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Item 1 – Cover Page
Firm Brochure
(Part 2A of Form ADV)
September 29, 2025
CRD# 120715
Bermuda Investment Advisory Services Limited
(now trading as BIAS Investors)
Wessex House, 4th Floor
45 Reid Street
Hamilton, HM12
P.O Box HM 988, HM DX, Bermuda
441.292.4292
Info@biasinvestors.com | www.biasinvestors.com
This Brochure provides informaGon about the qualificaGons and business pracGces of Bermuda
Investment Advisory Services Limited (now trading as BIAS Investors). If you have any
quesGons about the contents of this Brochure, please contact us at 441-292-4292 and/or
info@biasinvestors.com. The informaGon in this Brochure has not been approved or verified by
the United States SecuriGes and Exchange Commission or by any state securiGes authority.
BIAS Investors is a registered investment adviser. RegistraGon of an Investment Advisor does
not imply any level of skill or training. The oral and wriYen communicaGons of an Adviser
provide you with informaGon which you determine to hire or retain an Advisor.
AddiGonal informaGon about BIAS Investors is also available on the SEC’s website at
hYp://www.adviserinfo.sec.gov
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Item 2: Material Changes
The following updates have been made since September 17, 2024:
• Paul Felsch has been begun serving as the Chief Compliance Officer for BIAS Investors, effective
September 1, 2025.
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Item 3: Table of Contents
Item 1
Cover page
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Item 2 Material Changes
2
Item 3
Table of Contents
3
Item 4
Advisory Business
4
Item 5
Fees and Compensation
4
Item 6
Performance-Based Fees and Side-By-Side Management
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Item 7
Types of Clients
7
Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss
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Item 9 Disciplinary Information
9
Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
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Item 11 Code of Ethics
10
Item 12 Brokerage Practices
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Item 13 Review Accounts
13
Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation
13
Item 15 Custody
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Item 16
Investment Discretion
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Item 17 Voting Client Securities
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Item 18 Financial Information
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Item 4: Advisory Business
Firm Description
Bermuda Investment Advisory Services Limited (trading as BIAS Investors) was founded in 1992. BIAS
Investors is a full-service investment management firm providing dedicated asset management solutions to
Clients on a tailored basis. We primarily manage portfolios on a discretionary basis for individuals, trusts,
retirement accounts (pensions), corporations, and other institutions. We attempt to customise each portfolio
to each respective Client’s specific risk tolerance, time horizon, and specific goals.
BIAS Investors is jointly owned by Robert Pires and Mark Melvin or the legal entities of which they and their
heirs may be beneficiaries.
Tailored Relationships/Managed Portfolio Service (“MPS”)
Client investment objectives are identified by assessing the Client’s risk tolerance based on their age, income,
education, need for cash flows, investment goals, and emotional tolerance for volatility. The information
provided by the Client will be collected during Client meetings, interviews, and/or questionnaires. After
analysing a Client’s financial situation and formulating an investment policy, we implement an investment
strategy that reflects the Client’s risk tolerance through an optimal combination of investments. We monitor
market conditions and Client circumstances and make appropriate adjustments to the investment portfolio
to reflect significant changes in any or all the above variables. Clients can set restrictions in the Investment
Policy Statement.
Advisory Services/BIAS Global Portfolios, SPC (“BGP Funds”)
BIAS Investors does not have an advisory service, but we note that the BGP Funds (see Item 10 – Affiliations)
provides the potential for two levels of discretion should the Client require it:
• Securities selection services in one of their asset allocation packages; and
• Asset allocation
The BGP Funds are a Cayman Island registered company that was incorporated in 2006 as a segregated cell
company where each cell represents a separate asset allocation package under the legal structure of a
Cayman Islands listed mutual fund. The BGP Funds are domiciled in the Cayman Islands and managed by
BIAS Investors (Cayman) Ltd, but the day to day management of the funds is delegated to BIAS Investors. All
three Funds are listed on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange. The packages are named as follows:
• BIAS Short Duration Income Fund – US$ Segregated Portfolio
• BIAS Balanced Fund – US$ Segregated Portfolio
• BIAS Equities Fund – US$ Segregated Portfolio
The BGP Funds are designed to provide a structure through which the BIAS Investors Group may deal
efficiently with smaller Clients who are not eligible to participate in our MPS’ individual security selection and
monitoring service (as further detailed in Item 7 below) and are only able to avail themselves of BIAS
Investors’ investment capabilities in the form of pooled investment vehicles. We refer to the BGP Funds as
“asset allocation packages” rather than mutual funds although the BGP Funds structure is designed for mutual
funds. By mixing these three packages we can structure portfolios which meet the Client’s risk tolerance; the
Client decides whether they require asset allocation assistance.
