Panama’s Superintendency of the Securities Market (SMV) reported that the National Assembly has ratified Maruquel Murgas de González as Superintendent of the Securities Market for the 2025–2030 term, following a vote taken in the Assembly’s session on 19 March 2025. Murgas de González has worked at the SMV since 2010 and has held senior roles including Director of Intermediaries Supervision, Director of Prevention and Control of Illicit Operations, and Deputy Director for On-site Supervision. The SMV also noted her participation in technical meetings with the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) evaluators group, and outlined her academic background in law and banking and financial law.