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Qualified Intermediary (QI): the invisible seal that distinguishes global financial intermediaries

In an increasingly interconnected financial market, where Panamanian investors actively participate in instruments and securities issued in the United States, not all institutions play by the same rules, nor do they offer the same level of sophistication to their clients. Beyond the platform, the custodian, or the financial product, there is a silent factor—understated yet

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The Role of Regulated Compliance Companies in the Non-Financial Regulated Sector

There are more than 35 compliance companies duly registered and regulated by the Panamanian Superintendence of Non-Financial Regulated Subjects. To help eradicate from our country the crimes of corruption, tax evasion and money laundering, to improve our international image as a financial center and to get out of the grey listings of the EU and

New Law on tax amnesty in Panama: corporations and private interest foundations

Alvaro Tomas, partner and Vice President of Operations of the Fiduciary Unit of Morgan & Morgan The Panamanian government has issued Law 99 of October 11, 2019, which establishes a General Tax Amnesty Law (“Amnesty”) that includes the elimination, for a limited period, of the penalties and surcharges caused by non-payment of the obligations with

Why Bahamas is the clear choice for financial and corporate services providers?

Alvaro Tomas, partner and Vice President of Operations of the Fiduciary Unit of Morgan & Morgan Morgan & Morgan opened its first offices in The Bahamas since 1991. We created MMG (Bahamas) Ltd. as a corporate service and later on, in 1996, founded MMG Bank & Trust Ltd., which started our financial unit´s successful path

The Republic of Panama: A Hub for Multinationals

Alvaro E. Tomas and Carlos Ernesto Gonzalez Ramirez, partners, Morgan & Morgan What has made corporate stalwarts such as Maersk (shipping), Procter & Gamble (consumer goods), LG (electronics), Caterpillar (construction equipment), CEMEX (construction materials) , Nike (sports equipment and apparel) and Heineken (breweries), just to name a few, choose to establish their headquarters in this