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Client Assets
As of June 30, 2025, BIAS Investors managed the following Asset Under Management:
Discretionary Amounts
$151,686,828
Non-discretionary Amounts
$105,734,181
Item 5: Fees and Compensation
Description
BIAS Investors is compensated by Clients for services provided in two main ways: by asset-based fees and
transaction-based fees.
Fees
Fees are negotiable and are deducted quarterly in advance directly from the Client’s custodial account
pursuant to a written agreement. Investment management services begin with the effective date of the
Investment Management Agreement (“Agreement”), which is the date the Client signs the Agreement. For
that calendar quarter, fees will be adjusted pro rata based on the number of calendar days in the calendar
quarter that the Agreement was effective.
We reserve the right to adjust the fee schedule for accounts depending on the size and type of account and
the services required. In some cases, negotiation of fees may result in different fees being charged for similar
services and may be less than the stated fee schedule. Clients should be aware of their responsibility to verify
the accuracy of the fee calculation submitted to the custodian as the custodian will not determine whether
the fee has been properly calculated.
The fees charged by us are separate and distinct from fees and expenses charged by the BGP Funds, which
may be recommended to Clients. A description of these fees and expenses is available in each Fund’s
prospectus. Additionally, the fees charged by us are exclusive of all custodial and transaction costs paid to
custodians, brokers, or any other third parties. Clients should review all fees charged by us, custodians, and
brokers to fully understand the total amount of fees incurred. (See Item 12: Brokerage Practices)
Fee Schedule
BIAS Investors Fee schedule is as follows:
• MPS
Portfolio size
US$ 0 to US$ 999,999
US$ 1,000,000 to US$ 4,999,999
US$ 5,000,000 to US$ 9,999,999
US$ 10,000,000 to US$ 19,999,999
US$ 20,000,000 and above
Fixed Income only
Annual Fee
0.75%
0.60%
0.50%
0.40%
0.30%
Equities only
Annual Fee
1.90%
1.65%
1.40%
1.10%
0.80%
Balanced Portfolio*
Annual Fee
1.40%
1.20%
1.00%
0.80%
0.60%
Our fees are generally negotiable, and the final agreed fee schedule is in the Client's MPS contract. The
above fees are subject to a minimum management fee of $2,500 per quarter. Compliance and Custody fees
of 0.10% for individuals and 0.10% to 0.15% for corporations, depending on the complexity of the structure,
are added to the above fees.
*Balanced portfolio weights are based on 60% Equities and 40% Fixed Income
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• BGP Funds
Fund
Annual Management Fees
BIAS Short Duration Income Fund
0.45% p.a.
BIAS Balanced Fund
1.25% p.a.
BIAS Equities Fund
1.65% p.a.
If the Client wants us to desire asset allocation assistance in addition to their investment in a BGP Fund, that
would result in an additional fee not to exceed 0.50%. Otherwise, clients investing in the BGP Funds are not
paying two levels of advisory fees. We have one management fee which only covers securities selection.
Some Clients do not want to see individual securities and therefore elect to use the pooled vehicle and want
us to take care of the asset allocation. Should an MPS Client hold the BGP Funds in their portfolio, the fee
for the BGP Funds portion will be reduced to 0.25% to 0.50% depending on the size of the portfolio.
Portfolios are broken into segments for pricing purposes. For instance, if an MPS portfolio also holds the BGP
Funds, that portion will only charge between 0.25% and 0.50% (excluding compliance fees of 0.10% to 0.15%)
depending on the overall portfolio size and type of Client.
