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LATIN AMERICA ADVISOR

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September 25, 2024

Will Mexico’s Stock Market Reform Spur Investment?

Mexico’s stock market regulator approved a stock market reform earlier this month. The country’s stock exchange center is pictured. // File Photo: Wotancito via Creative Commons.

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  • The board of Mexican bank regulator CNBV on Sept. 7 approved the terms of a stock market reform championed by Deputy Finance Minister Gabriel Yorio, which lawmakers passed last year. The overhaul seeks to support trading in light of delistings in recent years and will also make as much as 70 billion pesos a year available to small to medium-sized businesses. What are the most important terms of the reform, and what impact could it have on local and foreign investment? How does it address the spate of delistings within the stock market? How will it help small and medium-sized businesses obtain financing?

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Alma Caballero, managing director at McLarty Associates: “The stock market reform introduces several significant changes aimed at making the market more accessible and attractive, including the incorporation of simplified issuers, a streamlined registration process designed to facilitate easier listing for SMEs while increasing their access to capital markets. In addition, the reform implements new ESG standards, introduces a framework that allows hedge funds to adopt flexible investment strategies and includes provisions aimed at simplifying fundraising processes. Despite being the second-largest stock exchange in Latin America, Mexico’s stock exchange faces challenges in terms of liquidity and daily trading volume when compared to major and more mature global exchanges. Several companies that have delisted have done so for a variety of economic, regulatory and market-specific reasons including…”

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