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Multiple Passports Aren’t Just for Criminals

Elizabeth A. McMorrow

Jul 15, 2020

Multiple Passports Aren’t Just for Criminals

In some parts of the financial industry, there is an unfounded fear that an individual with more than one passport is a suspicious character. There are more law abiding individuals with multiple passports than criminals and such individuals should be welcomed to your institution as clients. Dual Citizenship Dual citizenship is the status of a person who is a legal citizen of two or more countries. 123 jurisdictions allow dual citizenship and another 13 allow dual citizenship

Elizabeth A. McMorrow

Jun 9, 2020

Roll the Dice v Corruption Risk Research

There are a number of factors to consider when selecting the site for a foreign office not least of which is researching the level of corruption. Corruption can be a significant impediment to a company in obtaining government contracts, product licenses, business visas, etc. The jurisdiction assessment process can be time consuming. However, there are some resources that you can use to increase your understanding of target jurisdictions. PUBLIC PERCEPTION Information from peo

Perplexing Risk Rankings

Elizabeth A. McMorrow

Dec 20, 2019

Perplexing Risk Rankings

Whether it’s assessing a new foreign grantor trust client, setting up a new foreign biotech manufacturing plant or soliciting funds for a private equity investment in an offshore business, a risk assessment must be made regarding the foreign jurisdiction. If you haven’t had previous experience with the jurisdiction, you may be left scratching your head reviewing government and non-governmental organization (NGO) lists. Given that the press frequently pounces on the concept o

Don’t Turn Away a Prospect with More Than 1 Passport

Elizabeth A. McMorrow

Mar 1, 2019

Don’t Turn Away a Prospect with More Than 1 Passport

In some parts of the financial industry, there is an unfounded fear that an individual with more than one passport is a suspicious character. There are more law abiding individuals with multiple passports than criminals and such individuals should be welcomed to your institution as clients. Dual Citizenship Dual citizenship is the status of a person who is a legal citizen of two or more countries. 123 jurisdictions allow dual citizenship and another 13 allow dual citizenshi

Biotech Beware: Public Health Care Services Tops the Latest LATAM Corruption Stats

Elizabeth A. McMorrow

Oct 19, 2017

Biotech Beware: Public Health Care Services Tops the Latest LATAM Corruption Stats

The recent study by Transparency International reviewed several public services from a corruption standpoint. The study covered 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. The news is not good for those operating within the health care services world: public health care services had the highest bribery rate. The below data should not be viewed as an attack by the sales prevention team but instead a sales and marketing education opportunity. Education is the first step to

Elizabeth A. McMorrow

Nov 16, 2016

The Sleep Deprived Cow and the Importance of Corruption Risk Research

Have you heard the story about the ex-pat driving home along a European country road who hit a telephone pole? How about the part of the story where the power was knocked out to the adjacent farm disrupting the sleep of the farmer’s cows and resulting in the farmer threatening to sue the ex-pat for the cow’s sleep deprivation? And then there was the ex-pat assigned to a Central American country who discovered (just before fleeing out the bedroom window) that his paramour was