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Grupo Financiero BBVA Bancomer SA de CV is a financial services company. It provides financial products and services through the Bank BBVA Bancomer. The company was founded on December 16, 1991, and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.

BBVA Asset Management SA SGIIC (BBVA-AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BME: BBVA, ADR: BBVA) in Spain. Founded in 1979 as BBV Gestinova, the firm became BBVA Gestión in 2000 when BBV Gestinova and Argentaria Gestión merged and was rebranded as BBVA-AM in 2008. They are headquartered in Madrid and manage pension plans and participate in the Latin American markets of Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. BBVA-AM also manages a range of investment mandates for insurance companies, employment plans and corporate clients through their platform in Luxembourg.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (Uruguay) provides banking services. It focuses on wholesale banking, which includes SME and corporate banking, and trade finance, as well as VIP banking for high net worth individuals. The company is headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay.

BBVA Bancomer SA Institution de Banca Multiple engages in the provision of banking and financial services. The firm offers retail, corporate, commercial, private, and investment banking services, as well as personal and corporate financial products. Its service portfolio includes savings and deposit accounts, credit cards, mortgages, vehicle loans, leasing, corporate financing, and insurance. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico.

Analistas Financieros Internacionales SA (AFI) is an investment research firm headquartered in Madrid, Spain. The firm was founded by Emilio Ontiveros Baeza and Dr. Ángel Berges Lobera in 1987. They are a subsidiary of Grupo Ahorro Corporación. AFI provides advisory, consultancy and training services in economics, finance and technology to banks, insurance companies, investment services companies, institutional investors and private wealth, public authorities, non-financial companies and multilateral agencies.

Bank of Spain (Research Firm) is the investment research division of the government-owned Bank of Spain, locally known as Banco de España (BDE). Headquartered in Madrid, BDE’s research division conducts economic analysis and research of the following fields: the Spanish economy and its environment; domestic economic policy; European monetary policy, the international monetary and financial system and the stability of their financial system.

European Central Bank (Research Firm) (ECB Research) is the research division of European Central Bank, which is ultimately held by the European Union. The firm is headquartered in Frankfurt and was founded in 1998. ECB Research provides investment research to their clients.