BIAS Investors' fees are charged quarterly in advance and require a ninety-day notice period for termination
of the agreement so that both the investment manager and the Client benefit from an orderly transfer of
assets to the new investment manager. For that reason, if the portfolio is withdrawn before the ninety days
the Client is responsible for the full ninety days’ fees. BIAS Investors as investment manager, is also required
to give the Client 90 days’ written notice.
BIAS Investors Group (Bermuda and Cayman) provides asset allocation packages in the BGP Funds’ mutual
fund structure so as to allow smaller investors to build up wealth through the BIAS WealthBuilder service.
However, we will allow investors as small as US$10k to invest in the asset allocation packages subject to
them adding a minimum of $1k a month.
Within the asset allocation packages, we will use Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) but otherwise, we do not
use third-party actively managed mutual funds. Investment advisors will be compensated up to 15% of the
Client’s first year’s asset management fee that the BIAS Investors Group receives on managed portfolio
services.
Other Client Investment Expenses
No BIAS Investors employees participate in execution fees although they get paid as much as 15% of the
asset management fee paid directly to them by BIAS Investors Group – this does not come out of the funds.
The fees we get paid are directly tied to the growth of the portfolio and align the fees of the manager to the
Client. There are no front load fees in the BGP Funds.
BIAS Investors is a discretionary investment management firm. We have discretion over securities selected
and the Client can go elsewhere. BIAS Investors will not custody assets which it does not manage.
We do not charge advisory fees in addition to executing transactions and most of our relationships are
discretionary. The exception is the Freedom Trading product which is not advisory and allows the Client to
execute transactions at their own discretion.
We generally do not use third-party funds and view the BGP Funds as an asset allocation package provided
to our smaller Clients who are not sufficiently large enough to justify investing in a segregated portfolio of
individual securities or prefer the simplicity of the BGP Funds.
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Item 6: Performance Based Fees and Side-by-Side Management
We do not charge any performance fees. Some investment advisors experience conflicts of interest in
connection with side-by-side management of accounts with different fee structures. However, these conflicts
of interest are not applicable to BIAS Investors.
Item 7: Types of Clients
We primarily provide customised investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals,
and associated trusts, estates, pension, captive insurance companies, profit-sharing plans, and other legal
entities.
Minimum asset requirements exist for all services provided by us and as described below:
• Discretionary -- $500,000
• BGP Funds -- $10,000
• Non-discretionary (Freedom Trading) -- $10,000
Item 8: Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies, and Risk of Loss
Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies
We will identify categories of securities that are compatible with the Client’s investment objectives, risk
tolerance and other criteria. We will assist with the implementation of the portfolio and continuously monitor
the portfolio for performance, compliance with the investment guidelines, and material changes relating to
the portfolio. For stocks and bonds, the analysis generally includes a review of:
• The issuer’s management;
• The amount and volatility of past profits or losses;
• The issuer’s assets and liabilities, as well as any material changes from historical norms;
• Prospects for the issuer’s industry, as well as the issuer’s competitive position within that industry;
• Valuation and growth potential; and
• Any other factors considered relevant.
We primarily invest for relatively long time horizons, often for a year or more. However, market developments
could cause us to trade securities more frequently.
All investing involves a risk of loss, and Clients should be prepared to bear losses. Past performance is not
indicative of future results.
Risk of Loss
Securities pricing is affected by two types of risk:
•
Systematic risks are risks which are inherent to the nature of markets or market segments. Investors cannot
diversify away these risks as they affect all markets and all securities whose values are determined by
economic factors such as money tightening, interest rate movements, or general economic factors such as
lower or higher demand for goods and services.
• Unsystematic risks are specific to a particular company. These may be reduced through diversification of
securities or market segments.
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How Economic Trends Affect Equities Pricing
Another way of thinking of systematic risk is that the investor has no control over risk inputs. They could result from
negative economic trends that are affecting geographic areas or industrial sectors of a country such as the United
States. Monetary policy or fiscal policy may be used by a particular government to ease these conditions, but the
effectiveness of such monetary policy cannot be determined ahead of time, and fiscal policy has considerable lag
before its effects may be observed. Fiscal and monetary policy is the domain of the government and individual
investors have no influence over them.
