News from our business units

New Handbook Unveiled as Appetite for Sustainability Increases

In addition to the update of the existing Investor Relations (IR) Handbook, SIX Swiss Exchange has newly launched its Sustainability Handbook. This new addition stands as a valuable educational resource tailored for its listed companies.

30 Nov 2023

Highlights from The Network Forum Asia: T+1 Momentum Shows No Sign of Shifting Gear

Markets globally are shortening their trade settlement cycles to T+1. Lukas Conrad, Regional Head Securities Services, APAC at SIX talked about the impact of settlement compression on the industry at The Network Forum’s (TNF) Asia Meeting in Mumbai early this November.

21 Nov 2023

HSG and SIX Swiss Exchange Launched a New Board Education Program in Switzerland

SIX Swiss Exchange and the University of St. Gallen’s Institute of Public Finance, Fiscal Law and Economics (HSG), have launched “Board Essentials”, an educational program aimed specifically at board members and leadership teams at SIX Swiss Exchange listed as well as other Swiss organizations.

16 Nov 2023

Recognition for Continuous Innovation: New Industry Award for SIX Swiss Exchange

At the Leaders in Trading Awards in London, SIX Swiss Exchange received an Editors’ Choice Award, making it the third distinction in as many years as best exchange at the industry’s most relevant award ceremonies.

13 Nov 2023

ULTUMUS monthly ETF statistics report

Discover the October 2023's set of reports produced by ULTUMUS for Europe and the US of the inflows and outflows for ETPs by region, issuers, and asset class.

10 Nov 2023

New Fund Issuer at SIX Swiss Exchange: Zurich Invest AG

With today’s listing of the ZIF Immobilien Direkt Schweiz by new issuer Zurich Invest AG, the choice of real estate funds tradable at SIX Swiss Exchange is broadened further.

07 Nov 2023

Third Round of the Sparks IPO Academy Launched

The Sparks IPO Academy, a program designed to prepare and equip business leaders ahead of a potential IPO on the Sparks segment of SIX Swiss Exchange, kicked off once again on October 30, 2023.

02 Nov 2023

B1G Numbers October 2023: Key Figures from SIX Swiss Exchange

Watch the new “B1G Numbers” video and get first-hand information about the trading and listing activity in the past month on the Swiss stock exchange.

01 Nov 2023

ETF Market Report: 3rd Quarter 2023

Discover the latest figures about the development of the ETF segment at SIX Swiss Exchange, one of Europe’s top 3 ETF venues – including statistics for Quote on Demand (QOD).

19 Oct 2023

Why Early FTT Data Implementation Will Be “Christmas Come Early” for Market Participants

Managing financial transaction taxes can be a complex task, especially with the continuous introduction of new Financial Transaction Tax and Stamp Duty regimes, but it doesn't have to be. Find out how SIX can help.

16 Oct 2023

SIX Highlights at Sibos 2023

SIX participated in a number of panel sessions during this year’s Sibos, which was held in Toronto between September 18-21. But what were the main talking points from the event?

12 Oct 2023

ULTUMUS monthly ETF statistics report

Discover the September 2023's set of reports produced by ULTUMUS for Europe and the US of the inflows and outflows for ETPs by region, issuers, and asset class.

10 Oct 2023

Investor Focus on Sustainability

The new ETP & Indexing Guide offers in-depth analyses on ESG as well as innovations and trends in the field of exchange-traded investment products – including contributions on SIX Swiss Exchange and the index business of SIX.

06 Oct 2023

BME Launches IBEX® ESG Index Family to Promote Sustainability

A total of 47 Spanish listed companies are included in these benchmarks, the composition of which will be updated annually with data from the provider Inrate. To be included in the indices, companies must have a rating of at least C+ and not exceed certain percentages of revenues from critical activities.

05 Oct 2023

B1G Numbers September 2023: Key Figures from SIX Swiss Exchange

Watch the new “B1G Numbers” video and get first-hand information about the trading and listing activity in the past month on the Swiss stock exchange.

02 Oct 2023

Clients Rank SIX as a Market and Global Outperformer for Its Custody Services

SIX once again scored highly in the latest Global Custodian - Agent Banks in Major Markets survey, and well above the industry average.

19 Sep 2023

CAT Financial Products Becomes New ETP Issuer at SIX Swiss Exchange

SIX welcomes CAT Financial Products as a new issuer and market maker of exchange-traded products (ETPs). It is the 17th issuer of ETPs and the second issuer of equity ETPs on Europe's third largest exchange.

19 Sep 2023

100 Years of Exchange Membership: Then as Now with Many Advantages

100 years ago today, Rahn+Bodmer Co. was admitted to the Swiss stock exchange as a so-called stock exchange agent. On the occasion of this anniversary, Markus Riesen, Head of Trading at Rahn+Bodmer Co., and Paul Tschirky, Senior Relationship Manager at SIX Swiss Exchange, explain why an exchange membership is still highly relevant today.

13 Sep 2023

Market Consultation Regarding Changes of Rules for SIX Indices

SIX, the provider of the leading indices for the Swiss Market, has issued a market consultation for potential changes to the methodology of the Swiss Market Index (SMI), Swiss Market Index Mid (SMIM) and Swiss Leader Index (SLI). The consultation is open from 7 September to 7 November 2023 to all market participants.

07 Sep 2023

Sustainable Real Estate AG Joins SIX Swiss Exchange as New Fund Issuer

As of today, investors on SIX Swiss Exchange benefit from an enlarged choice of real estate funds thanks to the newly listed ‘Sustainable Real Estate Switzerland’.

05 Sep 2023

ULTUMUS monthly ETF statistics report

Discover the August 2023's set of reports produced by ULTUMUS for Europe and the US of the inflows and outflows for ETPs by region, issuers, and asset class.

04 Sep 2023

B1G Numbers August 2023: Key Figures from SIX Swiss Exchange

The “B1G Numbers” of SIX Swiss Exchange provide the market and wider public with information on the trading and listing activity.

01 Sep 2023

B1G Numbers July 2023: Key Figures from SIX Swiss Exchange

The “B1G Numbers” of SIX Swiss Exchange provide the market and wider public with information on the trading and listing activity.

02 Aug 2023

Highlights from The Network Forum – Annual Meeting 2023

SIX participated at The Network Forum’s (TNF) flagship conference in Athens in June, which examined some of the challenges and opportunities facing the post-trade industry.

27 Jul 2023

A History of Interoperability and Market Extension Outlook

As SIX celebrates the 20th anniversary of its Swiss CCP, SIX x-clear, the moment has come to take a step back and reflect on the history of interoperability and the market extension outlook.

20 Jul 2023

ETF Market Report: 2nd Quarter 2023

Discover the latest figures about the development of the ETF segment at SIX Swiss Exchange, one of Europe’s top 3 ETF venues – including statistics for Quote on Demand (QOD).

18 Jul 2023

ESG – How Stock Exchanges Are Accentuating Positive Change

For a successful transition, capital flows need to be directed towards ESG. In a new article, Christian Reuss, Head SIX Swiss Exchange, outlines what stock exchanges can do to support this transition.

13 Jul 2023

CAT Financial Products Joins SIX Swiss Exchange as New Trading Participant

With the latest new trading participant, the membership of the highly liquid reference market for Swiss securities gets further diversified.

07 Jul 2023

Get Ready for the Next IPO Window: With the New IPO Guide of SIX Swiss Exchange

The updated IPO Guide provides support to companies, management teams and owners that are about to take their business public on SIX Swiss Exchange.

04 Jul 2023

ULTUMUS monthly ETF statistics report

Discover the June 2023's set of reports produced by ULTUMUS for Europe and the US of the inflows and outflows for ETPs by region, issuers, and asset class.

04 Jul 2023

B1G Numbers June 2023: Key Figures from SIX Swiss Exchange

The “B1G Numbers” of SIX Swiss Exchange provide the market and wider public with information on the trading and listing activity.

03 Jul 2023

Celebrating 20 Years of Clearing Services

Twenty years ago, a remarkable chapter in the world of financial clearing began as SIX x-clear emerged onto the global stage. Today, as we celebrate its 20th anniversary, we reflect upon a legacy of innovation, resilience, and unwavering commitment to the competitiveness and efficiency of financial markets in Europe.

03 Jul 2023

Sparks IPO Academy – Retrospect and Outlook

In mid-May, the second edition of the Sparks IPO Academy 2022/23 came to an end with a two-day closing event in Bern. After 12 companies in the first round, this time there were 15 scale-ups and SMEs that dived into the world of IPOs during the last six months.

19 Jun 2023

Regulation, Technology and Sustainability on the CSD Industry Stage

SIX sponsored the WFC in Prague. The latest World Forum of Central Securities Depositories (WFC) was held in Prague from 24 -26 of May. SIX had the honor of sponsoring this event, led by the European CSDs Association (ECSDA) and attended by more than 50 CSD and 250 participants around the globe. The most relevant and pressing topics of the industry were discussed during those days.

13 Jun 2023

Review on the BörsenTalk Flagship Event 2023 – Which Investments Promise the Best Growth Potential?

Market experts discussed current investment trends and explored their chances of success at the BörsenTalk Flagship Event 2023.

07 Jun 2023

ULTUMUS monthly ETF statistics report

Discover the May 2023's set of reports produced by ULTUMUS for Europe and the US of the inflows and outflows for ETPs by region, issuers, and asset class.

05 Jun 2023

B1G Numbers May 2023: Key Figures from SIX Swiss Exchange

The “B1G Numbers” of SIX Swiss Exchange provide the market and wider public with information on the trading and listing activity.

01 Jun 2023

SIX Interbank Clearing Annual Report

Annual Report 2022 of SIX Interbank Clearing (in German)

26 May 2023

SIX Expands Its ESG Index Offering for the Swiss Equity Market with Size Indices

The expansion of the Size Indices complements the ESG Index offering for the Swiss equity market. The new, strategic index building blocks enable optimal portfolio construction.

25 May 2023

SIX Welcomes BME Clearing as New Repo Participant

SIX welcomes BME Clearing as its newest member on the CO:RE Repo Market. With its go live, BME Clearing gains access to more than 150 national and international counterparties that are already active on the market.

25 May 2023

Trading on SIX Swiss Exchange Enhanced with New Order Types

With Auction Volume Discovery (AVD) and two new Retail Order Types, both professional trading participants and private investors can now trade even more efficiently on SIX Swiss Exchange.

16 May 2023

SIX Dominates at Global Custodian’s Leaders in Custody Awards

SIX scooped up four honours – including the coveted awards for Service Innovation, Technology, Relationship Management, and the Broker Dealers’ choice for Major Markets – at the Global Custodian Leaders in Custody Awards, which took place in London.

12 May 2023

ETF Market Report: 1st Quarter 2023

Discover the latest figures about the growth of the ETF segment at SIX Swiss Exchange, one of Europe’s top 3 ETF venues – including statistics for Quote on Demand (QOD).

08 May 2023

ULTUMUS monthly ETF statistics report

Discover the April 2023's set of reports produced by ULTUMUS for Europe and the US of the inflows and outflows for ETPs by region, issuers, and asset class.

04 May 2023

SIX Offers an Attractive Alternative for Clearing IRS in the EU

Interest Rate Swaps (IRS) are one of the most traded derivatives in the financial markets. From the plain vanilla - single currency IRS, to the most complex dual currency basis swap, this utmost flexible instrument serves either for hedging or speculative purposes according interest rates curve.

03 May 2023

B1G Numbers April 2023: Key Figures from SIX Swiss Exchange

SIX Swiss Exchange publishes its “B1G Numbers” to provide the market and wider public with information on the trading and listing activity.

02 May 2023

“The Stock Exchange Is the Ideal Marketplace for Bringing Together Buyers and Sellers of Securities.”

In a new podcast from the Swiss Finance Museum, two prominent stock exchange authorities discuss the past and present of the Swiss stock exchange.

28 Apr 2023

“We Address the Liquidity Shortage with Pragmatic Innovation.”

In an interview, Adam Matuszewski, Head Equity Products and Analytics at SIX Swiss Exchange, comments on the key issues discussed at TradeTech Europe 2023 and elaborates how the Swiss stock exchange helps market participants to trade more efficiently.

26 Apr 2023

First ESG Technology Summit: SIX Swiss Exchange and KPMG Support Issuers in Non-Financial Reporting

Are companies in Switzerland ready for the increasing requirements for non-financial reporting on ESG topics? How can transparency be brought into the supply chain? And what technologies are needed to collect and use the huge volumes of data that are required? These questions were addressed at the first ESG Technology Summit organized by SIX Swiss Exchange and KPMG on 13 April 2023.

