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A survey, carried out over a period of 18 months, has concluded the Isle of Man is important to the world economy.
The study was carried out by the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners, or STEP.
Its author, Professor Jim Hines, spoke to Manx Radio on the telephone from the United States.
He said one finding was that many politicians were not up to date with their knowledge of offshore financial centres:
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