Currency Risk
Investors may flee the systematic risks of one country in favour of another but then they would have to consider
the risk that the currency of another market may move the value of a non-US investment such that the value of the
foreign currency falls against the US dollar. Depending on our outlook for the foreign currency, we may hedge or
not hedge currency risk through forward exchange markets and low-cost exchange traded funds such as those
managed by Wisdom Tree, hedged and unhedged.
Securities Valuations
Equities valuations are determined by both systematic and unsystematic risks. The level of interest rates promoted
by a government will determine the costs of financing a business and therein, move its valuation down as interest
rates rise (easing monetary policy) or up (tightening monetary policy). Equities valuations may also move up or down
according to matters specific to that company’s own circumstances—unsystematic risks.
Managing Risk of Equities Portfolios
The investment manager may diversify unsystematic risks by purchasing a basket of equities, however, systemic risk
cannot be diversified and the best the manager can do is minimise paper losses until the market recovers. In the
short-term, going into a recession will not be good for the prices of equities. However, the best time to buy equities
would be at the depth of a recession. In such circumstances, the manager may write covered calls on stocks held in
the fund for additional income when stock prices appear to be lofty. Equities derive most of their value from
unsystematic risk—or risks specific to the company.
For illustration purposes only, an investor might consider equities’ values to be determined 20 percent by factors
specific to the company (non-systemic) and 80 percent by economic conditions otherwise known as systematic risk.
Managing Risk of Fixed Income Portfolios
BIAS Investors may invest portions of Client assets directly into fixed-income instruments, such as bonds and notes,
or may invest in mutual funds that invest in bonds and notes. Fixed-income investments are subject to risks which
include, without limitation, interest rate risks (risks that change in interest rates will devalue the investments -
securities with longer maturities are more sensitive to interest rate changes), credit risks (risks of default by
borrowers), and inflation.
Material Risks Associated with Investments in the BGP Funds
Mutual funds are diversified, professionally managed portfolios of securities that pool the assets of individuals and
organizations to invest toward a common objective such as current income or long-term growth. Mutual funds are
subject to investment advisory, transactional, operating and other expenses. Each mutual fund is subject to
specific risks depending on its investments and investment strategy. The value of mutual funds’ investments and
the value of the funds’ shares will fluctuate in response to changes in market and economic conditions, as well as
the financial condition and prospects of companies and other investments in which the funds invest. The
performance of a mutual fund will depend on whether the fund’s investment adviser is successful in pursuing the
fund’s investment strategy. A fund’s prospectus and other fund documents describe the risks specific to the fund A
mutual fund company can also decide to redeem shares “in-kind” instead of in cash. In that event, you may receive
the actual underlying securities of the fund. The underlying securities could lose value before they are sold.
As asset managers, BIAS Investors typically does not use third-party funds because as a matter of investment
philosophy, BIAS Investors believes it is in its clients’ best interests for BIAS Investors to retain a greater degree of
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control over a fund’s underlying portfolio of securities and the associated risks. For the BGP Funds, BIAS Investors
receives investment management fees and other fees from these Funds. Therefore, BIAS Investors has a conflict to
recommend the BGP Funds to clients. However, clients investing in the BGP Funds are not paying two levels of
advisory fees. We have one management fee which only covers securities selection. Should an MPS client hold the
BGP Funds in their portfolio, the fee for the BGP Funds portion will be reduced to 0.25% to 0.50% depending on
the size of the portfolio. Portfolios are broken into segments for pricing purposes. For instance, if an MPS portfolio
also holds the BGP Funds, that portion will only charge between 0.25% and 0.50% (excluding compliance fees of
0.10% to 0.15%) depending on the overall portfolio size and type of client.
Fees are charged on the BGP Funds, which are shared 55% with BIAS Investors and 45% to BIAS Investors (Cayman)
Ltd. Fees are disclosed in the fee section of this document. Ten basis points are charged for custodial services
inclusive of equities and five basis points for the Short Duration Fund for custodial services arranged with Comerica.
