Instituto Mexicano de Ejecutivos de Finanzas

The Instituto Mexicano de Ejecutivos de Finanzas (IMEF), commonly known in English as the Mexican Institute of Finance Executives, is a Mexican nonprofit professional association serving executives and specialists connected with the country’s financial sector. Established on September 21, 1961, the institute was created to support the technical development of its members and to provide a forum for analysis of financial, economic, corporate, and public-finance issues. IMEF operates through a national network of more than 20 groups located in major Mexican cities. Its professional structure includes 17 technical committees, which provide channels for specialist discussion, research, and the dissemination of sector knowledge. In addition to its established professional membership, the institute has developed two youth-oriented subdivisions: IMEF Universitario, aimed at university students and future finance professionals, and IMEF Nueva Generación, which connects younger executives and emerging specialists with the wider institute. Research and public discussion are central to IMEF’s role. The organization produces and supports research papers and articles involving Mexican and international authors, helping connect domestic financial debate with broader international practice. It is also a founding member of the International Association of Financial Executives Institutes (IAFEI), an international network of comparable professional bodies. IMEF has hosted the IAFEI World Congress on several occasions, including in 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, and 2012. One of the institute’s notable public-information initiatives is the IMEF Index for Business Environment, known in Spanish as the Indicador IMEF del Entorno Empresarial or IIEEM. IMEF developed the index jointly with Mexico’s national statistics agency, INEGI. The collaboration made the indicator an early example of a private-sector business index receiving technical regulation and institutional support from a Mexican public body. The index is designed to gauge the short-term direction of business activity and the expected economic environment. It is divided into manufacturing and non-manufacturing components and follows a methodology modeled on the United States Institute for Supply Management’s purchasing-managers-style indicators. Survey information is gathered from companies associated with IMEF and from business organizations including COPARMEX, the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico, ANIPAC, CANACINTRA, and CONCAMIN. IMEF also promotes research through an annual investigation contest and related awards. Its research foundation presented the first IMEF research prize in 1984, focusing on subjects relevant to the macro-financial environment, business finance, and public finance in Mexico and Latin America. Beginning in 2003, the competition was conducted in conjunction with Deloitte, expanding the contest’s institutional support and dissemination reach. The institute’s activities therefore combine professional networking, technical education, economic measurement, research recognition, and representation of finance professionals. Publicly available reference material does not identify a corporate parent, a listed security, a single founder, or a specific headquarters address.

IMEF was established on September 21, 1961, as a Mexican nonprofit organization dedicated to the technical development of associates working in finance. Its creation reflected the growing importance of professionally organized financial expertise in Mexico and provided a formal setting in which executives could exchange knowledge, develop technical capabilities, and discuss the country’s economic and financial conditions. Over time, the institute developed a national presence through more than 20 groups in major Mexican cities. It also organized its work around 17 technical committees, allowing members to engage with specialized subjects within finance and related areas. The institute’s influence has been associated with the professional leadership and participation of its members since its foundation rather than with ownership by a commercial parent company. International cooperation became an important part of IMEF’s institutional history. The organization is a founding member of the International Association of Financial Executives Institutes, or IAFEI. IMEF hosted the IAFEI World Congress in 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, and 2012, giving Mexico repeated opportunities to serve as a meeting point for financial-executive institutes from different countries. IMEF later broadened its generational reach by creating IMEF Universitario and IMEF Nueva Generación. These subdivisions were intended to connect students, younger professionals, and future finance executives with the institute’s technical and professional community. The institute also expanded beyond membership activities into economic measurement and applied research. In partnership with Mexico’s statistics agency, INEGI, it created the IMEF Index for Business Environment, or IIEEM. The indicator measures the expected short-term direction of economic activity through manufacturing and non-manufacturing components. Its methodology is modeled on the Institute for Supply Management’s business-survey approach. Data are collected from companies connected to IMEF and from major business organizations, including COPARMEX, the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico, ANIPAC, CANACINTRA, and CONCAMIN. The partnership gave a private-sector index technical regulation and support from a public institution. Research promotion has remained another continuing pillar. IMEF’s research foundation awarded its first research prize in 1984, recognizing work concerning the macro-financial environment, business finance, and public finance in Mexico and Latin America. From 2003, the institute worked with Deloitte in connection with the competition, broadening the award’s reach. Reference material describes the award as the IMEF-EY International Award in connection with its initial research-prize history, although the later collaboration is identified as being with Deloitte. Public sources consulted for this dossier do not provide a complete list of presidents, chief executives, headquarters details, or all historical organizational changes.

• 2003

  Deloitte joined the research competition

  [1]Mexican Institute of Finance Executivesen.wikipedia.org

  IMEF began conducting its research contest in conjunction with Deloitte, supporting wider dissemination of the competition and its results.

• 1991

  IAFEI World Congress hosted

  [1]Mexican Institute of Finance Executivesen.wikipedia.org

  IMEF hosted the annual IAFEI World Congress for another year listed in the institute’s history.

• 1984

  Research award established

  [1]Mexican Institute of Finance Executivesen.wikipedia.org

  IMEF’s research foundation awarded the first prize in its research investigation contest, encouraging work on macro-finance, business finance, and public finance.

• 1981

  IAFEI World Congress hosted again

  [1]Mexican Institute of Finance Executivesen.wikipedia.org

  The institute hosted another annual IAFEI World Congress.

• 1971

  First listed IMEF-hosted IAFEI World Congress

  [1]Mexican Institute of Finance Executivesen.wikipedia.org

  IMEF hosted the IAFEI World Congress in Mexico as part of its role in the international association of financial-executive institutes.

• 1961

  Institute founded

  [1]Mexican Institute of Finance Executivesen.wikipedia.org

  IMEF was created on September 21, 1961, as a nonprofit organization focused on the technical development of finance professionals in Mexico.

A national professional institution positioned at the intersection of finance-sector expertise, executive development, applied economic research, and business-policy discussion in Mexico.

• Economic indicator

  IMEF Index for Business Environment

  The IMEF Index for Business Environment, or IIEEM, is a short-term business-climate indicator created by IMEF together with INEGI. It tracks the expected direction of economic activity through separate manufacturing and non-manufacturing components. Its survey methodology is modeled on the Institute for Supply Management approach, and its responses are sourced from companies associated with IMEF and participating business organizations.

• Research award · 1984

  IMEF research investigation contest

  IMEF’s research competition recognizes work addressing subjects relevant to Mexico’s and Latin America’s macro-financial environment, business finance, and public finance. The institute’s research foundation awarded its first prize in 1984, and the competition has been conducted with Deloitte since 2003.

• Student professional network

  IMEF Universitario

  IMEF Universitario is a subdivision intended to connect university students with the institute’s professional and technical community. It supports the development of future finance executives and creates an entry point into IMEF’s broader network.

• Young-professional network

  IMEF Nueva Generación

  IMEF Nueva Generación is a subdivision designed to link younger finance professionals and emerging executives with the institute. It extends IMEF’s professional-development and networking mission to a newer generation of participants.

1. 1Mexican Institute of Finance Executivesen.wikipedia.org
2. 2Instituto Mexicano de Ejecutivos de Finanzasimef.org.mx