25 Apr 2023

ATMs Go Green – SIX and Diebold Nixdorf Schweiz AG Join Forces for a Sustainable Future

Diebold Nixdorf and SIX are working together to improve the power efficiency of the ATM fleet in Switzerland. The two companies have launched a pilot project to significantly reduce electricity consumption by the summer of 2023.

21 Apr 2023

Market Abuse Regulations: Some Insights

SIX is gearing up its Financial Information RegTech offering and tackles now the Market Abuse Regulations worldwide. Discover our first hints about MAR's related challenges and the operational answers we have identified.

21 Apr 2023

eBill in the Digital Switzerland Strategy Action Plan of the Federal Chancellery

The eBill digital invoice is now part of the Digital Switzerland Strategy action plan of the Federal Chancellery, which includes programs, projects, and initiatives that contribute significantly to the digital transformation of Switzerland.

20 Apr 2023

Standardizing Quality and Transparency

Common data standards are key to overcome fragmentation. Discover the transparency improvements provided by the FIX Market Model Typology (MMT) and its successful usage by SIX Swiss Exchange and BMLL.

17 Apr 2023

ULTUMUS monthly ETF statistics report

Discover the March 2023's set of reports produced by ULTUMUS for Europe and the US of the inflows and outflows for ETPs by region, issuers, and asset class.

17 Apr 2023

Celebrating the Best of the Best: Swiss Derivative Awards 2023

Together with payoff Media AG, SIX Swiss Exchange co-hosted the 18th edition of the ceremony that recognizes outstanding, innovative products and special services in the Swiss market for structured products.

13 Apr 2023

B1G Numbers March 2023: Key Figures from SIX Swiss Exchange

SIX Swiss Exchange publishes its “B1G Numbers” to provide the market and wider public with information on the trading and listing activity.

03 Apr 2023

SIX Financial Information France gets a score of 88/100 for its “index de l’égalité professionnelle 2023” (professional equality index for the fiscal year 2022)

The French subsidiary of Swiss group SIX, SIX Financial Information France SA, has received, for the fiscal year 2022 (reference period from 01/01/2022 to 31/12/2022), a score of 88/100 under the professional equality between women and men chapter, delivered by the Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi et de l’Insertion.

31 Mar 2023

Exploring New Ways to Connect Entrepreneurs and Investors

As digital assets become increasingly acknowledged by regulators and more mainstream for investors, capital raising enters a new era.

27 Mar 2023

“The Search for Block Liquidity Continues.”

A new functionality will make the unique liquidity in Swiss shares even more accessible for participants looking to execute large blocks. Tony Shaw, Head Sales UK & Ireland at SIX Swiss Exchange, provides further insights in an interview.

20 Mar 2023

Trading InfoSnack: Order Cancellation Patterns

Order cancellation patterns provide a meaningful lens through which to derive market structure and liquidity insights, as the new Trading InfoSnack demonstrates. The analysis by the Equity experts of SIX Swiss Exchange highlights how order cancellations influence the EBBO Presence of MTFs and Primary Exchanges – and what that means for trading on the respective markets.

06 Mar 2023

Are You Confident Navigating the Complex Sea of Global Tax Regulations?

Financial Transaction Tax, Withholding Tax, Tax Suitability, Tax Reporting, changing tax compliance requirements in multiple and ever-evolving jurisdictions… the global tax regulations landscape has never been more complicated, but SIX can help.

06 Mar 2023

Everything, everywhere all at once – an award-winning approach for investment managers?

It is without question that wealth and investment managers endured a rather bumpy year in 2022, grappling with a mixture of high inflation and sell-off in stocks and bonds, negatively impacting returns.

06 Mar 2023

ULTUMUS monthly ETF statistics report

Discover the February 2023's set of reports produced by ULTUMUS for Europe and the US of the inflows and outflows for ETPs by region, issuers, and asset class.

03 Mar 2023

HSG and SIX Swiss Exchange Launched a New Board Education Program in Switzerland

SIX Swiss Exchange and the University of St. Gallen’s Institute of Public Finance, Fiscal Law and Economics (HSG), have launched “Board Essentials”, an educational program aimed specifically at board members and leadership teams at SIX Swiss Exchange listed as well as other Swiss organizations.

02 Mar 2023

B1G Numbers February 2023: Key Figures from SIX Swiss Exchange

SIX Swiss Exchange publishes its “B1G Numbers” to provide the market and wider public with information on the trading and listing activity.

01 Mar 2023

ULTUMUS monthly ETF statistics report

Discover the January 2023's set of reports produced by ULTUMUS for Europe and the US of the inflows and outflows for ETPs by region, issuers, and asset class.

10 Feb 2023

SIX Swiss Exchange ‘Structurers’ with Excellent Election Results!

The Swiss structured products industry looks back on the year 2022 and selects the 30 most important players in Switzerland - including representatives of SIX Swiss Exchange with André Buck and Sébastien Neukom, the latter as “Rising Star of the Year”.

09 Feb 2023

Guest Article: Investment Ideas for 2023

VanEck's latest guest article presents investment ideas for the new year that are worth considering despite geopolitical and economic turmoil.

07 Feb 2023

CEO Talk with Christian Reuss

In the show on business and financial topics broadcast on Swiss TV channels, Christian Reuss, Head SIX Swiss Exchange, talks about the core functions of the stock exchange, the current trading environment and the integration of ESG into the investment process.

02 Feb 2023

B1G Numbers January 2023: Key Figures from SIX Swiss Exchange

SIX Swiss Exchange publishes its “B1G Numbers” to provide the market and wider public with information on the trading and listing activity.

01 Feb 2023

ETF Market Report: 4th Quarter 2022

Discover the latest figures about the growth of the ETF segment at SIX Swiss Exchange, one of Europe’s top 3 ETF venues – including statistics for Quote on Demand (QOD).

26 Jan 2023

Creating a Positive Momentum: How Stock Exchanges Contribute to Social Change

In an interview, Thomas Zeeb, Global Head Exchanges at SIX, outlines how stock exchanges have contributed to improving sustainability practices within the global financial ecosystem, driving capital flows towards more responsible investments. Furthermore, he outlines how distributed ledger technology (DLT) has the potential to support compliance activities.

20 Jan 2023

SIX Swiss Exchange Reaches Record 1,700 ETFs

With over 1,700 ETFs, SIX Swiss Exchange offers investors more options than ever before and strengthens its position as one of the top 3 ETF venues in Europe.

19 Jan 2023

SIX to Partner with ARTEX MTF, the World’s First Art Shares Exchange

SIX will participate in the world’s first art shares exchange, providing services relating to clearing and settlement services as well as market data feed.

19 Jan 2023

More Support for SMEs Thanks to SIX Swiss Exchange and schweizeraktien.net

As part of its ongoing efforts to promote listed small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs), SIX Swiss Exchange is working with schweizeraktien.net to provide up and coming companies with greater visibility.

17 Jan 2023

“Now We Can Seize Opportunities More Agilely and Quickly”.

Accelleron is on course for success with turbochargers for large diesel engines. This technology makes drives in the marine, energy and rail industries more powerful, but also more climate-friendly. Accelleron emerged from ABB's turbocharger division and has been listed on SIX Swiss Exchange since the fall. In "CEO Talk" on Tele Züri, CEO Daniel Bischofberger talks about the advantages of the spin-off.

11 Jan 2023

9th Chinese Company Lists GDRs on SIX Swiss Exchange

After the successful launch of the China-Switzerland Stock Connect program in July 2022, today the Chinese chemical enterprise Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong Co. listed its Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) on SIX Swiss Exchange.

28 Dec 2022

From Singapore into the Future: Key Takeaways from The Network Forum Asia

Lukas Conrad, Regional Head Securities Services, APAC at SIX attended The Network Forum (TNF) in Singapore in November. SIX looks at some of the key themes to emerge from the event.

21 Dec 2022

Finance IPNet to Be Decommissioned in September 2024

At the end of September 2024, SIX will decommission Finance IPNet as the gateway to its infrastructure services. Secure Swiss Finance Network (SSFN) has proven successful as a communication service and will replace Finance IPNet as a gateway.

20 Dec 2022

Is the Post Trade Industry on the Edge of Dramatic Change?

The last three years have been marked by unprecedented turbulence, the impact of which has reverberated throughout the custody industry. Despite these difficult headwinds, providers have responded to the challenges exhibiting resilience, but also a willingness to innovate and launch new products and services.

15 Dec 2022

16th Investor Relations Conference: Well Prepared for the 2023 Financial Year

What factors need to be considered for the coming financial year and what are the consequences for listed companies? Which current and future trading venue regulations must be particularly taken into account, and how should the increasing, complex requirements regarding CO2 transparency in the company be dealt with? Answers to these questions were provided by this year's SIX Swiss Exchange Investor Relations Conference on 6 December 2022, which was held for the 16th time.

14 Dec 2022

Structured Products: Information Now Even Easier to Find Online

SIX Swiss Exchange has revised and expanded its website for structured products so that investors can have an even more efficient overview of the product offering on all devices.

08 Dec 2022

PAY: Waiting for the Big Bang in the Eurozone

The initial spark for harmonized euro payments will be on 20 March 2023. This will also affect the Swiss financial center. Check it out in the latest issue of PAY magazine.

07 Dec 2022

What Are the Data Challenges for Wealth Managers and How Can They Be Addressed?

The advisory job has dramatically changed over the last several years, under the pressure of the regulators, but also because of new demands from end investors who really want to be at the center of the decision-making process.

05 Dec 2022

Consultation on the Swiss Payment Standards

The public consultation procedure is running from today to 20 December 2022 on the planned changes to SPS 2023.

05 Dec 2022

Leonteq Lists ETP with Innovative Collateralization Mechanism on SIX Swiss Exchange

Leonteq Securities AG today listed its first Exchange Traded Product (ETP) on SIX Swiss Exchange. The new ETP has the underlying FuW Swiss 50 Index NTR and is the first investment product to use SIX's novel collateralization mechanism Triparty Collateral Management (TCM), which minimizes issuer default risk for investors.

30 Nov 2022

Alveo Deepens Partnership with SIX Expanding Global Data Coverage in its Data-as-a-Service Solution

Alveo, the leader in cloud-based market data integration, analytics and Data-as-a-Service (“DaaS”) solutions for financial services, announced today that it has expanded its global data coverage and feed integrations by adding new content from SIX including Sentiment indicators, Tax, and Regulatory Risk data.

28 Nov 2022

The Quest for Additional Liquidity

Where do traders see improvement potential for Algo Trading? Are they worried about being replaced by Artificial Intelligence? And do they expect auction volumes to keep growing? André Buck, Global Head Sales & Relationship at SIX Swiss Exchange, presents their answers, collected in our Trader Survey.

22 Nov 2022

Redburn (Europe) Limited Starts Trading on SIX Swiss Exchange

As of today, Redburn (Europe) Limited joins SIX Swiss Exchange, the highly liquid reference market for Swiss equities, as a new trading participant.

21 Nov 2022

BörsenTalk am Mittag: Crypto for Christmas

In the webinar on Crypto conducted by SIX Swiss Exchange, the experts focused on the current market situation, investor behavior as well as product innovations and future development of the Crypto market.

16 Nov 2022

Sparks IPO Academy: The Booster for a Future SME IPO

The second edition of the Sparks IPO Academy, a program designed to prepare and equip leaders of ventures ahead of a potential Sparks IPO, started last week with 14 new high-potential Scale-ups and SMEs.

15 Nov 2022

SIX Reflects on the Key Sibos Talking Points

It has been three years since the last physical Sibos took place in London, and the industry is in a very different shape now to what it was then. SIX takes a look at what happened at this year’s eagerly awaited and long overdue Sibos conference in Amsterdam.

03 Nov 2022

SIX Welcomes DNB Bank ASA as New Repo Participant

SIX welcomes DNB Bank ASA as its newest member on the CO:RE Repo Market. With its go live, DNB Bank ASA gains access to more than 150 national and international counterparties that are already active on the market.

02 Nov 2022

SIX Spots an Opportunity in the US

Rene Haag, Head of the recently opened SIX SIS USA office, spoke at the Network Forum (TNF) Americas Meeting in New York, where he outlined the rationale behind the company’s decision to launch a custody operation in the US.

