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Stock Exchanges

Where to Go Public: Switzerland or the U.S.? These 5 Aspects Are Crucial

04 Apr 2024 5 minutes

Swiss companies that want to go public occasionally face the question of whether to do that in Switzerland or in the U.S. Read below what key factors play a role in deciding and why an exchange listing in Switzerland is often the more sensible route.

Financial Market Infrastructure

SIX Annual Report 2023: Strong Operating Result and Capital Position Despite Value Adjustments

13 Mar 2024 4 minutes

The diversified business model of SIX again proved its value in this demanding environment. Read more about how the positive trend in the operational performance continues.

Financial Market Infrastructure

3 Expectations of the Financial Sector for the Future that Were Not to Be Expected

22 Nov 2023 5 minutes

The second edition of the annual Future of Finance study shows increasing optimism among executives in the global financial markets. Read how companies plan to capitalize on this sentiment, including the integration of data and analytics and artificial intelligence.

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Digital Assets: Let’s Talk about Tokens

16 Feb 2023 4 minutes

Blockchain and distributed ledger technology in general have given birth to a dizzying array of new terminology, including terms like “crypto,” “coin,” and “token.” Learn below what a token is and what types of tokens exist.

Company Growth

Private Equity vs. Public Equity: Learn about the Different Ways to Capital

12 Jan 2023 5 minutes

If you need money to grow as a company, you can obtain debt capital from a bank. The alternative would be to create equity capital. But how does that work? And what again is the difference between private equity and public equity?

Company Growth

Corporate Growth with Equity Capital: 5 Sources for the Early Phase – and 1 Source for the Future

08 Dec 2022 7 minutes

A good business idea, alone, isn’t enough. Startups also need capital in order to grow after being founded. Read on to discover what else is available beside the widespread option of debt financing.

Company Growth

Startup FQX Makes It Possible to Provide Regulated and Decentralized Corporate Finance on Blockchain

01 Dec 2022 3 minutes

In the Elevator Pitch blog series, startup companies that are supported or accompanied by SIX introduce themselves. Today you’ll get acquainted with FQX. Co-CEO and co-founder Benedikt Schuppli explains how he and his team aim to revolutionize the way companies are financed.

Company Growth

The Next Great Business Idea: Six Questions for Founders to Ask Themselves

09 Jun 2022 6 minutes

Have you always wanted to become self-employed and start your own business? Do you also already know what product or service you would like to offer? This blog post gives you a useful tip or two on how to come up with a good business idea.

Company Growth

New IPO Trophies for the Spanish Exchange: with Flying Colors

19 May 2022 2 minutes

The Spanish stock exchange receives two new IPO trophies. Perhaps these “ring a bell” because they are based on the one at the Swiss stock exchange. Read how the two trading venues of SIX are now also growing closer together in terms of external perception.

Company Growth

Startup Yokoy Leverages Artificial Intelligence to Manage Corporate Spend

10 May 2022 3 minutes

In the Elevator Pitch blog series, startup companies that are backed by SIX FinTech Ventures or which took part in the programs run by the F10 FinTech Incubator & Accelerator introduce themselves. Today you’ll get acquainted with Yokoy. CEO and co-founder Philippe Sahli explains how he and his team aim to revolutionize corporate spend management.

Company Growth

Getting Listed as a SME: Xlife Sciences Shows What’s Possible with Sparks

05 Apr 2022 5 minutes

The listing of Xlife Sciences marked the ignition of the new, regulated Sparks segment at SIX Swiss Exchange. Read how Xlife Sciences CEO Oliver R. Baumann fared as a pioneer and discover what SMEs can expect from the Swiss stock exchange.

Stock Exchanges

Warrants: 3 Challenges That Issuers Are Facing – and 1 Solution That Helps the Spanish Market to Overcome Them

02 Mar 2022 3 minutes

Warrants are popular, yet the issuance process is saddled with all sorts of problems. Find out why issuers are still struggling nowadays and how the Spanish market has found a way to simplify the workflow tremendously.

Stock Exchanges

What Can Capital Markets in Latin America Learn from Europe for Their Growth?

