The Isle of Man has slipped three places in a league table of finance centres around the world.
The Global Financial Centres Index is produced every six months by commercial think-tank Z/Yen, and rates countries on a variety of factors.
But in the latest report, released on Wednesday, the Isle of Man has slipped down to 35th place in the league table, well below rivals Jersey and Guernsey.
The document lists the Isle of Man as a 'transnational specialist', and a separate table of offshore centres shows the is has stayed in third place behind the Channel Islands.
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