This Code was introduced by the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority to address the problem of the perceived unfair treatment of policyholders by Isle of Man registered Life Offices. The Code was made on 1st November 2018 and comes into effect on 1st January 2019, although certain elements do not apply until 1st July
“Confusion heard his voice, and wild uproar stood ruled, stood vast infinitude confined; till at his second bidding darkness fled, light shone, and order from disorder sprung.” John Milton, Paradise Lost Whilst Brexit is certainly by no means comparable to the earth’s creation as described by John Milton, there is an increasing sense of desperation,
The quote “A Solution still seeking a Problem.” is taken from the Barclays Equity Gilt Study 2018 and summarises succinctly theirs, and a growing number of other institutions’, view of Blockchain technology. Putting it another way, the technology involved in Blockchain is both impressive and potentially useful, if we could only find a suitable use
As an independent Discretionary Fund Manager (DFM), MitonOptimal has been caring for private client portfolios for the best part of two decades. It is evident to us that the old ways of doing business are changing, both globally and locally, and without exception. In fact, traditional institutions that have relied upon clients having blind faith
There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who, when presented with a glass that is exactly half full, say: this glass is half full. And then there are those who say: this glass is half empty. The world belongs, however, to those who can look at
The long running debate over active vs. passive management shows no sign of abating, abating with the ‘pro-actives’ convinced that their brand of investment management is superior to the ‘pro-passives’, because of the potential to outperform any given index and claims of the downside protection it offers as well. The ‘pro-passives’ in turn point to