Previously execution took place at Comerica, and these were shared with BIAS Investors but since Comerica’s
acquisition by Ameriprise execution can no longer be done with Comerica; so, arrangements have been made
between the custodian Comerica and Interactive Brokers where the execution charges are $4.95 per trade plus a
maximum of two cents per share. All of this fee is shared between BIAS Investors (Cayman) Ltd. and Interactive
Brokers. BIAS Investors does not share in these fees.
No front-end fees are charged on the funds; however, exit fees are charged on switches or redemptions. After 12
months redemption fees are charged at one percent on the BGP Funds that include equities and no redemption fee
is charged on the Short Duration Income fund. When redemption fees are charged half of that fee is retained in the
fund to cover the cost to other unit holders of the redemption. The other half of the redemption fund is retained by
BIAS Investors (Cayman) Ltd. and is not shared with BIAS Investors.
BIAS Investors will share up to 15% percent of the asset management fee on the BGP Funds on those accounts
which they advise on. The remainder of the asset management fee is shared between the Bermuda company and
the Cayman company.
Item 9: Disciplinary Information
BIAS Investors and its employees have not been involved in any legal or disciplinary events in the past ten
years that would be material to a Client’s evaluation of the company or its personnel.
Item 10: Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations
BIAS Investors (Cayman) Ltd.
BIAS Investors (Cayman) Ltd. formerly BIAS (Cayman) Limited and trading as BIAS Investors, is a Cayman
Islands company licensed to conduct investment business by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. BIAS
Investors (Cayman) Ltd. is a company owned by the principals of BIAS Investors. BIAS Investors (Cayman)
Ltd. was incorporated in 2004 with a view to replicating BIAS Investors’ successful business model in
Bermuda. BIAS Investors (Cayman) Ltd. acts as custodians to the BGP Funds’ range of asset allocation
packages.
BIAS Investors (Cayman) Ltd. also provides asset management services to the BGP Funds’ range of asset
allocation packages and its other discretionary Clients. By formal agreement, BIAS Investors (Cayman) Ltd.
shares with BIAS Investors a portion of the investment management fees received from the BGP Funds and
its other discretionary Clients. BIAS Investors (Cayman) Ltd. maintains the authority to reject or accept the
investment recommendations made by BIAS Investors.
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More than 95% of BIAS Investors’ revenues come from asset-based management fees and are discounted
according to the asset class held in the portfolios; for instance, for many years, fixed income securities
holdings were held for free or charged reduced fees to reflect low yields offered in bonds.
Our majority shareholder is a substantive participant in the BGP Funds; however, this has yet to exceed 5%
of total Fund assets, The CEO pays the same fees as the client. Should the majority shareholder redeem units
in the Funds, this could cost the Funds in terms of transaction fees; however, the majority shareholder is
charged the same fee as the other unit holders and half of the redemption fee would go back into the Fund.
The shareholdings of BIAS Investors (Bermuda and Cayman) are almost the same so in our view there is no
likelihood of gaining the benefit of any shareholder (the percentage shareholding of our biggest shareholder
is 93% in both companies).
The fees for BIAS Investors (Bermuda and Cayman) are the same and trades for the Bermuda affiliate and the
Cayman affiliate are done at the same time. BIAS Investors Group does not receive commission except for
the $4.95 for IBKR which is cheaper than the $25-$75 per trade fee charge by Morgan Stanley. This is not
shared with the investment advisor but covers the cost of using the IBKR platform.
We have considered moving all our trading to IBKR to avoid Morgan Stanley’s transaction charges; however,
we only custody the largest Clients at Morgan Stanley and we think the fee that they charge is worthwhile
given the superior research they provide. We do not have a soft dollar arrangement with Morgan Stanley,
and we do press them to maximize their fees at $25 per trade.
Item 11: Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and Personal Trading
To provide an understanding of BIAS Investors standards for meeting our fiduciary responsibility to our
Clients, BIAS Investors has adopted a Code of Ethics that must be adhered to by all BIAS Investors employees.
