SIX Is the Backbone of the Swiss Financial Center
SIX operates the infrastructure for the Swiss financial center, thus ensuring the flow of information and money between financial market players. SIX offers exchange services, financial information and banking services with the aim of increasing efficiency, quality and innovative capacity along the entire Swiss banking value chain. SIX is also building a digital infrastructure for the new millennium.
SIX connects financial market participants in Switzerland and throughout the world. The company is owned by around 120 national and international financial institutions that are active in the Swiss financial center. They are the main users of our services and our most important customers. Our close relationship with them guarantees stability of the financial infrastructure and processes, proximity to clients’ evolving business needs and competitive prices.
Purpose Statement
We drive competitiveness of our customers in Swiss and international financial markets through superior services and innovation.
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Our company brochure Drive! provides you with an overview of how the services of SIX contribute to making Switzerland a strong and competitive business center.
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SIX in Figures
More facts and figures? Have a look at the media release on the annual results 2019 and read the Annual Report 2019.
Strengthen the Competitiveness of the Swiss Financial Center
New technologies, big data, disruptive business models − digitization transforms the financial markets of the world. The global financial industry is changing. In such a highly dynamic environment, it is crucial to actively strengthen the competitiveness of the Swiss financial center and the banks operating within its framework. As a central financial market infrastructure provider, SIX plays a key role here.
SIX pursues a strategy in line with the entire value chain of Swiss banking. In doing so, SIX focuses on infrastructure services in securities business, preparing and providing data and financial information as well as banking and payment services.
Integral Structures Ensure Strategic Success
The integral structures of SIX are one of the strategic drivers of success. Although each business unit sets its own strategic goals in its respective area of responsibility, innovative and value adding solutions are developed particularly when these business units connect and collaborate. Thus, the Innovation & Digital business unit acts as a facilitator dealing with technologies and developments relevant for the future and bringing together all the activities undertaken by SIX in this area.
Exchanges
As the operator of the Swiss Stock Exchange and the Spanisch stock exchange BME we combine listing, trading, settlement, and custody of securities in one place. And with the SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) we are defining the Securities Value Chain of the future.
Banking Services
As a competence center for Swiss payment transactions, SIX supports banks with innovative services in an increasingly digitalized world.
Financial Information
As a global provider of financial information, SIX offers high-quality reference, pricing, and corporate action data, regulatory services, and indices.
How We Innovate
As a central player in the Swiss financial center, SIX is optimally positioned to take an active role in shaping its future. Our innovative solutions drive the transformation of the industry. We identify relevant new approaches and use them to develop services that adequately meet the challenges of our clients. In collaboration with our partners we are constantly developing innovative solutions that offer added value to the financial center.
History
SIX has stood for innovation and stability on the global financial markets since 2008. Our strength is founded on our history: SIX was formed from the merger of experienced financial companies – with their beginnings going back to around 1930.
Locations
SIX is active around the globe and is continually expanding its network.
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