01 Nov 2022

Grammont Finance SA Joins SIX Swiss Exchange

Today, the fifth new trading participant joins SIX Swiss Exchange in 2022 and gains access to a unique universe of securities, outstanding liquidity and innovative trading services.

01 Nov 2022

ETF Market Report: 3rd Quarter 2022

Discover the latest figures about the growth of the ETF segment at SIX Swiss Exchange, one of Europe’s top 3 ETF venues – including statistics for Quote on Demand (QOD).

26 Oct 2022

Global X lists Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs on SIX Swiss Exchange

Today, SIX welcomes Global X Digital Assets Issuer Ltd as a new issuer of Exchange Traded Products (ETPs). With the Bitcoin and Ethereum ETP listing by Global X a total of 168 ETPs with cryptocurrencies as underlyings are offered for trading at SIX Swiss Exchange.

17 Oct 2022

SIX Confirmed as Both a Global and Local Market Outperformer in Global Custodian’s Yearly Survey

SIX client service and relationships for custody recognized reinforcing the position of SIX as a leader in securities services, following excellent results in this year’s Global Custodian Agent Banks in Major Markets Survey.

10 Oct 2022

ABB Spin-Off Accelleron Industries Lists Its Shares on SIX Swiss Exchange

Accelleron, a global leader in high-power turbochargers becomes the fifth company in 2022 to list on the primary market of SIX Swiss Exchange.

03 Oct 2022

Federal Council Commissions Revision of Financial Market Infrastructure Act

During its meeting on 30 September 2022, the Federal Council instructed the Federal Department of Finance (FDF) to draw up a consultation draft to amend the Financial Market Infrastructure Act (FinMIA) by mid-2024. It also decided to put the reporting duty for derivatives transactions into force for small non-financial counterparties with effect from 1 January 2028.

30 Sep 2022

SIX and Prometeia Team Up with a Product Risk Indicator (PRI)

SIX, the Swiss leading financial data vendor, joins forces with Prometeia, a global provider of advanced analytics, software solutions and consulting services, to offer a risk indicator that aims at complementing existing regulatory risk ratings for all asset classes.

29 Sep 2022

Another Chinese Company Joins SIX Swiss Exchange: Welcome Joincare Pharmaceutical!

Joincare Pharmaceutical, an innovation-driven pharmaceutical company with its mission to make high-quality and innovative drugs, lists its GDRs on SIX Swiss Exchange today.

26 Sep 2022

And They Keep Coming: 5th Chinese Company Lepu Medical Technology to Join SIX Swiss Exchange

After the successful launch of the China-Switzerland Stock Connect program this year and its first four listings on the same day, Lepu Medical Technology becomes the fifth company to list its GDRs on SIX Swiss Exchange.

21 Sep 2022

Cronos Finance SA Joins SIX Swiss Exchange as New Fund Issuer

As of today, investors on SIX Swiss Exchange benefit from an enlarged choice of real estate funds thanks to the new issuer Cronos Finance SA.

20 Sep 2022

Trading InfoSnack: Crumble in the Jungle

Order books are in a constant state of evolution, one that determines likelihood of execution and execution performance. In-depth analysis by the Equity experts of SIX Swiss Exchange highlight the trade-off between fill probability and adverse selection utilising Order Book Imbalance (OBI) state and a Crumbling Quote Signal (CQS).

13 Sep 2022

SIX and CloudQuant Partner to Enable Faster Access to Global Security Master Data for Quantitative & Data Science Research Teams

Leading Alternative Data, Research, and Technology provider, CloudQuant, has entered a partnership with SIX, a global provider of business-critical financial information, to deliver their high-quality financial datasets via the Liberator Data Warehouse and Data Fabric solutions.

13 Sep 2022

“The Swiss Market Continues to Develop Dynamically.”

The ETP & Indexing Guide 2022/2023 highlights the growing choice in ETFs, ETPs and structured products. Contributions from SIX Swiss Exchange and index representatives highlight the importance of a functioning exchange for the financial markets and focus on current trends such as ESG.

07 Sep 2022

BCGE Launches First Passive Fund for Institutional Clients Based on the SPI ESG Weighted Index from SIX

On 17 June 2022, BCGE incepted the Synchrony Optimised SPI ESG Weighted fund. It is the first passively managed fund for institutional clients using the SPI ESG Weighted Index from SIX, which was launched in February 2021. This reflects the rise in demand for responsible investment opportunities.

23 Aug 2022

China-Switzerland Stock Connect: Enhancing Access to Capital And Opportunity

Thomas Zeeb, Global Head Exchanges and Member of the Group Executive Board at SIX, comments on the successful launch of the China-Switzerland Stock Connect program including the listings of the first four GDRs.

04 Aug 2022

Welcome Pando Asset: Fifth New ETP Issuer Expanding Choice of Crypto Products on SIX Swiss Exchange in 2022

Pando Asset lists its first crypto ETP tracking the Vinter Pando Crypto Basket 6 Index at SIX Swiss Exchange, offering investors new opportunities to diversify their portfolio.

27 Jul 2022

ETF Market Report: 2nd Quarter 2022

Discover the latest figures about the growth of the ETF segment at SIX Swiss Exchange, one of Europe’s top 3 ETF venues – now including statistics for Quote on Demand (QOD).

26 Jul 2022

CLSA (UK) Joins SIX Swiss Exchange as New Trading Participant

CLSA (UK) is the fourth new participant joining SIX Swiss Exchange in 2022 to gain access to a unique universe of securities, outstanding liquidity and innovative trading services.

20 Jul 2022

IRS Section 1446(f) on Publicly Traded Partnerships (PTP): The challenges and how to tackle them

As the industry is struggling to get ready for the IRS Section 1446(f) regulation, SIX can help lift the burden by delivering the required financial instrument classification data.

14 Jul 2022

SIX Swiss Exchange: Refreshed Recognition

SIX Swiss Exchange was named ‘Exchange of the Year’ for the second year in a row at the Financial News Trading & Technology awards. Christian Reuss, Head SIX Swiss Exchange, is pleased about the industry recognition and reviews the first half of 2022.

05 Jul 2022

Evaluating the Aspects of a Swiss versus a US Listing– Why Look Further Afield When You Can Have It Here?

There are some very compelling reasons for domestic companies to IPO (initial public offering) in Switzerland rather than list overseas. The paper prepared by SIX Swiss Exchange in cooperation with Homburger takes a closer look at the differences between a Swiss and a US listing and draws the attention of potential IPO candidates to various aspects in the strategically important choice of listing location.

04 Jul 2022

The Future Is Digital Assets

The post-trade industry is going through a period of enormous change. Not only is the business model being transformed, but so too are the asset classes which it supports. Jose Manuel Ortiz-Repiso, Head of Clearing and Repo Operations at SIX and Stephan Hänseler Head SIX SIS, SIX, spoke at The Network Forum (TNF) in London earlier in June, where they discussed some of the main developments taking place in post-trade.

24 Jun 2022

Trading Warrants on SIX Swiss Exchange: A New Model That Benefits Investors

New analysis from the Swiss stock exchange highlights how the introduction of the Price Validation Model has contributed to the impressive growth of its structured products segment and the advantages it brought to retail investors trading warrants.

15 Jun 2022

SSFN – The New Gateway to Financial Center Infrastructure Is Live

SIX started productive operation of the Secure Swiss Finance Network (SSFN) as a new gateway to its infrastructure services. The communication network allows for secure, flexible and resilient data communication.

09 Jun 2022

The IBEX® Gender Equality Index Adds 17 New Companies and Already Comprises 45 Constituents

The first index to measure Spanish listed companies’ gender equality outperforms the IBEX 35® by four percentage points so far this year. To be included in the index, companies must have between 25% and 75% female presence on their Board of Directors and between 15% and 85% in senior management.

09 Jun 2022

SIX Is Partnering with Shard Capital to Provide International Custody Services

SIX is delighted to partner with Shard Capital Partners LLP, the leading London headquartered wealth manager, to provide international Custody services.

09 Jun 2022

Review of BörsenTalk 2022 – Which Themes are Driving the Markets?

BörsenTalk 2022 focused on the latest market developments and provided answers to the question as to which investment opportunities these developments open up.

09 Jun 2022

China International Capital Corporation Starts Trading on SIX Swiss Exchange

The commencement of trading of China International Capital Corporation (UK) Limited (CICC UK) further internationalizes the range of trading participants at SIX Swiss Exchange.

09 Jun 2022

Cash Management – the Full-Service Package from SIX for ATM Management

Cash Management, the new service from SIX, is now available. The solution enables Swiss financial institutions to significantly reduce the costs of cash management for their ATMs and increase service quality for their customers along the entire value chain.

08 Jun 2022

Sparks IPO Academy – Looking Back. And Looking Forward.

On 17 and 18 May 2022, the first edition of the Sparks IPO Academy 2021/22 concluded in Thun through a 2-day closing event. Twelve fast-growing, capital-seeking scale-ups as well as established SMEs were part of the first Sparks IPO Academy – a 6-month training program from SIX Swiss Exchange designed in collaboration with leading capital markets specialists in Switzerland.

08 Jun 2022

Speeding up Data Transmission: New Route to Bergamo Added to Microwave Network of SIX Swiss Exchange

With a new route linking Bergamo to Frankfurt, the European Microwave network of SIX Swiss Exchange – operated via 12H – expands its offering for clients looking for low-latency solutions.

07 Jun 2022

“Conditional Orders Help our Clients to Navigate Fragmented Markets.”

In an interview, Tony Shaw, Head Sales UK & Ireland at SIX Swiss Exchange, shares insights about the behaviour of trading participants and their routing decisions when using conditional orders.

30 May 2022

Another Real Estate Company Joins SIX Swiss Exchange: Welcome EPIC Suisse!

With its successful listing, EPIC Suisse AG becomes the third company to list on SIX Swiss Exchange this year, thereby increasing its peer group of listed companies in the real estate sector. The opening price was CHF 68.00, resulting in a market capitalization of CHF 693 million.

25 May 2022

“We See Growth Every Single Month.”

In an interview, Adam Matuszewski, Head Equity Products and Analytics at SIX Swiss Exchange, comments on the successful introduction of conditional orders as well as current initiatives. In addition, he provides insights into the latest and upcoming Trading InfoSnacks on order routing and auctions.

18 May 2022

SIX Financial Information France gets a score of 86/100 for its “index de l’égalité professionnelle 2022” (professional equality index for the fiscal year 2021)

The French subsidiary of Swiss group SIX, SIX Financial Information France SA, has received, for the fiscal year 2021 (reference period from 01/01/2021 to 31/12/2021), a score of 86/100 under the professional equality between women and men chapter, delivered by the Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi et de l’Insertion.

16 May 2022

Another New Trading Participant Joins SIX Swiss Exchange

As of today, Virtu ITG Europe Limited starts trading on SIX Swiss Exchange, the highly liquid reference market for Swiss equities.

09 May 2022

SIX Continues Its Winning Streak at the Leaders in Custody Awards

SIX won three awards including the coveted Client Facing, Relationship Management and Client Service at the Global Custodian Leaders in Custody Awards, which took place in London on May 4. Overall, SIX received eight nominations.

05 May 2022

SIX at Finanz'22: What’s Driving the Industry?

At Switzerland's largest financial trade fair, exhibitors and visitors engaged in lively discussions about topics that drive the financial industry. SIX used the occasion to provide information about its offering and to establish new contacts.

05 May 2022

Sparking a Biotech Revolution

Fabian Gerber, Senior Relationship Manager, Primary Markets, at SIX Swiss Exchange looks at how Sparks could reshape the biotech SME (small- to medium-sized enterprise) sector in the Swiss Biotech Report 2022.

04 May 2022

BME Launches Four New Indices Aimed At Eliminating Dividend Risk

The new IBEX family indices replicate the performance of the IBEX 35® total return and discount the dividends by a constant (decrement) on an annual basis. This type of index is often used as underlying for various structured products.

28 Apr 2022

ETF Market Report: 1st Quarter 2022

The Swiss stock exchange, one of Europe’s top 3 ETF venues, publishes the latest figures about the growth of its segment.

26 Apr 2022

SIX Swiss Exchange: Among the Best

Once again, SIX Swiss Exchange has been nominated as ‘Exchange of the Year’ at the FN Trading & Technology Awards on the basis of its performance in a challenging but successful 2021.

