The company, which emanated from the merger of the SWX Group, SIS Group and Telekurs Group at the start of 2008, is owned by its users (150 banks of various size and orientation) and, with its workforce of approximately 3‚700 employees and presence in 23 countries, generates an operating income in excess of 1.2 billion Swiss francs (at year-end 2010).

As one of Europe’s leading securities exchange and financial market infrastructure operators, SIX Group offers first-rate services that address all aspects of Swiss and crossborder securities trading as well as the admission of securities to trading. The company’s other business fields focus on rendering cost-effective and efficient services in the areas of clearing, settlement, securities safekeeping and administration, as well as supplying international financial information for investment advisors, portfolio managers, financial analysts and administrators of securities transactions. In addition, its services in the area of payment transactions cover the acceptance and processing of payments made with credit, debit and customer cards, as well as the handling of interbank transfers and e-invoices.