This Code sets forth standards of conduct expected of advisory personnel and addresses conflicts that arise
from personal trading by advisory personnel.
Compliance with the provision of this Code of Ethics shall be considered a basic condition of employment
with BIAS Investors. It is important that employees understand the reasons for compliance with this Code.
Employees are urged to seek the advice of the Compliance Manager for any question as to the application of
this Code to their individual circumstances. Employees understand that a material breach of the provisions
of this Code may constitute grounds for termination of employment.
A copy of BIAS Investors’ Code of Ethics shall be provided to any Client or prospective Client upon request.
Recommend Securities with Material Financial Interest
BIAS Investors and its employees do not act as a principal in buying securities from (or selling securities to)
BIAS Investors’ Clients. BIAS Investors does not act as general partners in a partnership in which we solicit
Client investments.
However, as noted in Item 4 above, BIAS Investors does offer affiliated mutual funds and typically does not
offer or make recommendations regarding unaffiliated third-party funds. The BIAS Global Portfolios SPC is
designed to provide a structure through which the BIAS Investors Group may deal efficiently with smaller
clients. We refer to these as “asset allocation packages” rather than mutual funds although the SPC structure
is designed for mutual funds. Fees are charged on these funds which are shared 55 percent with Bermuda
Investment Advisory Services Limited and 45 percent to BIAS Investors (Cayman) Ltd. Fees are disclosed in
the fee section of this document. Ten basis points are charged for custodial services inclusive of equities and
five basis points for the Short Duration Fund for custodial services arranged with Comerica. Previously
execution took place at Comerica, and these were shared with BIAS but since Comerica’s acquisition by
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Ameriprise execution can no longer be done with Comerica; so, arrangements have been made between the
custodian Comerica and Interactive Brokers where the execution charges are $4.95 per trade plus a maximum
of two cents per share. All of this fee is shared between BIAS Investors (Cayman) Ltd. and Interactive Brokers.
The investment advisor does not share in these fees. No front-end fees are charged on the funds; however,
exit fees are charged on switches or redemptions. After 12 months redemption fees are charged at one
percent on SPCs that include equities and no redemption fee is charged on the Short Duration Income fund.
When redemption fees are charged half of that fee is retained in the fund to cover the cost to other unit
holders of the redemption. The other half of the redemption fund is retained by BIAS Investors Cayman Ltd.
and is not shared with the investment advisor. BIAS investment advisors will share up to 20 percent of the
asset management fee on the BIAS Global Portfolios SPC on those accounts which they advise on. The
remainder of the asset management fee is shared between the Bermuda company and the Cayman company.
Invest in Same Securities Recommended to Clients
BIAS Investors and our employees may buy or sell securities which are recommended to Clients. Such
transactions are only permitted the day after purchases or sales in Client accounts.
The BIAS Global Portfolios funds have a lock-in period of three months as well as a back-end fee of two
percent in the first 12 months and then one percent thereafter. The majority shareholder of BIAS Investors
will be subject to these fees and the lock-in period like any other client.
BIAS Investor Group mitigates any potential regulatory conflicts such as front-running by having the major
shareholder pay fees like the client.
Personal Trading
To avoid any potential conflicts of interest involving personal trades, the Code of Ethics sets forth policies
and procedures to monitor and review the personal trading activities of associated persons and requires that
employees:
• Act with integrity, competence, diligence, respect, and in an ethical manner with the public, Clients,
prospective Clients, employers, employees, colleagues in the investment profession and other
participants in the global capital markets;
• Place the integrity of the investment profession, the interests of Clients, and the interests of BIAS
Investors above one’s own personal interests;
• Adhere to the fundamental standard that they should not take inappropriate advantage of their
position vis-a-vis the Client;
• Avoid or disclose any actual or potential conflict of interest;
• Conduct all personal securities transactions in a manner consistent with this policy;
• Use reasonable care and exercise independent professional judgment when conducting investment
analysis, making investment recommendations, taking investment actions and engaging in other
professional activities;
• Practice and encourage others to practice in a professional and ethical manner that will reflect credit
on themselves and the profession;
• Promote the integrity of, and uphold the rules governing, capital markets;
• Maintain and improve their professional competence and strive to maintain and improve the
competence of other investment professionals. Comply with applicable provisions of the federal
securities laws.
