Economy of Mexico banks”, bonded warehouses, bonding companies and foreign-exchange firms. A wave of acquisitions has left Mexico's financial sector in foreign hands. Their foreign-run affiliates compete with independent financial firms operating as commercial banks, brokerage and securities houses, insurance companies, retirement-fund administrators, mutual funds, and leasing companies. Mexico has a single securities market, the Mexican Stock Exchange (Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, known as the Bolsa). The market has grown steadily, with its main indices increasing by more than 600% in the last decade. It is Latin America's second largest exchange, after Brazil's. The total value of the domestic market capitalization of the
Academia Mexicana de Genealogía y Heráldica Academia Mexicana de Genealogía y Heráldica The Academia Mexicana de Genealogía y Heráldica ("Mexican Academy of Genealogy and Heraldry") is a cultural institution based in Mexico City, Mexico. It has a unique position in being an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent historians, enthusiasts in the Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences whose purpose is to promote the creation, enjoyment and appreciation of the after mentioned sciences through research, essays, colloquiums, courses, exhibitions, education and debate. The "Academia Mexicana de Genealogía y Heráldica" has its origin in the "Academia Hispanoamericana de Genealogía y Herádica", established in Mexico City in 1921 by