25 Apr 2022

First Carbon Neutral Crypto ETPs Launched on SIX Swiss Exchange

The new Swiss ETP issuer Helveteq lists its first crypto products on Bitcoin and Ethereum on SIX Swiss Exchange. Based on a research-initiative in cooperation with the Swiss FinTech Innovation Lab of the Department of Banking and Finance at the University of Zurich, Helveteq compensates the carbon footprint of its Zero ETP family.

11 Apr 2022

Structured Products – Swiss Derivative Awards 2022

For the 17th time, the Swiss Derivative Awards 2022 honored Switzerland’s best structured products and their issuers.

11 Apr 2022

New Trading Participant Joins SIX Swiss Exchange

Today, Hardcastle Trading AG starts trading on SIX Swiss Exchange, the highly liquid reference market for Swiss equities.

08 Apr 2022

SMEs Pivot Towards Public Markets

As SMEs (small to medium sized enterprises) seek out financing, many are increasingly turning to alternative trading venues.

06 Apr 2022

Hidden in Plain Sight: Opportunities for Investors on SIX Swiss Exchange

We are happy to announce that Finanz und Wirtschaft (FuW) will now publish freely-available research articles of listed SMEs providing them with greater visibility among investors.

05 Apr 2022

“A Regulated Market Segment Just Like Sparks Is Very Important to Us”

Xlife Sciences is not only the first company to be newly listed on SIX Swiss Exchange this year. It is also the first company to list its shares on the new SME exchange “Sparks”. In TeleZüri’s “CEO Talk”, CEO Oliver Baumann talked about the advantages of his company going public.

04 Apr 2022

SIX Swiss Exchange Reaches Record 1,600 ETFs

With over 1,600 ETFs, SIX Swiss Exchange offers investors more options than ever before and fortifies its position as one of the top 3 ETF venues in Europe.

01 Apr 2022

BörsenTalk am Mittag: What's Driving the ETF Industry?

Rapid growth in the ETF market, ESG and the spread of actively and passively managed ETFs - these were the topics discussed by experts at BörsenTalk am Mittag, a series of events organized by SIX Swiss Exchange.

31 Mar 2022

SIX Swiss Exchange: Europe’s ‘Best Structured Products and Derivatives Exchange’ Three Years in a Row

After its successes in 2020 and 2021, the prestigious SRP Europe 2022 award for ‘Best Structured Products and Derivatives Exchange’ across Europe and the UK again goes to SIX Swiss Exchange.

30 Mar 2022

Second Listing on SIX Swiss Exchange in 2022: Welcome Talenthouse!

Today, Talenthouse AG listed its shares on SIX Swiss Exchange and with that, creates a new industry type: the Creator Economy.

29 Mar 2022

SIX Swiss Exchange Wins Award as Best European Exchange for Listing Cryptocurrency ETPs

For its pioneering work in the field of investment products with cryptocurrencies as underlying assets, the Swiss stock exchange is awarded "Best European Exchange for Listing cryptocurrency ETPs" at the ETF Express European Awards.

25 Mar 2022

New ETP Issuer Fidelity Expands Fast-Growing Crypto Offering on SIX Swiss Exchange

With two new bitcoin ETPs from Fidelity, investors now can trade 133 crypto ETPs on the leading regulated exchange for investment products based on cryptocurrencies.

23 Mar 2022

Updated Implementation Guidelines

New versions of the Swiss ISO 20022 Implementation Guidelines

09 Mar 2022

Ready, Set, Go: CONNEXOR Service from SIX Swiss Exchange Now Available for the Spanish Market

The highly successful CONNEXOR service is now being made available to warrants issuers in Spain. The SIX Swiss Exchange reference data distribution platform has become a standard in the Swiss market and is used in more than ten other countries worldwide.

22 Feb 2022

Just the Beginning

With the first Sparks listing, the new dedicated SME segment enjoyed a successful start. In an interview, Christian Reuss, Head SIX Swiss Exchange, looks beyond the initial capital raising event and points out the long-term benefits of going public.

18 Feb 2022

Lift Off – Sparks Gets off to a Flying Start

As Sparks welcomes its first listing with Xlife Sciences, a Swiss-based biotechnology firm, the benefits of the new trading venue are becoming increasingly obvious to the broader market.

11 Feb 2022

SIX Swiss Exchange ‘Structurers’ Win Again!

The Swiss structured products industry looks back on 2021 and recognizes Switzerland’s top 30 key players – including André Buck and Sébastien Neukom from SIX Swiss Exchange.

10 Feb 2022

Already One Year of Partnership for SIX and AfterData

To support European investment service providers with their systematic compliance to the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR), AfterData has partnered with SIX to provide an innovative solution to detect abuses and be fully capable of transparently responding to market abuse investigations lead by supervisory bodies, such as the AMF in France, for instance.

10 Feb 2022

Making the Right Connections

In the latest edition of “CEO Talk”, Thomas Zeeb, Head Exchanges at SIX, emphasized the importance of SMEs for economic growth and explained how SIX Swiss Exchange and SIX Digital Exchange connect companies with capital and investors in both the traditional and the digital realms.

09 Feb 2022

SIX Swiss Exchange’s Quote on Demand Supports Vontobel in Achieving Best Execution

With Quote on Demand (QOD), SIX Swiss Exchange offers an on-exchange RFQ solution that increases trading efficiency and helps reducing transaction costs. Discover how Vontobel, an early adopter, uses QOD for ETFs (exchange-traded funds) and ETPs (exchange-traded products) to achieve superior results.

08 Feb 2022

BörsenTalk am Mittag: The Evolution of Broker Algos

The webinar organized by SIX Swiss Exchange focused on equity trading, covering algo selection by the buy-side, the growing importance of dark pools as well as data center fragmentation and other factors expected to shape the future development of algorithmic trading.

07 Feb 2022

ETF Market Report: 4th Quarter 2021

The Swiss stock exchange, one of Europe’s top 3 ETF venues, publishes the latest figures about the growth of its segment.

31 Jan 2022

Sustainable Investing: Here to Stay… And Grow

Investors are increasing their focus on sustainable investments. This has an impact on the companies raising capital as well as offering financial products. Christian Reuss, Head SIX Swiss Exchange, shares his views on what role stock exchanges play in this development.

28 Jan 2022

Issuer Swissquote Joins SIX Swiss Exchange

Switzerland’s largest exchange for structured products welcomes its 23rd issuer: Swissquote adds to the unique product diversity of SIX Swiss Exchange by listing a 13.00 % p.a. Callable Multi Barrier Reverse Convertible on Logitech and Temenos Group.

28 Jan 2022

ETP Listings with Cryptocurrency as Underlyings Continue to Proliferate

SIX Swiss Exchange continues to cement its reputation as the leading listing venue for crypto ETPs (exchange traded products).

20 Jan 2022

Taking the Lead in Thought Leadership

As a leading FMI (financial market infrastructure), SIX Swiss Exchange is committed to facilitating industry-wide discussions around best practices and innovation. The Exchange’s series of BörsenTalk events is one of the ways in which this is being done.

19 Jan 2022

The IBEX 35® Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary as the Leading Brand for the Spanish Economy and Listed Companies

On 14 January 1992, the IBEX 35® was launched to serve as a benchmark for the newly created options and futures market. Since then, the Spanish economy has tripled in size in terms of GDP, while the value of the companies in the index has increased tenfold. Tomorrow, the index celebrates its 30th anniversary, cementing its position as the leading brand for the Spanish economy and listed companies and main indicator of its transformation.

13 Jan 2022

“Our Clients Are Front and Center in Everything We Do.”

In an interview, Christian Reuss, Head SIX Swiss Exchange, looks back at a challenging but successful 2021 for the Swiss stock exchange. He points out how a return to stability paved the way for innovation and growth and reveals which of the awards received this year he appreciates the most.

27 Dec 2021

SSW-Trading Joins SIX Swiss Exchange

With the German-based SSW-Trading GmbH another new trading participant joins the Swiss stock exchange in 2021, further internationalizing its membership basis.

17 Dec 2021

The Swiss Stock Exchange Welcomes VT5 – the First SPAC Company to be listed in Switzerland

With its successful listing, VT5 Acquisition Company AG becomes the first company to join the Swiss stock exchange through the new framework which entered into force in the beginning of December 2021, allowing SPACs to be listed in Switzerland.

15 Dec 2021

Nova Property Fund Management AG Joins SIX Swiss Exchange as New Fund Issuer

As of today, investors at SIX Swiss Exchange benefit from an enlarged choice of real estate funds thanks to the new issuer Nova Property Fund Management AG.

13 Dec 2021

New Trading Participant joins SIX Swiss Exchange

Hudson River Trading Europe (HRTEU) starts trading on the Swiss stock exchange and gains access to its unique universe of securities and outstanding liquidity, as well as to leading technology and innovative trading services.

10 Dec 2021

Sizing Up: SwissAtMid Block Orders

SIX Swiss Exchange introduces a new Block Order trading solution, providing enhanced access to its unique liquidity in Swiss equities.

06 Dec 2021

Customised Analytics Supporting Best Execution

Swiss EBBO is a unique trading service that supports best execution in Swiss shares. Marc Berthoud, Head of Exchange Data Strategy at SIX, explains in a video interview how SIX Swiss Exchange partners with BMLL to provide trading participants and liquidity providers with unique insights on their execution performance.

02 Dec 2021

Zürcher Kantonalbank realizes second open banking application on bLink

Zürcher Kantonalbank is the first bank to offer standardized interfaces in two business areas via the bLink platform from SIX.

01 Dec 2021

BME Launches the New Ibex Gender Equality Index

Today, BME announced the launch of the Ibex Gender Equality Index. The index, which is the first to gauge the presence of women in senior management positions in Spanish companies, is based on information prepared annually by the CNMV (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores).

30 Nov 2021

JUMP Technology reinforces its partnership with SIX

JUMP Technology, a leading European provider of a unique and modular investment management platform combining Data Management, Front-Middle-Back, and reporting capabilities, and SIX, the swiss expert company in financial data, reinforce their partnership in order to provide the JUMP Technology platform’s clients with greater access to SIX data, the quality of which is regularly acknowledged by the market. This includes reference data, pricing, regulatory and ESG data, sanctioned securities monitoring, etc.

30 Nov 2021

Sparks IPO Academy further cements SIX Swiss Exchange’s SME credentials

The Sparks IPO Academy is just the latest in a series of initiatives which the SIX Swiss Exchange is leading on to accelerate growth in the SME and Scale-Up sector.

17 Nov 2021

We Have a Winner: Congratulations to Aluflexpack AG!

Aluflexpack, a leading manufacturer of flexible packaging solutions listed on SIX Swiss Exchange, won the coveted “Star of 2021” award at the European Small and Mid-Cap Awards, which took place on November 16 in Portorož, Slovenia.

17 Nov 2021

SIX exceeds both ICSD and global average in Global Custodian’s yearly survey

SIX continues to cement its reputation as an industry leader in the securities services world, following its excellent performance in this year’s Global Custodian Agent Banks in Major Markets Survey.

04 Nov 2021

Zürcher Kantonalbank Pilots ATM Cash Management Services from SIX

SIX bundles ATM-related services to achieve economies of scale for banks. The new ATM Cash Management Services from SIX are an important component of this. With the start of pilot operations at Zürcher Kantonalbank, an essential milestone has been reached on the way to market launch in 2022.

01 Nov 2021

Baloise Asset Management AG Joins SIX Swiss Exchange as New Fund Issuer

As of today, investors on SIX Swiss Exchange benefit from an enlarged choice of real estate funds thanks to the new issuer Baloise Asset Management AG.

01 Nov 2021

Excellence in Exchanges

At the European Women in Finance Awards 2021, Jennifer Hlad, Head Equity Sales UK & Ireland at SIX Swiss Exchange, was named the winner in the ‘Excellence in Exchanges’ category. In her acceptance speech – featured in the virtual award ceremony video – Jennifer thanked colleagues, peers and clients for the ongoing close collaboration.

29 Oct 2021

The Swiss Stock Exchange Welcomes Global Market Leader in High-Quality Isolator Systems SKAN AG

With its successful listing, SKAN AG becomes the forth company to join the Swiss stock exchange this year and further enlarges its peer group of companies in the life science sector.

28 Oct 2021

Now, Get the Reference Data for the ISINs You Really Want. Simply. And Easily with the CONNEXOR API.

Our new “easy-to-connect” CONNEXOR API now allows our structured product reference data consumers to download data ISIN by ISIN – just like you would with a shopping cart! This offering benefits all our customers but especially those with individual requests for better management of their structured products.

