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SIX Group
SIX Group
operates the competitive infrastructure underpinning the Swiss financial center,
catering to an ever-increasing global client base. Its business fields provide
infrastructure services relating to securities trading, securities clearing and
settlement, payment transactions and financial information. This includes the
operation, regulation and monitoring of electronic exchange trading, the calculation
of indexes, downstream settlement and custody processes for securities trading,
the distribution of reference and market data, operational processes relating
to the issuance and acceptance of credit, debit and prepaid cards, the settlement
of cashless transactions and electronic bills, and interbank payment transactions in Swiss francs and euro.
SIX Group generates around one third of its revenue abroad and has a presence outside Switzerland in 23 countries,
where almost one third of its employees work. The largest locations are in Zurich, Paris, Vienna, Stockholm, Stamford, CT (USA) and London.
SIX Group is owned by approximately 150 domestic and foreign banks, which are also its customers.
The Group is subject to consolidated supervision by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).
Due to their systemic relevance, some of the IT applications operated by SIX Group are subject to supervision by the Swiss National Bank.
SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd
SIX Swiss Exchange is a subsidiary of SIX Group, and is one of the world's leading
and most technologically advanced securities exchanges. It provides customers with
first-rate securities exchange services and brings together participants, issuers
and investors in an efficient and transparent marketplace. In addition to the
broad palette of products it offers, the SIX Swiss Exchange's integrated, fully
automatic trading, clearing and settlement system is indeed convincing.
All Swiss indices, owned by SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd (SMI, SLI, SPI, SXI, SBI), are summarized under the brand "SMI Indices®"
and are marketed and distributed by STOXX Limited.
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