EVENTS

Webseminar

Monday 19 May
Making the grade - Making the most of your MPF awards submission

North West

Tuesday 20 May
Harnessing Employee Energy

London

Tuesday 10 June
Innovation in client service

London

Monday 23 June
Summer social

HEADLINES

CAMPAIGNS

Employee engagement

Having engaged employees is clearly a good thing. The MPF‘s latest report, incorporating the inaugural 100 Best Professional Firms to Work For, shares best practice, salutes the courage of those entering the competition, and encourages leaders to harness employee energy through personal example, improved conditions, shared goals and a focus on touch points. click here for a free copy of report |  more

Engaging with investors

As more firms consider external finance in the light of legislative change, the MPF is addressing three key barriers: a lack of contact between investors and management teams; the lack of a recognised methodology for valuing firms; and an inefficient aftermarket caused by listed professional firms being spread across multiple ICB sectors. more

Previous campaigns include:

Management talent
Time management
Partner Career Paths
Leadership Selection
New to management
Corporate pride
Unsung heroes

KNOWLEDGE

The MPF collects confidential data and conducts regular surveys amongst MPs and members of the management team based worldwide. All findings are released for free into the public domain to ensure professional firms everywhere have access to reliable facts on key management issues.

Led by the MPF Research Committee, Knowledge brings together MPF surveys focused on aspects of strategy and leadership; a formal benchmarking service; Pulse (a free ad hoc enquiry service) plus the findings of Panels surveys. more...

OFFERS

Free daily bulletin

Michael Baxter produces an excellent daily bulletin to get the news to you by 10am UK time. It is well-written, original material, using stories from a wide range of websites to give a balanced perspective. MPF members and supporters can get a free copy of a special MPF version with no advertising. Email Michael today.

NEWSLETTER

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NEWS

Carbon neutrality campaign launched

The MPF has appointed Nick Shepherd of Drivers Jonas as chair and The CarbonNeutral Company as directors of a new MPF carbon neutrality campaign. The global campaign will involve an annual sustainability report; a new MPF Panel for sustainability champions at professional firms; free online guidance on best practice to reduce footprints; and a focus on enhancing the formal process by which carbon footprints are measured and offset.

Inaugural MPF100 Report published

As part of the MPF employee engagement campaign, the MPF has published the inaugural MPF100 Best Professional Firms to Work For league table, using the same data as supplied by accreditation company, Best Companies, to the Sunday Times. The professions score higher than other sectors in every aspect of employee engagement. Training consultancy, Lane4 Management Group was overall winner in 2008. click here for a free copy of report |  more..

Welcome to new Executive committee members

The MPF Executive Committee welcomes four new members: Ted Burke of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer; Neville Eisenberg of Berwin Leighton Paisner; Rodney Kaye of PricewaterhouseCoopers; and Peter Matthews of Ernst & Young. more..

Findings of ‘Role of FD’ survey available

The free findings of the inaugural MPF Finance Panel survey on ‘The role of the Finance Director’, as debated at a Panel session on 12 March in London, are now available. click here for the findings  |  more..

Video on merits of external investment

MPF organised a formal public debate on 9 January in London. The outcome was that those present were less enthusiastic about investor engagement after hearing the arguments. A short video can be viewed on our Youtube channel (mpfglobal) with a one-hour DVD available on request. more..

Date of MPF 2008 awards announced

The MPF Annual European Practice Management Awards, now in their 7th year, will take place on 8 October in London with a ceremony and gala dinner. The Awards showcase leadership in a wide range of management disciplines. New categories for 2008 include ‘Best Client Initiative’, ‘Best firm to work for’ and ‘Best use of external capital’. more..

Free valuation methodology

As part of the MPF external investors campaign, a valuation methodology for partnerships has been prepared for the MPF by Brand Finance. click here for a free copy of methodology  |  more..