21 Oct 2021

ETF Market Report: 3rd Quarter 2021

The Swiss stock exchange, one of Europe’s top 3 ETF venues, publishes the latest figures about the growth of its segment.

19 Oct 2021

SwissAtMid: 5 Years and CHF 100 Million in Value for Clients. Where Liquidity Meets Efficiency.

Over the past five years, SwissAtMid has established itself as the main source of non-displayed and block liquidity in Swiss shares, delivering over CHF100 million in price improvement value to market participants .

18 Oct 2021

SIX partners up with NOVERAS and Investment Navigator to launch new Tax Service for Wealth Advisory

SIX worked with market-leading partners NOVERAS and Investment Navigator to develop their new service Tax on Instrument. NOVERAS acts as a content provider, enriching the data received from SIX with additional tax attributes, while Investment Navigator shares these tax insights with users through its user-friendly product suitability platform.

13 Oct 2021

Decisive Spark

In a new article, Patrick Förg, Head Origination in the Primary Markets Team at SIX, outlines how the Swiss stock exchange is doubling down on its efforts to support SMEs (small to medium sized enterprises) in Switzerland.

06 Oct 2021

SIX Doubles Its Presence at the European SME Awards

This year's European SME Awards will feature a very exciting competition: two companies from SIX - one listed on BME Exchange and one at SIX Swiss Exchange - have been shortlisted for the Awards in the same category. The winner will be announced during the ceremony taking place on 16 November 2021 in Slovenia.

05 Oct 2021

The Swiss Stock Exchange Welcomes Global Market Leader medmix AG

With its successful listing, medmix AG becomes the third company to join the Swiss stock exchange this year and further enlarges its peer group of companies in the industrial sector.

30 Sep 2021

Crypto Finance uses the SIX Crypto Market Index 10 for the first FINMA approved Swiss Crypto Fund

Crypto Finance is launching the first regulated Swiss fund for crypto assets, which tracks the SIX Crypto Market Index 10.

29 Sep 2021

Back to Normal (Whatever That Means)

After a turbulent 18 months the International Structured Products Forum (ISPF) returns in full force: Last week, the 11th ISPF welcomed leading Swiss & EU representatives from across the structured products industry to Lucerne to outline the challenges for the future.

16 Sep 2021

SIX Launches New SDX Bi-Cap Index and Converts Crypto Market Index 10 into a SIX Branded Index

SIX is happy to announce the launch of the new SDX Bi-Cap Index. Additionally, the custom Crypto Market Index 10, which was launched in 2018, has been rebranded as a SIX index.

14 Sep 2021

Sparks Provides an Avenue for Biotech SMEs

Fabian Gerber, Senior Relationship Manager at SIX Swiss Exchange, spoke at the Swiss Biotech Day - where he outlined how Sparks, the stock exchange’s soon to launch SME (small to medium sized enterprise) equity segment, could help promising biotech companies access public capital markets more easily.

14 Sep 2021

360° Perspectives on Indexing & Theme Investments

This year’s ETP & Indexing Guide 2021/2022 features an in-depth analysis on ESG as well as innovations and trends in exchange-traded investment products – including articles as well as interviews with SIX Swiss Exchange and index representatives.

10 Sep 2021

UBS Switches ETF Benchmarks to New SBI ESG Foreign AAA-BBB Index from SIX

SIX is delighted that UBS is converting two of their UBS (Lux) Fund Solutions to the new SBI ESG Foreign AAA-BBB, which was launched on 1 September 2021. This underpins the growing transition towards more sustainable investment solutions.

09 Sep 2021

SIX Swiss Exchange to Launch Sparks - its New SME Equity Segment

Approval of the relevant authorities for Sparks, the Swiss stock exchange’s new equity segment dedicated to Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs), has been obtained. Preparations for the launch of the platform are now under way.

30 Aug 2021

SIX Swiss Exchange Joins Forces With Venturelab to Offer Powerful Support for SMEs and Startups

With this partnership, SIX Swiss Exchange and Venturelab will provide entrepreneurs and SMEs with the tools and training to strengthen their decision-making for future financing and growth.

17 Aug 2021

Going the Extra Mile

The last 18 months have been marred by unprecedented market turbulence and volatility, yet critical FMIs (financial market infrastructures) have not only weathered the crisis, but are continuing to deliver on innovation and provide cutting-edge services to clients, which is helping them to generate added returns and rationalize their operational costs.

20 Jul 2021

ETF Market Report: 2nd Quarter 2021

The Swiss stock exchange, one of Europe’s top 3 ETF venues, publishes the latest figures about the growth of its segment.

20 Jul 2021

New ETF Issuer Global X Launches First Products on SIX Swiss Exchange

As of today, investors on the Swiss stock exchange benefit from additional investment choices thanks to two thematic ETFs from the new issuer Global X ETFs.

16 Jul 2021

BlackRock Converts Fund to New SBI ESG Screened AAA-BBB Index from SIX

SIX welcomes BlackRock using the new SBI ESG Screened AAA-BBB Index, launched on 29 March 2021, for their index fund. This latest expansion of BlackRock’s offering for investors looking for ESG screened exposures reflects the surge in demand in the ESG investment space in recent years – a trend expected to continue.

14 Jul 2021

Inflation Expectations and Pandemic Recovery to Drive Trading Volumes

New research from SIX Swiss Exchange reveals that traders expect inflation and a post-COVID recovery to drive trading volumes in the second half of 2021.

14 Jul 2021

Coming Soon: Sparks, the New Segment Exclusively for SMEs on SIX Swiss Exchange

Subject to regulatory approval, the Swiss stock exchange will launch its new Sparks equity segment dedicated to Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs). These companies will benefit from enhanced visibility, a more relevant peer group and more effective price formation in their equity securities.

08 Jul 2021

"We Went Public with the Goal of Growing."

Montana Aerospace has been listed on the Swiss stock exchange since mid-May 2021. In the economic broadcast "CEO Talk", Michael Pistauer (CFO) spoke about the successful listing and the future prospects of the company.

07 Jul 2021

SIX Adds the Japanese Regime to Its Sanctioned Securities Monitoring Service

SIX is integrating the sanctions list issued by the Japanese Ministry of Finance into its award-winning Sanctioned Securities Monitoring Service. Japan is the 11^th regime that the service covers and clients are able to subscribe to it as of July 6^th 2021.

06 Jul 2021

ATM Cash Management Services: SIX Collaborates with Diebold Nixdorf

The effective lever for future-proof and economical ATM cash management lies in bundling services with one provider. With the new ATM Cash Management Services from SIX, Swiss financial institutions can realize cost-cutting potential and optimize collaboration with the service providers involved.

30 Jun 2021

Future of Exchanges: Opportunities and Challenges in Europe

Europe’s equity markets are being transformed by a combination of regulation and digitalisation. Jennifer Hlad, Head Equity Sales for the UK and Ireland at SIX Swiss Exchange, explained how these changes could impact markets during a recent webinar.

25 Jun 2021

The Swiss Stock Exchange Looks Back at BörsenTalk 21

This year's BörsenTalk 21 focused on investment topics, which are playing an increasingly important role in the markets. We take a look back at what was discussed.

24 Jun 2021

SIX Welcomes Credit Suisse Asset Management Using the New SPI ESG Multi Premia Index for Their Index Fund

Following the launch of the new SPI ESG Multi Premia Index on 29 March 2021, Credit Suisse Asset Management has transformed its existing index fund on the SPI Multi Premia Index into the first index fund that replicates this latest addition to the SIX ESG Indices family. This underpins the trend that financial institutions are moving assets from traditional to ESG indices.

23 Jun 2021

Structured Products – Swiss Derivative Awards 2021

For the 16th time, the Swiss Derivative Awards 2021 honored Switzerland’s best structured products and their issuers.

16 Jun 2021

Excellence Is Its Own Reward! But Winning’s Nice, Too.

The Swiss stock exchange won two of the coveted top prizes at the 2021 Financial News Trading & Tech awards. SIX Swiss Exchange was named Exchange Group of the Year and SIX x-clear was named the Clearing House of the Year at the 19th annual awards ceremony, which took place on 10 June 2021.

15 Jun 2021

The Swiss Stock Exchange: SIX New ETP Issuers in SIX Months

With today’s listing of four precious metals ETPs by Ridgex Investments Plc, the number of ETPs tradable at the Swiss stock exchange rises to a total of 74.

15 Jun 2021

Crypto Products Remain High on the Swiss Stock Exchange

Things are moving at a rapid pace at the Swiss stock exchange: VanEck ETP AG is the fifth new Exchange Traded Product (ETP) issuer joining SIX this year. With the 4 new listings by VanEck ETP AG, investors can now choose between a total of 100 ETPs and Structured Products with cryptocurrencies as underlyings.

11 Jun 2021

Around the World in 4 Webcasts

The Future of Exchanges 2021: Discover our new series of webcasts focusing on the future of our industry in Europe, Asia, Latin America and across the globe.

08 Jun 2021

SIX Wins the “Best in Survey” Awards for Asset Servicing and Risk Management

SIX was again recognized by the distinguished Global Custodian Leaders in Custody Awards and besides the two main awards has won as well an “Outstanding Performer” award for the Western Europe region.

07 Jun 2021

Crypto Products on the Upswing on the Swiss Stock Exchange

Iconic Funds BTC ETN GmbH is the fourth new issuer of crypto ETPs to join the Swiss stock exchange in 2021. Investors can now choose from 92 crypto products on the leading regulated trading venue.

28 May 2021

SIX Initiates Data Processing Efficiencies in Asia with CONNEXOR

With CONNEXOR, the Swiss Stock Exchange’s global reference data distribution platform, SIX initiates the automation and standardization of the collection and distribution of reference data for the structured products industry in the Asia-Pacific market.

26 May 2021

Second IPO in 2021 on the Swiss Stock Exchange: Welcome Montana Aerospace!

With its successful listing today, Montana Aerospace expands SIX’s universe of listed companies to the aerospace industry.

12 May 2021

Let the IPO Season Begin: The Swiss Stock Exchange Welcomes PolyPeptide Group

The Swiss Stock Exchange further strengthens its life sciences peer group and records its first IPO in 2021.

29 Apr 2021

ETF Market Report: 1st Quarter 2021

The Swiss Stock Exchange, one of Europe’s top 3 ETF venues, publishes the latest figures about the growth of its segment.

28 Apr 2021

Finding Is Better Than Seeking

The increasing challenges of accessing liquidity in a fragmented trading landscape are discussed on a panel at the upcoming TradeTech. Tony Shaw, Executive Director London Office and Head Sales UK & Ireland, will share the perspective of the Swiss Stock Exchange.

26 Apr 2021

Milestone for Sponsored Funds on the Swiss Stock Exchange

Investors who want to trade traditional investment funds with all their advantages on a regulated stock exchange will find – thanks to Bank Julius Bär, among others - a steadily growing selection of investment funds from various thematic areas and with a focus on different regions of the world on the Swiss Stock Exchange.

23 Apr 2021

The Hallmarks of a Great Exchange

The Swiss Stock Exchange has been nominated as ‘Exchange of the Year’ at the FN Trading & Technology Awards 2021 in recognition of its outstanding performance in an extraordinary year.

22 Apr 2021

SIX Licenses SMI® to the Derivative Exchange EUREX as an Underlying For New Micro Futures Contracts

SIX, the leading index provider for the Swiss market, has licensed the SMI® to the derivative exchange EUREX as an underlying for new Micro Futures contracts as of April 19, 2021. The SMI covers around 80% of the Swiss equity market and is a strong indicator of Swiss economic success.

20 Apr 2021

Swiss-Made. World-Class: It’s All in the Quality.

Thomas Zeeb, Head Markets at SIX, explains the crucial role of the Swiss Stock Exchange for Switzerland’s economy, the importance of the Spanish Stock Exchange, outlines what the world’s financial infrastructure of the future could look like and talks about the global ambitions of SIX.

15 Apr 2021

The Swiss Stock Exchange Welcomes New Product Issuer SEBA Bank

With the listing of four new ETPs tomorrow, SEBA Bank is joining SIX as the third new crypto ETP issuer this year and thereby further enlarging the choice of tradable products with a crypto-currency underlying at the Swiss Stock Exchange.