04 Jan 2022 3 minutes

Although Latin America does not have a connected capital market like the EU, the region is maturing. Read how capital markets there have recovered in 2021, how they are consolidating, what ESG means for a region dominated by commodities, and what regulation has to do with it.

Company Growth

IPO – The Birth of a Listed Company

19 May 2020 3 minutes

SoftwareONE, based in Central Switzerland, went public on the Swiss Stock Exchange in 2019. CFO Hans Grüter recounts the exciting and emotional time.

Company Growth

Dr. Bernhard Lingens, Lisa Yerebakan

Ecosystem: A Concept Is Taking Root

11 Sep 2019 7 minutes

A term from the field of biology is now flourishing in the business world. Lisa Yerebakan, Junior Open Innovator at SIX, and Bernhard Lingens, the head of the Helvetia Innovation Lab, know why ecosystems are proliferating like mushrooms.

Company Growth

Capital Markets: Stock Exchanges vs. Crowdfunding & Co.

02 May 2018 6 minutes

Valeria Ceccarelli, Head Primary Markets, SIX, and Lukas Weber, the co-CEO and co-founder of investiere.ch, talk about the future of capital markets, the benefits of communities, and the limitations of crowds.

Stock Exchanges

Corinne Riguzzi

Self-regulation of the Swiss Exchange

20 Dec 2017 3 minutes

Switzerland's self-regulated exchange is something unique in Europe, as most other European countries rely on government authorities to supervise their exchanges. Self-regulation offers advantages for you as a participant in the capital market. It makes the Swiss Exchange an attractive venue for your listing and trading activities.

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Where to Go Public: Switzerland or the U.S.? These 5 Aspects Are Crucial

SIX Annual Report 2023: Strong Operating Result and Capital Position Despite Value Adjustments

3 Expectations of the Financial Sector for the Future that Were Not to Be Expected

Digital Assets: Let’s Talk about Tokens

Private Equity vs. Public Equity: Learn about the Different Ways to Capital

Corporate Growth with Equity Capital: 5 Sources for the Early Phase – and 1 Source for the Future

Startup FQX Makes It Possible to Provide Regulated and Decentralized Corporate Finance on Blockchain

The Next Great Business Idea: Six Questions for Founders to Ask Themselves

New IPO Trophies for the Spanish Exchange: with Flying Colors

Startup Yokoy Leverages Artificial Intelligence to Manage Corporate Spend

Getting Listed as a SME: Xlife Sciences Shows What’s Possible with Sparks

Warrants: 3 Challenges That Issuers Are Facing – and 1 Solution That Helps the Spanish Market to Overcome Them

What Can Capital Markets in Latin America Learn from Europe for Their Growth?

IPO – The Birth of a Listed Company

Ecosystem: A Concept Is Taking Root

Capital Markets: Stock Exchanges vs. Crowdfunding & Co.

Self-regulation of the Swiss Exchange

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Read all articles about: capital raising

Where to Go Public: Switzerland or the U.S.? These 5 Aspects Are Crucial

SIX Annual Report 2023: Strong Operating Result and Capital Position Despite Value Adjustments

3 Expectations of the Financial Sector for the Future that Were Not to Be Expected

Digital Assets: Let’s Talk about Tokens

Private Equity vs. Public Equity: Learn about the Different Ways to Capital

Corporate Growth with Equity Capital: 5 Sources for the Early Phase – and 1 Source for the Future

Startup FQX Makes It Possible to Provide Regulated and Decentralized Corporate Finance on Blockchain

The Next Great Business Idea: Six Questions for Founders to Ask Themselves

New IPO Trophies for the Spanish Exchange: with Flying Colors

Startup Yokoy Leverages Artificial Intelligence to Manage Corporate Spend

Getting Listed as a SME: Xlife Sciences Shows What’s Possible with Sparks

Warrants: 3 Challenges That Issuers Are Facing – and 1 Solution That Helps the Spanish Market to Overcome Them

What Can Capital Markets in Latin America Learn from Europe for Their Growth?

IPO – The Birth of a Listed Company

Ecosystem: A Concept Is Taking Root

Capital Markets: Stock Exchanges vs. Crowdfunding & Co.

Self-regulation of the Swiss Exchange

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