NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- S&P Capital IQ, a business line of McGraw Hill Financial (NYSE:MHFI) and a leading provider of multi-asset class data, research and analytics, today announced the opening of a new office in Mexico City from which it will both provide a variety of investment and credit in-depth information analysis tools and research for local financial professionals as well as increase data coverage of Mexican and Latin American securities.  Headed by Juan Carlos Perez Macias, a former banker and academic, the S&P Capital IQ Mexico office is located in Santa Fe, Mexico City's Financial District. Other offices in Latin America include Sao Paolo, Brazil.

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Over the coming months, S&P Capital IQ Mexico will expand its existing activities to increase awareness in the local market with the introduction of more of its many award-winning products and services already available in the United States and other parts of the world.  Among these is the S&P Capital IQ Platform, which provides detailed company fundamental data, fixed income data and credit information from Standard & Poor's Ratings Services and enhanced analytic tools. In addition, via feeds and customizable solutions, the firm will make available a host of information on public and private capital markets as well as applications for desktop research, screening, real-time market data coverage, back-testing capabilities, portfolio management, financial modeling, quantitative analysis, and more.

"A robust investment climate, sophisticated, demanding and independent investors, and rapid globalization are driving the need for a new tier one financial data and research provider in Mexico," said Lou Eccleston, President, S&P Capital IQ. "Very simply, given the success of its reforms and rapidly growing financial markets, we view Mexico as an important and necessary next step in our global investment strategy to serve investors in all major capital markets.  We believe this is the right time for S&P Capital IQ to step up and provide our intellectual and technological capital to assist Mexico's continued economic expansion."

"Mexico is not only a destination for foreign capital, but also a net investment exporter," said Juan Carlos Perez Macias, Director, S&P Capital IQ Mexico. "With 2012 capital outflows double those of capital inflows, we believe S&P Capital IQ has much to offer to help strengthen Mexican portfolio management, risk assessment and credit-worthiness and, ultimately, investment record outside of Mexico with our wide and expanding range of knowledge, products and services.  In addition, we are eager to assist global investors better understand, evaluate and benefit from investments in Mexico."

For more information or to schedule an interview with Juan Carlos Perez Macias, contact him directly at jmacias@spcapitaliq.com or +52 (55)-5081-4510.

About S&P Capital IQ 
S&P Capital IQ, a business line of McGraw Hill Financial (NYSE:MHFI), is a leading provider of multi-asset class and real time data, research and analytics to institutional investors, investment and commercial banks, investment advisors and wealth managers, corporations and universities around the world. We provide a broad suite of capabilities designed to help track performance, generate alpha, and identify new trading and investment ideas, and perform risk analysis and mitigation strategies. Through leading desktop solutions such as the S&P Capital IQ Platform, RatingsDirect, Portfolio Risk, and Credit Analytics desktops; and research offerings, including, Global Markets Intelligence, S&P Capital IQ sharpens financial intelligence into the wisdom today's investors need.

S&P Capital IQ desktop solutions are provided in the United States.  S&P Capital IQ does not provide any type of financial, investment advisory or any other similar or related regulated service in Mexico, Brazil or Latin America.

For more information visit: www.spcapitaliq.com.

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