The Mexican peso is the second most actively traded emerging market currency, after the Chinese yuan, signalling a strong investment vehicle for the county’s assets. Its capital markets are tightly regulated, but this has not greatly hampered innovation, with a number of new financial products becoming available to investors in recent years....
Mexico is one of the few countries where there is no mandatory legal requirement for all drivers to be insured at all times. It is perhaps unsurprising therefore that, according to the Mexican Association of Insurance Companies (Asociación Mexicana de Instituciones de Seguros, AMIS), only 27% of cars in the country were insured in 2016, down...
With listings, market capitalisation and liquidity in Mexico far below what would be expected in an economy of its size and development, financial market services firm Central de Corretajes (CENCOR) spotted a market opportunity and has been working to set up a second bourse to operate alongside the long-established Mexican Stock Exchange (...
Pensions and their equitable distribution have been relevant for many years in countries around the world. In Mexico the pension system consists of four components: federal and state social pensions, the Retirement Savings System (Sistema de Ahorro para el Retiro, SAR); special pensions for some public employees and universities; and voluntary...
Mexico’s insurance penetration still lies at around 2% of its GDP. How can this rate be increased, and what would be an ideal penetration rate for 2020?
What is the purpose of the Financial Discipline Law, and how will it affect public and private actors?
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