Research Report, October 2011: ECMI conducted a research project on the market for corporate control commissioned by the European Institutions. The study was carried out for the European Commission together with the law firm Marccus Partners, part of the international audit and professional services firm Mazars. The object of this research was to study the application of Directive 2004/25/EC on takeover bids. It covered both an analysis of its implementation in the EU Member States and its application in the market for corporate control.

June 2011. 'Engagement between investors and public companies: Impediments and their resolution' addresses the question of stewardship (thoughtful ownership) in the UK and the European Union, after the financial crisis. Sponsored by the CFA Institute and the FGRE and written in cooperation with ECMI, this report considers the potential inadequacy of stewardship by the investment industry and the degree of integration of corporate governance analysis in the investment process.