08 Apr 2021

SIX Adds Further SARON Compound Indices and Rates for Various Time Periods

Today’s introduction of a SARON-based 1 week and 2-, 9- and 12-month Compound Rate together with a 1 week and 1-, 2-, 6-, 9- and 12-month Compound Indices complements the existing SARON offering of SIX and supports the market in the transition from LIBOR to SARON.

30 Mar 2021

SIX Financial Information France gets a score of 81/100 for its “index de l’égalité professionnelle 2021” (professional equality index for the fiscal year 2020)

The French subsidiary of Swiss group SIX, SIX Financial Information France SA, has received, for the fiscal year 2020 (reference period from 01/01/2020 to 31/12/2020), a score of 81/100 under the professional equality between women and men chapter, delivered by the Ministère du Travail, de l’Emploi et de l’Insertion.

29 Mar 2021

An Industry-Wide Consensus

At the Leaders in Trading Buy-Side Awards, “unprecedented” has been most frequently used word to describe the year 2020. How this applies to the Swiss Stock Exchange is summarized in a new video by Jennifer Hlad, Head of Equity Sales UK & Ireland.

23 Mar 2021

Embracing Competition

The 19-month period during which the Swiss Stock Exchange was not allowed to demonstrate the quality of its order books in direct comparison with other venues has at least presented it with a unique opportunity to assess the effects of liquidity consolidation during a time of unprecedented trading volumes.

22 Mar 2021

SIX Securities Services continues to build up its market share in the global triparty agent market.

Regional triparty providers (TPAs) – including SIX Securities Services – are increasingly capturing repo market share. Historically, TPA services have been dominated by only a handful of global institutions, but this precedent appears to be slowly changing.

17 Mar 2021

The Swiss Stock Exchange Wins XENIX Award for ETFs

For its major contribution to the success of ETFs in Switzerland, the Swiss Stock Exchange was awarded the special prize for a trading venue presented by XENIX. This is the second trophy won by the Exchange in March 2021, after winning the SRP award for “Best Structured Products and Derivatives Exchange” for the second year in a row.

16 Mar 2021

First Index Funds on the New SPI ESG and SBI ESG Indices from SIX

Following the introduction of the new sustainability indices from SIX for equities and bonds, Credit Suisse Asset Management, Pictet and UBS have launched the first institutional index funds on the SPI ESG and the SBI ESG indices.

11 Mar 2021

SIX Introduces the SPI Gender Equality Index

The new index measures Swiss companies in regard to the number of women in their top-management.

08 Mar 2021

The Swiss Stock Exchange is Best Exchange for the Second Year in a Row

After its success in 2020, the Swiss Stock Exchange once again wins the prestigious SRP Europe 2021 award for ‘Best Structured Products and Derivatives Exchange’ across Europe and the UK.

05 Mar 2021

New Product Issuer Launches Fixed Income ETF on the Swiss Stock Exchange

Today, Tabula becomes the 27th ETF issuer on the Swiss Stock Exchange by listing its US Enhanced Inflation UCITS ETF, offering new opportunities for passive investments in the Fixed Income space.

25 Feb 2021

A Future-Oriented Choice: First ETF on the New ESG Indices from SIX

Just a few days after SIX launched new sustainability indices for equities and bonds, UBS lists the first ETF on the SPI ESG Weighted Index on the Swiss Stock Exchange.

23 Feb 2021

Connecting the Swiss and Nordic Life Sciences Industry

The Swiss Stock Exchange took part at the Swiss Nordic Bio Conference 2021, aiming to highlight the advantages of the Swiss life sciences ecosystem and to position itself as the leading exchange in Europe and ideal listing location for companies from this sector.

16 Feb 2021

Swiss EBBO: Supporting Best Execution

By introducing the innovative Swiss EBBO trading service, the Swiss Stock Exchange enables its participants to access three liquidity pools with a single order and to interact with supplemental liquidity in Swiss shares.

15 Feb 2021

The Swiss Stock Exchange Celebrates its Structured Products Key Players

The Swiss Structured Products Yearbook looks back on 2020 and has elected the 30 key players in the industry for 2021 – including two from the Swiss Stock Exchange.

09 Feb 2021

Bridge – The Link between Equity Issuers and the Buy-Side

The Swiss Stock Exchange has launched a new digital service for its listed companies and institutional investors named “Bridge”. The service provides a consolidated display of equity issuers’ corporate events and offers the option to contact these companies directly, thereby bringing investors and companies closer together.

04 Feb 2021

SIX partners with ULTUMUS to provide Sanctioned ETF securities list to global clients

SIX is pleased to announce that it has partnered with ULTUMUS, the international London-based index and ETF data specialist, to provide a compliance solution that provides a single file of OFAC sanctioned securities across global ETFs and Indices.

02 Feb 2021

“Our Market Is One of the Most Innovative in Respect of Financial Products.”

In January 2021, SIX already welcomed three new product issuers. A recent article examines the drivers of this positive development and features insights from André Buck, Global Head Sales & Relationship Management at the Swiss Stock Exchange.

28 Jan 2021

ETF Market Report: 4th Quarter 2020

The Swiss Stock Exchange, one of Europe’s top 3 ETF venues, publishes the latest figures about the growth of its segment.

27 Jan 2021

New Structured Product Issuer Exane Solutions (Luxembourg) SA Joins the Swiss Stock Exchange

Switzerland’s largest exchange for structured products welcomes its 21st issuer: Exane Solutions (Luxembourg) SA adds to the unique diversity of the Swiss Stock Exchange by listing a tracker certificate on the Exane Apollo Index.

26 Jan 2021

Zürcher Kantonalbank goes live on b.Link

Zürcher Kantonalbank joins SIX's open banking platform b.Link. In a first step, they have already connected with b.Link participant KLARA.

21 Jan 2021

Consultation report for the Swiss Payment Standards

The consultation report on the Swiss Implementation Guidelines for Credit Transfers, Cash Management and Status Report has been completed.

20 Jan 2021

The Swiss Stock Exchange Welcomes New Product Issuer CoinShares

With the listing of its first physical bitcoin ETP, CoinShares is joining SIX and enlarging the choice of tradable products with a crypto-currency underlying for investors.

19 Jan 2021

The Swiss Tax Authority Implements Online Applications for Withholding Tax Reclaims. SIX Has the Solution.

By now, you must have heard about the changes being made in relation to withholding tax reclaims: the submission of physical forms is being gradually replaced by a new digital process.

18 Jan 2021

Growing Choice for Crypto-Currency Investors on the Swiss Stock Exchange

With ETC Group, SIX welcomes a new ETP issuer on the Swiss Stock Exchange who provides investors new diversification opportunities with the newly listed BTCetc Bitcoin ETP.

13 Jan 2021

New Trading Participant joins the Swiss Stock Exchange

DRW Europe B.V. starts trading on the reference market for Swiss shares and gains access to over 46,000 securities, including some of Europe’s most important blue-chip stocks.

22 Dec 2020

Trading InfoSnack: Last Orders

The Equity experts of the Swiss Stock Exchange look at post-closing auction trading sessions across major stock exchanges with a particular focus on its own Trading-At-Last (TAL) solution.

16 Dec 2020

Examining Closing Auction Liquidity

In cooperation with the Swiss Stock Exchange, the University of St. Gallen published its latest research on liquidity-related price sensitivities of closing auctions in Equity markets.

14 Dec 2020

The Swiss Stock Exchange in Times of Crisis: Stable and Secure

Despite the challenges 2020 has brought, the Swiss Stock Exchange was resolute in supporting customers and ensuring business continued as normal throughout the year.

09 Dec 2020

That was the Investor Relations Conference 2020

Because of the current situation, the Investor Relations Conference 2020 was held virtually for the first time this year. Andrea von Bartenwerffer, Head Issuer Relations, answers three questions about the event.

08 Dec 2020

SIX takes ETF trading to the next level

Today, the Swiss Stock Exchange is launching its new Quote on Demand (QOD) trading service which supplements the previous Quote Driven Market (QDM) trading book.

07 Dec 2020

A Turbulent Year: Market Participants Share Impressions in New Video of the Swiss Stock Exchange

Three trading participants explain what they appreciate about the Swiss Stock Exchange and how this has manifested itself in an exceptional stock market year. Listen to their multifaceted answers in our video.

07 Dec 2020

Innovative solutions for emerging challenges

Margins are thinning while alpha is becoming increasingly harder to obtain. Amid these difficult market conditions, institutional clients are looking for new sources of returns as well as operational synergies. The Swiss Stock Exchange participated in the Network Forum’s Autumn Meeting, where it provided some unique insights into how it can help support investors during this challenging period.

30 Nov 2020

Partnership launched for Sino-Swiss academic exchange

The China Economics and Finance Center (CEFC) at University of Lausanne (Unil) and SIX signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a collaboration in research and executive education.

27 Nov 2020

SIX and SuisseTechPartners team up to bring financial data into cloud-based portfolio management system of BEA Union Investment

SIX joins forces with SuisseTechPartners (STP), the portfolio management software provider, to offer a full-service portfolio management system with historical pricing and reference data to Hong Kong-based Asian Investment Specialist BEA Union Investment.

17 Nov 2020

Getting Ready for a Digital Future

Now, more than ever, industries across the board have to innovate and adapt to a more digital world. The financial industry is no exception and is starting to look at new technologies to open up new opportunities.

05 Nov 2020

Trading InfoSnack: Size Matters

Liquidity composition differs significantly across market models and trading phases. In-depth analysis by the Equity experts of the Swiss Stock Exchange provides insights how orders are adjusted depending on trading objectives and execution urgency.

29 Oct 2020

ETF Market Report: 3rd Quarter 2020

The Swiss Stock Exchange, one of Europe’s top 3 ETF venues, publishes the latest figures about the growth of its segment.

23 Oct 2020

Become a Derivatives Master

The Derivatives Master Class (DMC) has been specifically developed to train derivatives traders and derivatives sales teams. This unique 10-week e-learning program by the Swiss Stock Exchange is now available to a broad professional audience – regardless of time and place.

08 Oct 2020

The Swiss Stock Exchange Wins Top Performer in European Major Markets Award.

Once again, Switzerland’s major stock exchange proves the excellence of its products and services by winning three awards at the prestigious Global Custodian Leaders in Custody Awards.

24 Sep 2020

This was BörsenTalk 2020!

Due to the current situation, BörsenTalk 2020 (formerly known as Exchange Traded Product Day, ETPD) was held virtually for the first time. André Buck, Global Head Sales, answers three questions about the event.

24 Sep 2020

ETFs – here’s to the next 20 years!

The financial services industry has experienced profound disruption this year. However, this hasn’t impeded the flourishing of the ETF market in Switzerland, as its 20 year anniversary on the Swiss Stock Exchange proves.

18 Sep 2020

Virtual Event, Real Progress

Ahead of one of the year’s first – and now virtual – major European trading conferences, a short interview with Tony Shaw, Executive Director London Office and Head Sales UK & Ireland at the Swiss Stock Exchange, provides insights into the various new and upcoming features and industry topics he and the SIX delegates will be happy to discuss with existing and potential clients.

16 Sep 2020

SIX Successfully Expands Its European Microwave Network

After the Swiss Stock Exchange and the operator of Nasdaq's Nordic exchanges signed a partnership agreement earlier in 2020, the jointly owned company successfully launched its first service between London and Stockholm in September.

09 Sep 2020

New Edition of ETP & Indexing Guide published

SIX and payoff are the publishers of the comprehensive reference work «ETP & Indexing Guide 2020/2021».

07 Sep 2020

SIX Welcomes New Trading Participant

Credit Suisse International joins the Swiss Stock Exchange, the highly liquid reference market for Swiss securities.

01 Sep 2020

Enter our Gateway to a Wealth of Information and Opportunity

The Swiss Stock Exchange launches website revamp to provide smoother UX and easier access for clients to its products and services.

31 Aug 2020

Trading InfoSnack: Liquidity under the Volatility Microscope

In their latest thought-leadership article, the Equity experts of the Swiss Stock Exchange compare how liquidity and volatility spikes affected spreads on various primary exchanges across Europe.

27 Aug 2020

Click. And enjoy: All-Area Access to the Swiss Stock Exchange

On 31 August the Swiss Stock Exchange will launch its new website. Not only is the new structure and layout more user friendly, but it’s also responsive – adapting to every type of device you may be using.

21 Aug 2020

Managing Reference Data as Volatility Grips

As equity and bond markets tumbled amid the Covid-19 volatility, structured products were actively used and intensively traded to manage the portfolios during this challenging time.

