Mexico D.F., August 11, 2014 . - SURA México is pleased to announce its latest savings and investment solution, EDUCATION 100%. With this, SURA México is extending its range of multi-purpose savings products to address the many goals that clients set at each stage of their lives such as buying their first homes, building up their own nest eggs and planning their children´s education as well as their retirement. 

EDUCATION 100% is the only customizable plan which helps clients to pay for the schooling of their children, from primary to higher education, by means of voluntary savings and investment funds. This product not only covers children´s educational needs but those of the parents, both in Mexico and abroad, and allows the student´s relatives and friends to help with the savings.

EDUCATION 100%is one of the more flexible regular savings plans to be found on the market, since the client is able to choose the amounts to be saved and frequency of such, as well as change these at any time without incurring any penalties or extra costs. This product also covers a cash account earning daily interest, enabling clients to cover their short, mid-and long-term needs while increasing their capital.  This combination minimizes the risk of savers abandoning their accounts due to economic reasons.

The study titled "Mexico´s Education System:  Key Figures for the Academic Year 2011-2012" published by the Mexican Ministry of Education," revealed that out of more than 14 million students receiving primary education only 6 million are able to continue with secondary education, 4 million high school education and less than 3 million go on to receive university education. This means that only 8% of our children are able to compete on the local job market with a university degree. It is also worth noting that government education funding is reduced significantly in the case of higher education, thus limiting our children´s access to state-run universities.

Based on a study carried out by Professor Juan Ordaz Díaz, titled "Economic Rates of Return in terms of Education in Mexico:  A Comparison between the Rural and Urban Sectors" as published by the ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean), the overall average rate of return for schooling is 10% for each year of study.  Based on this, a person who obtains a university degree may well earn 70% more than an average person on a nationwide level.

With this new plan, EDUCATION 100%, SURA hopes to be able to help more children and adults with their educational goals by means of an innovative solution that shall allow savers to manage the payment of different levels of education.

The contents of this document do not represent a suggestion for making investment decisions. Neither SURA Investment Management México, S.A. de C.V., Sociedad Operadora de Sociedades de Inversión ("SIMM") nor its related or subsidiary companies shall bear any responsibility in the event that this document is interpreted as a recommendation to buy or sell any investment herein mentioned. Any person interested in investing with SIMM´s investment fund management firms must check the corresponding prospectus for more details regarding the operating, management and settlement policies of each investment firm

About GRUPO SURA

Grupo de Inversiones Suramericana -GRUPO SURA- is a Latin American company listed on the Colombian Stock Exchange and registered with the ADR- Level 1 program in the United States. It is also the only Latin American company from the Diversified Financial Service Sector to be admitted to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), which tracks companies who have become global benchmarks thanks to the best practices they have adopted from the economic, environmental and social standpoints. GRUPO SURA has two fields of investment: its core strategic interests in the financial service, insurance, pension, savings and investment sectors; and its portfolio interests in the processed food, cement and energy sectors.

About SURA Asset Management

SURA Asset Management is a Latin American Company operating in the Pension, Savings and Investment sectors in Mexico, Peru, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay and El Salvador. Besides being a subsidiary of Grupo SURA, the Company has six minority shareholders, namely, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), member of the World Bank Group, Grupo Bolívar, Bancolombia, the International Equity Firm, General Atlantic, JP Morgan and the Grupo Wiese. At June 2014, SURA Asset Management held a total of USD 123 billion in assets under management belonging to 17.1 million clients.

About SURA in México

SURA México's portfolio of companies includes Afore SURA, Pensiones SURA, SURA Investment Management and Seguros de vida SURA. At June 30, 2014, it recorded more than MXN 380 thousand million in assets under management, slightly more than 3,000 employees and more than 6.2 million clients.

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