubfs/shutterstock_331195958.jpg)](https://blog.frontlineanalysts.com/fund-managers-already-unbundling-cutting-research-costs-ahead-mifid-ii) ## [Fund managers already unbundling and cutting research costs ahead of MiFID II - article in the FT](https://blog.frontlineanalysts.com/fund-managers-already-unbundling-cutting-research-costs-ahead-mifid-ii) [Daniel Davies](https://blog.frontlineanalysts.com/author/daniel-davies) 02/02/16 10:09 As this [new story from the FT](http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f50cf324-c598-11e5-b3b1-7b2481276e45.html#axzz3ywAD7QBn) shows, the genie is out of the bottle when it comes to the effects of MiFID II on the research market. 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