28 Jul 2020

New Crypto Currency ETP Issuer Joins the Swiss Stock Exchange

Today, Bitcoin Capital lists the very first actively managed cryptocurrency ETP at SIX

28 Jul 2020

Keeping It Together

A new article by Adam Matuszewski, Head of Equities at the Swiss Stock Exchange, explores the risks associated with closing auction liquidity fragmentation.

27 Jul 2020

Driving the Transformation of Trading

The Swiss Stock Exchange has successfully enhanced and broadened its offering in two trading segments: Equities and Structured Products. By providing clients with additional sources of liquidity and functionality it is paving the way for additional volumes to be executed over the exchange while reducing risks for market participants.

23 Jul 2020

Smart Innovation

A the recent Network Forum Virtual Summer Meeting, Tim Grant, Head of Business at SIX Digital Exchange (SDX), shared his thoughts on innovation and technology, advocating its thoughtful and strategic implementation.

22 Jul 2020

ETF Market Report: 2nd Quarter 2020

The Swiss Stock Exchange, one of Europe’s top 3 ETF venues, publishes the latest figures about the growth of its segment.

20 Jul 2020

Trading InfoSnack: Closing Auctions – What’s Hanging in the Balance?

The technical ramifications of increased closing activity and the increase of active auction participation strategies are being assessed by the Equity experts of the Swiss Stock Exchange in their latest thought-leadership article.

15 Jul 2020

Coping with EU regulation for cross-border funding. The curious case of SFTR

Divergent regulation has given rise to a host of very concrete challenges but also a range of potential opportunities in the cross-border space. The most recent example would be the Securities Finance Transaction Regulation (SFTR) introducing reporting obligations – a serious challenge for european financial institutions.

10 Jul 2020

Open Banking – an Overview for the Swiss Financial Center

The SBA assesses where the Swiss financial center stands in relation to open banking, and also talks about hype and reality in its latest blog.

09 Jul 2020

A new ETF issuer on the Swiss Stock Exchange: SIX welcomes Rize ETF

As of today, two more thematic ETFs with growth potential can be traded on the Swiss Stock Exchange: medical cannabis and cyber security.

09 Jul 2020

Paynet Supports Conversion of QR-Bill Data

The new QR-bill was launched in June 2020 to replace the current payment slips. The QR-bill brings benefits for market participants and the Swiss economy.

07 Jul 2020

All Eyes on Auctions!

New research by the Swiss Stock Exchange and the University of St. Gallen on closing auctions analyzes the effect of fragmentation on liquidity and price discovery.

03 Jul 2020

Let’s get visible!: How we can help you raise your profile

Through our Stage Program the Swiss Stock Exchange with our new partners – UBS and Finanz und Wirtschaft – offers listed clients a powerful way to expand their capital market presence.

02 Jul 2020

Taxing Times

Return opportunities for investors are likely to be relatively scarce over the next 12 to 18 months. Therefore, private banks and wealth managers need to find a way to safeguard portfolio performance, for example through enhanced tax optimisation.

26 Jun 2020

V-ZUG Goes Public at SIX After More Than 100 Years in Existence

Swiss household appliances giant V-ZUG becomes second company to list at SIX in 2020.

25 Jun 2020

Danielle Reischuk joins 30 Most influential People in European ETFs

etfstream.com chooses the Swiss Stock Exchange’s Danielle Reischuk as one of just 30 people who shaped Europe’s ETF ecosystem last year.

24 Jun 2020

Trading InfoSnack: Back to the Future(s)

The latest thought-leadership article by the Equity experts of the Swiss Stock Exchange explores the interconnectedness of cash and futures markets by examining the order book dynamics resulting from an unscheduled event.

17 Jun 2020

Collateral Damage?

The volatility spikes in March and April 2020 tested the resilience and effectiveness of collateral management solutions while highlighting the benefits of automation and of adopting innovative technology.

15 Jun 2020

A listing with bells on top!

The traditional cowbell gets a modern look: from tradition to innovation on the Swiss Stock Exchange.

12 Jun 2020

The Swiss Stock Exchange welcomes Ina Invest

With its successful listing, Ina Invest becomes the first company to join SIX this year.

12 Jun 2020

First ETF for medical cannabis can now be traded on the Swiss Stock Exchange

As of today and thanks to HANetf Ltd, a new ETF issuer at SIX, the first ETF for medical cannabis can be traded on the Swiss Stock Exchange. They are also launching four more equity-themed ETFs to access the Swiss market. The ETFs provide additional opportunities for investors to diversify their portfolios by incorporating promising megatrends as underlyings. This takes the number of ETF providers available at SIX to 26, and the number of ETFs to a record of 1’581.

02 Jun 2020

SIX Welcomes Jump Trading Europe B.V. as a New Trading Participant

The first new trading participant in 2020 joins the Swiss Stock Exchange to enjoy the order book quality of the most liquid venue for Swiss shares.

02 Jun 2020

The Future of Equity Trading

Adam Matuszewski, head of equities at the Swiss Stock Exchange, shares his insights into some of the major trends that will impact the industry over the course of 2020 and beyond.

26 May 2020

Trading InfoSnack: What’s in a Liquidity Smile?

With the Trading InfoSnacks the Swiss Stock Exchange launches a new series of thought-leadership articles by its Equity experts.

14 May 2020

Breaking a Traditional Dilemma

In a new article, Christian Reuss, Head Cash Markets at the Swiss Stock Exchange, speaks in favor of open markets and informed price formation and is against a general ban on short selling.

05 May 2020

Raising Equity Capital in 2020 and Beyond

After a relatively good performance in the first two months of 2020, the global IPO market has been strongly affected by the uncertainties and lockdowns linked to COVID-19. In a new article, Christian Reuss, Head Cash Markets Swiss Stock Exchange at SIX, looks beyond the current contingency plans and examines how equity capital markets may evolve over the next years.

28 Apr 2020

Better Data for Best Execution

An article by the Swiss Stock Exchange shows how the efforts of reference markets to standardize market data quality lead to increased transparency, reduced fragmentation and improved price discovery.

27 Apr 2020

The Swiss Stock Exchange Never Stands Still

The Swiss Stock Exchange successfully kept its market open during the turbulence caused by the Corona crisis, thus helping to secure economic stability. André Buck, Global Head Sales, talks about the impact on individual product segments and services and takes a look into the future.

24 Apr 2020

ETF Market Report: 1st Quarter 2020

The Swiss Stock Exchange, one of Europe’s top 3 ETF venues, publishes the latest figures about the growth of its segment. In Q1 2020, several new records were established.

23 Apr 2020

Where Biotech Belongs

The Swiss Biotech Report 2020 is published and provides a comprehensive outlook on the domestic biotech market.

21 Apr 2020

Nominated as ‘Exchange of the Year’

Following a year of growth and records, the Swiss Stock Exchange has been shortlisted for the FN Trading and Technology Awards 2020.

16 Apr 2020

Adapt, Transform, Evolve – Providing Post Trade Services in Early 2020

The severity and scope of Covid-19’s impact took the industry by surprise, although the plumbing that underpins financial markets has largely proven resilient. This is primarily because many of the financial market infrastructures (FMIs) providing custody, clearing and settlement services, such as the Swiss Stock Exchange, have for many years invested heavily into their business continuity management (BCM) programmes.

15 Apr 2020

Microwave Technology: Greater Access to Market Data

The Swiss Stock Exchange and Nasdaq have announced to expand the microwave network in Europe.

07 Apr 2020

Open Markets to Weather the Storm

In March 2020, the Corona crisis created unprecedented market turmoil. Despite these extraordinary circumstances, the Swiss Stock Exchange continued to ensure fair and orderly trading, enabling investors to adjust and implement their investment decisions at all times. In this interview, two members of its management committee – Christian Reuss, Head Cash Markets & Head Sales and Werner Bürki, Head Trading responsible for Exchange Operations – share their insights and look back on a historic month.

02 Apr 2020

High-Profile ETF Issuer Joins Swiss Stock Exchange

Credit Suisse lists its first five ETFs on the Swiss Stock Exchange, offering investors additional choices of ESG products.

16 Mar 2020

ETF-KnowHow on ESG and Digital Assets: cancelled

The event scheduled for 17 March has been canclled in order not to endanger the health of the participants.

04 Mar 2020

Structured Products Industry: The Key Players 2020

The Swiss Structured Products Yearbook looks back on 2019 and has elected the 30 key players in the industry for 2020 – including two representatives of the Swiss Stock Exchange.

21 Feb 2020

Digitalising Structured Products

Interest in the structured products universe continues to accelerate, as global investors increasingly allocate into the asset class.

18 Feb 2020

Successful Expansion of CONNEXOR

SIX brings unprecedented automation and standardization benefits to the structured products industry in the Asia-Pacific market. Thanks to the remarkably high straight-through-processing rates enabled by CONNEXOR, reference data for cross-border transactions can now be exchanged in less than an hour instead of days.

05 Feb 2020

SIX Wins Award for “Best Structured Products and Derivatives Exchange”

The Swiss Stock Exchange proud winner at the prestigious SRP Europe 2020 awards in London.

30 Jan 2020

ETF Market Report: 4th Quarter 2019

The Swiss Stock Exchange, one of Europe’s top 3 ETF venues, publishes the latest figures about the growth of its segment.

29 Jan 2020

Your Crypto Search is Over

The Swiss Stock Exchange is at the forefront of innovation in crypto products and introduced a search function and overview.

27 Jan 2020

The Swiss Financial Center is Going Digital

At the largest Swiss financial fair, the (digital) future of the financial center was discussed – with the Swiss Stock Exchange right in the middle of it.

23 Jan 2020

«Swiss Market Practice Guidelines EBICS»

New version of the recommendations to the Swiss financial center on implementing the EBICS Standard

14 Jan 2020

Growth and Records in 2019

Seven companies joined the Swiss Stock Exchange in a year that saw trading turnover grow by 8.5% to reach almost CHF 1,500 billion.

06 Jan 2020

SIX and SAAM Become Education Partners

As a new education partner of the Swiss Association of Asset Managers (SAAM), SIX supports continuous further education and training of the association members.

05 Dec 2019

Ethos expands Swiss Corporate Governance Index Family

With the Ethos Swiss Corporate Governance Index Large, the Swiss Foundation for Sustainable Development is launching an additional index to reduce significant governance risks.

02 Dec 2019

Swiss Stock Exchange welcomes SoftwareONE

With its successful Initial Public Offering (IPO), SoftwareONE becomes the fifth company to join SIX this year.

25 Oct 2019

ETF Market Report: 3rd Quarter 2019

The Swiss stock exchange, one of Europe’s top 3 ETF venues, publishes the latest figures about the growth of its segment.

22 Oct 2019

Positive Trend for ETFs & ETPs

Discover the latest edition of the comprehensive «ETP & Indexing Guide 2019/2020» (in German), published by payoff and the Swiss Stock Exchange.

27 Sep 2019

Swiss Stock Exchange Shortlisted for Industry Award

The Swiss Stock Exchange has been nominated as "Outstanding Equities Trading Venue" for the Leaders in Trading 2019 awards.

26 Sep 2019

Swiss and EU Structured Product Viewpoints

In September 2019 the 10th International Structured Products Forum (ISPF) welcomed leading representatives of the structured products industry from here in Switzerland and the EU.

11 Sep 2019

Disruption? Been there. Done that.

The challenge with disruption is not in how you resist it. But in how you manage it. A look back on some of the many firsts of the Swiss stock exchange in its business areas listing, trading and post-trading.

27 Aug 2019

SIX Welcomes Citadel Securities GCS (Ireland)

The 4th new trading participant in 2019 joins the Swiss stock exchange to enjoy the order book quality of the most liquid venue for Swiss shares.

30 Jul 2019

ETF Market Report: 2nd Quarter 2019

This report provides detailed figures regarding the performance of the ETF segment of SIX.

12 Jul 2019

ETFs in the focus of private and institutional investors

The "ETF-KnowHow" event series organised by the Swiss stock exchange provides ETF investment newcomers as well as experienced investors with expert knowledge.

12 Jul 2019

New Trading Participant Joins the Swiss Stock Exchange

With Radix Trading Europe B.V., SIX welcomes the second new participant in one week to the highly liquid reference market for Swiss securities.

04 Jul 2019

Nordic Benchmarks Authorized by EU Supervisor – Paving Also the Way for Swiss Benchmarks

On Friday 14 June 2019, SIX Financial Information Nordic AB has been authorized by Sweden’s financial supervisory authority Finansinspektionen as an EU benchmark administrator under the new EU Benchmarks Regulation.