BIAS Investors’ Code of Ethics also requires employees to: 1) pre-clear certain personal securities transactions
with its Compliance Department, 2) report personal securities transactions on at least a quarterly basis, and
3) provide BIAS Investors with a detailed summary of certain holdings (both initially upon commencement of
employment and annually thereafter) over which such Employees have a direct or indirect beneficial interest.
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BIAS Investors does not recommend trades, but they will execute on behalf of discretionary Clients those
shares which are already held in the portfolios of longer standing Clients. BIAS Investors avoids conflicts in
two ways:
• Employees may buy units of the BIAS Global Portfolio funds exclusively.
• Or agree not to execute in the same stocks held by the BIAS Global Portfolio funds until the day
after.
Only BIAS Investors has the capacity to purchase substantive amounts of shares as included in our Clients’,
segregated portfolios; however, to avoid conflicts of interest, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as well as
BIAS Investors staff purchases units at the same cost as the Company’s Clients. The CEO’s purchases and
sales are not sufficient to change unit prices as his beneficial holding is less than three percent of the total
funds’ holdings, plus BIAS Global Portfolios charges a redemption fee on the BIAS Global Portfolio Equities
and Balance fund,. The BIAS Global Portfolio Short Duration Income fund charges no redemption fees. None
of the funds have front end fees.
The Client should note that these are offshore funds and hence withhold a portion of dividend income at
source. As American taxpayers do not have to declare income until they do their yearly filing; the funds are
not suitable for US taxpayers.
Item 12: Brokerage Practices
We are generally authorised to make the following determinations, subject to the Client’s investment
objectives and restrictions, without obtaining prior consent from the Client: (1) which securities or other
instruments to buy or sell; (2) the total amount of securities or other instruments to buy or sell; and (3) the
executing broker or dealer for any transaction.
In making decisions regarding the allocation of brokerage transactions for Clients, BIAS Investors will consider
a variety of factors including but not limited to: 1) the ability to effect prompt and reliable executions at
favourable prices (including the applicable dealer spread or commission, if any); 2) the operational efficiency
with which transactions are effected (such as prompt and accurate confirmation and delivery), taking into
account the size of order and difficulty of execution; and 3) the financial strength, integrity, and stability of
the broker-dealer or counter party. Although BIAS Investors generally seek competitive commission rates
and commission equivalents, we will not necessarily pay the lowest commission or equivalent. Transactions
may involve specialised services on the part of a broker-dealer, which may justify higher commissions and
equivalents than would be the case for more routine services.
Directed Brokerage
BIAS Investors does not maintain custody of Client assets that we manage. Clients’ assets must be maintained
in an account at a “qualified custodian,” generally a broker-dealer or bank. We require that our Clients use a
specific firm which utilises the clearing, custody, and settlement capabilities of, including but not limited to,
Charles Schwab, Morgan Stanley, Comerica Bank or Interactive Brokers, FINRA-registered broker-dealers,
members SIPC, as the qualified custodians. BIAS Investors is independently owned and operated and not
affiliated with Charles Schwab, Morgan Stanley, Comerica Bank, or Interactive Brokers. These custodians will
hold Client assets in a brokerage account and buy and sell securities when we instruct them to. While we
require that Clients use either one as custodian, the Client will decide whether to do so and open their
account with either firm utilising each custodian by entering into an account agreement directly with them.
BIAS Investors does not open the account for Clients. If the Client does not wish to place their assets with
these specific firms, we cannot manage their account, unless a custodial arrangement is established
elsewhere. Not all advisors require their Clients to use a particular broker-dealer or other custodian selected
by the advisor. Even though the account is maintained with one of the custodians mentioned, BIAS Investors
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can still use other brokers to execute trades for the account as described below. Generally, all equity
transactions will be handled through the Client’s chosen custodian as are most fixed income transactions.
