The market regulator of Panama has indefinitely suspended the license of the brokerage firm Clever Financial Investment Services, linked to Banco Universal.

Panama has a little known, but highly flexible private fund regime. In competition with other jurisdictions, Panama offers a lightly regulated and cost effective fund structure for up to 20 investors.

With a total of US$7,376.6 million, the Panama Stock Exchange (BVP, as per its initials in Spanish) broke the historic record of negotiations registered in 2012, with a 10.6% increase...

Panama banking center assets have grown by 35% in the last three years.

The Superintendence of Banks has recently adopted Regulation No.2-2004 of December 29, 2004 for purposes of regulating the acquisition asset portfolio and/or assignment of deposits of a locally licensed bank by another banking institution.

The Superintendence of Banks has adopted Resolution No.1-2004 of December 29, 2004, whereby certain requirements are set forth regarding the authorization that this regulator must issue to all to any merger and acquisition transactions or the transfer of shares of banks and economic groups.

The need to adapt to future changes in the local banking sector is the main reason why more and more banks value the need to modernize their way of doing business in Panama.

The loan agreement secured by mortgage is a legal and financial concept that has undoubtedly been a pillar of world economic progress.

This Article is a slap in the face to the members of the private club called OECD and the reason Panama must continue to defend its financial services platform.

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean predicts that the region’s per capita Gross Domestic Product will repeat last year’s result and grow by 4 per cent in 2005. ECLAC reports that the region’s economy grew by 5.5 per cent in 2004, a figure which has surprised everyone and is the region’s best result since 1980.

There is an increasing awareness in Latin America of a clash between liberal democracy and populism and there is no greater proponent of the latter than Hugo Chavez.

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is a cartel conformed by the countries of the European Union, plus Australia, New Zealand, Norway, Canada, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Switzerland and the United States.

La Fundación Multiforma de Nevis (Nevis Multiform Foundation), regulada por el Nevis Multiform Foundations Ordinance de 2004, es una estructura jurídica que tiene rasgos similares entre una persona jurídica y un fideicomiso, por su flexibilidad de adoptar o transformarse en distintas formas societarias. La fundación junto al Fideicomiso de Nevis, es una opción de vehículo corporativo robusto para la protección de activos.

There are two types of private fund (fondo privado) in Panama, namely, a private investment fund with up to 50 qualified investors or a private investment fund with up to 20 investors (an "FP").

En un entorno donde la delincuencia financiera evoluciona constantemente, el país debe mantener una vigilancia activa, mantener actualizados sus marcos normativos y reforzar la cultura de cumplimiento...

Authorities in the country are seeking to address governance criticisms linked to the Panama Papers.

In an environment where financial crime is constantly evolving, Panama must maintain active vigilance, keep its regulatory frameworks updated, and strengthen its compliance culture, according to Luis Chalhoub...

El 23 de marzo de 2026, las Islas Bahamas promulgaron la Usufruct Interest Act, 2026 (Ley No. 9 de 2026), estableciendo el primer marco legal integral para el usufructo en esta jurisdicción.