01 Jul 2019

SIX Welcomes New Trading Participant

Liquidnet Europe Limited joins the Swiss Stock Exchange, the largest and most liquid trading venue for Swiss securities.

01 Jul 2019

European Packaging Specialist Chooses SIX for IPO

Today, SIX recorded its fourth listing for 2019 with Aluflexpack, an industrial company from the SME segment.

28 Jun 2019

Exchange Traded Product Day 2019

This year’s ETPD provided professional investors the latest information on exchange traded products and investment strategies.

15 May 2019

Transforming Markets, Driven by Demand.

With its non-displayed liquidity pool SwissAtMid, SIX has reshaped Swiss equity trading. An interview provides more insights.

14 May 2019

With 1,500 ETFs, SIX Ranks among Top 3 ETF Venues in Europe

2nd May 2019 marked an ETF-record for SIX. SIX has experienced remarkable growth in ETF listings since it first launched the segment in 2000.

07 May 2019

"We Managed to Increase Block Liquidity."

Demand meets supply: when it comes to block trading, the non-displayed pool of the Swiss stock exchange increasingly provides block liquidity.

03 May 2019

Improving Execution

The Swiss stock exchange understands the value of concentrating liquidity, and SwissAtMid perfectly demonstrates how SIX accommodates market needs.

29 Apr 2019

PassOn and Synechron Partner to Bring Asset Inheritances into the Digital Age

Synechron draws on fintech, user experience, blockchain, and consulting expertise to complete a phase-one Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) minimum viable product (MVP) for the transfer of digital assets.

23 Apr 2019

ETF Market Report: 1st Quarter 2019

This report provides detailed figures regarding the performance of the ETF segment of SIX.

17 Apr 2019

Liquidity in Swiss Shares Peaks on SIX

Record day results in record week: over CHF 1 billion traded in SwissAtMid, the leading non-displayed pool of the Swiss Stock Exchange.

15 Apr 2019

IPO of Stadler – Largest European IPO Year-to-Date

Today, the shares of Stadler Rail AG (ticker „SRAIL“) were traded for the first time at SIX, opening at CHF 42.00 per share.

12 Apr 2019

Cause And Effect

When a successful listing takes place on SIX, the impact is felt far beyond the Swiss stock exchange.

11 Apr 2019

Global Eye Care Giant Alcon Lists at SIX

With Alcon, another leading company from the life sciences sector joins the Swiss stock exchange.

09 Apr 2019

Medacta Opens IPO-Season 2019 at SIX

The Swiss medtech company Medacta Group went public on April 4 at the Swiss stock exchange.

04 Apr 2019

SIX Wins the “Best Innovation in Market Infrastructure” Award

SIX Exchange Services scooped up the pinnacle Editor’s Choice Award for “Best innovation in market infrastructure” at the Global Custodian Leaders in Custody Awards event , which took place at the London Dorchester Hotel on March 28.

02 Apr 2019

Structured Products – Swiss Derivative Awards 2019

The Swiss Derivative Awards were held for the fourteenth time in 2019 to honor the best structured products and their issuers.

28 Mar 2019

SIX Welcomes First New Trading Participant in 2019

Barclays Bank Ireland plc joins the Swiss Stock Exchange, the liquid marketplace for over 44'000 international and Swiss securities.

15 Mar 2019

Industry experts present at "ETF Know-how"

The event series of SIXprovides ETF newcomers as well as experienced investors expert knowledge.

28 Feb 2019

Structured Products: «Who is who»?

The Swiss yearbook for structured products looks back on 2018 and selects the 30 most important personalities in the industry – including two from SIX.

08 Feb 2019

ETF Market Report: 4th quarter 2018

This report provides detailed figures regarding the performance of the ETF segment of SIX.

01 Feb 2019

Seismic Shifts Ahead

At FINANZ’19, SIX provided expert knowledge on ETFs, structured products and indices as well as insights into the future of the financial industry.

25 Jan 2019

ETF-KnowHow: Next Edition on 21 November 2019

The Swiss Stock Exchange provides ETF knowledge: attend lectures by renowned ETF experts on the topics of taxes, e-sports and commodities.

11 Jan 2019

Prepare for the Future

Discover the comprehensive course offering of SIX on the topic of financial markets – aggregated and presented on our new website.

09 Jan 2019

"An attractive reference market"

Christian Reuss, Head Sales, Securities & Exchanges, SIX, on the excellent trading conditions as well as the first-class products and services offered by the Swiss stock exchange.

25 Oct 2018

The days of the Wild West are numbered

In early July 2018, SIX announced that it will be building a fully integrated end-to-end service for the trading, settlement and custody of digital assets.

08 Oct 2018

SIX – as solid as a rock

It is essential for SIX that it operates its systems with high levels of stability, reliability and security.

03 Oct 2018

Federal Council extends transitional period for reporting of derivative transactions by small non-financial counterparties

During its meeting on 14 September 2018, the Federal Council decided to bring the derivative transactions reporting duty for small non-financial counterparties into effect on 1 January 2024. The reporting duties of other market participants are not affected by the decision.

14 Sep 2018

SMI celebrates its anniversary: highlights of a 30-year success story

Today, Switzerland's most important equity index turns 30. A good reason to look back on a piece of Swiss economic history.

30 Jun 2018

The Swiss stock market is buzzing!

In a filmed interview, Werner Bürki, Head Trading, Securities & Exchanges, SIX, comments on the positive momentum seen in 2018 so far.

21 Jun 2018

A new order: use "Plus", get more

Limit Plus and Iceberg Plus orders allow you as trading participants of SIX to maximize your liquidity access when trading Swiss equities.

28 May 2018

"We will introduce new order types."

Tony Shaw, Director London Office, Securities & Exchanges of SIX, presents the current success factors and future potential of SwissAtMid.

08 May 2018

Exchange of the Year 2018: The Nominees

SIX Swiss Exchange AG is proud to be on the shortlist in the category "Exchange Group of the Year" for the FN Trading and Technology Awards 2018.

06 Apr 2018

Expanded Course Offering: Practical & Compact

The range of courses offered by SIX Swiss Exchange on the subjects of the stock and financial markets is being expanded.

03 Apr 2018

"We are reaping the benefits."

In a video interview, Tony Shaw, Director London Office SIX Swiss Exchange, talks about the start of the year regarding volumes and regulatory changes.

26 Mar 2018

A membership to promote "green" investments

At the beginning of 2018, SIX Swiss Exchange endorsed a membership with the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).

21 Feb 2018

More than 150 Swiss companies go live on the SIX Trade Repository and fulfill their FMIA derivative reporting obligations

After a successful go-live with large financial counterparties (FC+) on 1 October 2017, the SIX Trade Repository, the only FINMA-approved Swiss trade repository, has now followed this up by bringing more than 150 Swiss institutions onto the system.

24 Jan 2018

Success stories from issuers

In video interviews CEOs and CFOs talk about their successful initial public offering or their capital raising on SIX Swiss Exchange in 2017.

22 Jan 2018

New Access Point in Frankfurt

SIX Swiss Exchange offers participants in Germany a local, cost-efficient connectivity option.

08 Jan 2018

372 results

New Handbook Unveiled as Appetite for Sustainability Increases

Highlights from The Network Forum Asia: T+1 Momentum Shows No Sign of Shifting Gear

HSG and SIX Swiss Exchange Launched a New Board Education Program in Switzerland

Recognition for Continuous Innovation: New Industry Award for SIX Swiss Exchange

ULTUMUS monthly ETF statistics report

New Fund Issuer at SIX Swiss Exchange: Zurich Invest AG

Third Round of the Sparks IPO Academy Launched

B1G Numbers October 2023: Key Figures from SIX Swiss Exchange

ETF Market Report: 3rd Quarter 2023

Why Early FTT Data Implementation Will Be “Christmas Come Early” for Market Participants

SIX Highlights at Sibos 2023

ULTUMUS monthly ETF statistics report

Investor Focus on Sustainability

BME Launches IBEX® ESG Index Family to Promote Sustainability

B1G Numbers September 2023: Key Figures from SIX Swiss Exchange

Clients Rank SIX as a Market and Global Outperformer for Its Custody Services

CAT Financial Products Becomes New ETP Issuer at SIX Swiss Exchange

100 Years of Exchange Membership: Then as Now with Many Advantages

Market Consultation Regarding Changes of Rules for SIX Indices

Sustainable Real Estate AG Joins SIX Swiss Exchange as New Fund Issuer

ULTUMUS monthly ETF statistics report

B1G Numbers August 2023: Key Figures from SIX Swiss Exchange

B1G Numbers July 2023: Key Figures from SIX Swiss Exchange

Highlights from The Network Forum – Annual Meeting 2023

A History of Interoperability and Market Extension Outlook

ETF Market Report: 2nd Quarter 2023

ESG – How Stock Exchanges Are Accentuating Positive Change

CAT Financial Products Joins SIX Swiss Exchange as New Trading Participant

Get Ready for the Next IPO Window: With the New IPO Guide of SIX Swiss Exchange

ULTUMUS monthly ETF statistics report

B1G Numbers June 2023: Key Figures from SIX Swiss Exchange

Celebrating 20 Years of Clearing Services

Sparks IPO Academy – Retrospect and Outlook

Regulation, Technology and Sustainability on the CSD Industry Stage

Review on the BörsenTalk Flagship Event 2023 – Which Investments Promise the Best Growth Potential?

ULTUMUS monthly ETF statistics report

B1G Numbers May 2023: Key Figures from SIX Swiss Exchange

SIX Interbank Clearing Annual Report

SIX Expands Its ESG Index Offering for the Swiss Equity Market with Size Indices

SIX Welcomes BME Clearing as New Repo Participant

Sponsored Funds Anniversary: Trading Investment Funds Like Shares for 10 Years

Trading on SIX Swiss Exchange Enhanced with New Order Types

SIX Dominates at Global Custodian’s Leaders in Custody Awards

ETF Market Report: 1st Quarter 2023

ULTUMUS monthly ETF statistics report

SIX Offers an Attractive Alternative for Clearing IRS in the EU

B1G Numbers April 2023: Key Figures from SIX Swiss Exchange

“The Stock Exchange Is the Ideal Marketplace for Bringing Together Buyers and Sellers of Securities.”

“We Address the Liquidity Shortage with Pragmatic Innovation.”

First ESG Technology Summit: SIX Swiss Exchange and KPMG Support Issuers in Non-Financial Reporting

ATMs Go Green – SIX and Diebold Nixdorf Schweiz AG Join Forces for a Sustainable Future

Market Abuse Regulations: Some Insights

eBill in the Digital Switzerland Strategy Action Plan of the Federal Chancellery

Standardizing Quality and Transparency

ULTUMUS monthly ETF statistics report

Celebrating the Best of the Best: Swiss Derivative Awards 2023

B1G Numbers March 2023: Key Figures from SIX Swiss Exchange

SIX Financial Information France gets a score of 88/100 for its “index de l’égalité professionnelle 2023” (professional equality index for the fiscal year 2022)

Exploring New Ways to Connect Entrepreneurs and Investors

“The Search for Block Liquidity Continues.”

Trading InfoSnack: Order Cancellation Patterns

Are You Confident Navigating the Complex Sea of Global Tax Regulations?

Everything, everywhere all at once – an award-winning approach for investment managers?

ULTUMUS monthly ETF statistics report

HSG and SIX Swiss Exchange Launched a New Board Education Program in Switzerland

B1G Numbers February 2023: Key Figures from SIX Swiss Exchange

ULTUMUS monthly ETF statistics report

SIX Swiss Exchange ‘Structurers’ with Excellent Election Results!

Guest Article: Investment Ideas for 2023

CEO Talk with Christian Reuss

B1G Numbers January 2023: Key Figures from SIX Swiss Exchange

ETF Market Report: 4th Quarter 2022

Creating a Positive Momentum: How Stock Exchanges Contribute to Social Change

SIX Swiss Exchange Reaches Record 1,700 ETFs

SIX to Partner with ARTEX MTF, the World’s First Art Shares Exchange

More Support for SMEs Thanks to SIX Swiss Exchange and schweizeraktien.net

“Now We Can Seize Opportunities More Agilely and Quickly”.

9th Chinese Company Lists GDRs on SIX Swiss Exchange

From Singapore into the Future: Key Takeaways from The Network Forum Asia