IoM taxpayers to pay up for collapsed Eco Resources Fund
Isle of Man taxpayers will have to foot the bill for another collapsed fund, the Eco Resources Fund, which was set up by the troubled Premier Group in 2012.
Isle of Man taxpayers will have to foot the bill for another collapsed fund, the Eco Resources Fund, which was set up by the troubled Premier Group in 2012.
Taxpayers on the Isle of Man will pay for the winding up of collapsed investment fund New Earth Recycling and Renewable (NERR), part of the New Earth Group of Funds, after the island’s financial regulator stepped in to pick up the tab.
The scale of regulatory change facing advisers in the Middle East will force major changes on the advisory industry and survival will require the interests of customer, distributor and provider to become more aligned, argues David Thompson of FPI.
An Isle of Man-based fund that convinced 189 people to invest $61m (£49.6m, €56.8m) in bamboo plantations in Nicaragua by promising returns of up to 500% was wound up by order of the Isle of Man high court on Thursday.
The Isle of Man’s financial regulator has underlined the importance of fine-tuning the scope and timing of its commission disclosure rules for international life companies, amid industry concerns about an unlevel playing field with local companies in markets such as the UAE.