Soft Dollar Benefits
BIAS Investors Ltd. does not participate in any soft dollar arrangements outside of receiving research available
to other institutional investors. Research services received from brokers and dealers are supplemental to our
own research effort. To the best of our knowledge, these services are generally made available to all
institutional investors doing business with such broker-dealers. We do not separately compensate such
broker-dealers for the research and do not believe that we “pay-up” for such broker-dealers’ services due to
the difficulty associated with the broker-dealers not breaking out the costs for such services. We receive
general research reports on specific securities and overall market conditions from major money centre banks
(i.e. Morgan Stanley, Barclays, etc.). The research we receive is used for the benefit of all Clients.
Aggregated Trades
Orders for the same security entered on behalf of more than one Client will generally be aggregated
(bunched) subject to the aggregation being in the best interests of all participating Clients. Subsequent orders
for the same security entered during the same trading day may be aggregated with any previously unfilled
orders; filled orders shall be allocated separately from subsequent orders. All Clients participating in each
aggregated order shall receive the average price and if applicable, pay a pro-rata portion of commissions
charged. Transactions are usually aggregated to seek a lower commission, lower costs, or a more
advantageous net price.
Freedom Trading
BIAS Investors also offers Freedom Trading, an affiliated trading facility. The Freedom Trading facility is
intended for clients of BIAS Investors who wish to conduct trading for a certain portion of their assets
separate from BIAS Investors at their own discretion. BIAS Investors does not trade MPS client accounts
through Freedom Trading. However, BIAS Investors does use Freedom Trading in connection with
transactions in portfolio securities held by the BGP Funds, which results in BIAS Investors receiving a
commission on such trades; principal trades are prohibited in this construct.
Item 13: Review of Accounts
Accounts under BIAS Investors’ management are monitored on an ongoing basis by the applicable Account
Executive and the Chief Investment Officer. Each account is reviewed in detail on at least an annual basis, as
well as in connection with each Client meeting. We offer to meet with Clients each quarter should the Client
so desire and require at least one meeting per year as suggested by the Institute of Chartered Financial
Analysts. Reviews of Client accounts will also be triggered if a Client changes his or her investment objectives,
or if the market, political, or economic environment changes materially.
Clients receive account statements directly from the Custodian on at least a quarterly basis. BIAS Investors
supplements these custodial statements with detailed quarterly portfolio diagnostics and performance data
which is presented to the Client. During this meeting, portfolio performance is reviewed, and future strategy
is outlined. Clients are also given 24/7 access to the securities held in their Custodian accounts and BGP fund
statements.
Item 14: Client Referrals and Other Compensation
We do not directly or indirectly compensate any person for Client referrals.
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We do not receive any other economic benefits from non-Clients in connection with the provision of
investment advice to Clients.
Item 15: Custody
All Clients’ accounts are held in custody by unaffiliated brokers/dealers or banks and BIAS Investors can
access many Clients’ accounts through our ability to debit advisory fees. For this reason, we are not
considered to have custody of Client assets. Account custodians send statements directly to the account
owners on at least a quarterly basis. Clients should carefully review these statements and should compare
these statements to any account information provided by us.
Item 16: Investment Discretion
BIAS Investors generally have discretionary authority to determine, without obtaining specific consent from
the Client, the securities and amount to be bought or sold. The Client can place reasonable restrictions on
our investment discretion. For example, some Clients have asked us not to buy securities issued by companies
in certain industries.
17: Voting Client Securities
BIAS Investors Ltd. does not vote proxies on behalf of the Clients. Clients receive their proxies or other
solicitations directly from their custodian or a transfer agent. Clients are free to contact BIAS Investors via
telephone, e-mail, or in writing with any questions about a particular solicitation.
Item 18: Financial and Regulatory Information
BIAS Investors is regulated by the Bermuda Monetary Authority and the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority.
The financial condition of BIAS is strong and currently supports its ability to manage Client accounts for the
foreseeable future.
An Annual Audit is conducted, and an unqualified opinion is rendered for the most recently ended fiscal year
dated June 30, 2025.
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