Tag Archives: Swiss Federal Council

Vienna Stock Exchange Welcomes Swiss Market Index Stocks Following Regulatory Changes

(IN BRIEF) The Vienna Stock Exchange has expanded its global market offering by allowing the trading of all stocks in the Swiss Market Index (SMI), which includes leading companies like Nestlé, Novartis, Roche, and UBS. This follows the Swiss Federal … Read the full press release

SIX: Swiss Federal Council adopts new “recognition regime” for foreign trading venues which trade Swiss shares

ZURICH, 03-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Based on the new “ recognition regime”, FINMA will only grant recognition if the jurisdiction, in which the foreign trading venue is located, permits investment firms in that jurisdiction to trade in Swiss shares in Switzerland … Read the full press release

Swiss Federal Council: agreement further strengthens the ties between Interpeace and Geneva

BERN, 16-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — On 15 January 2018, an agreement conferring privileges and immunities on Interpeace in Switzerland was signed on behalf of the Federal Council by Ambassador Roberto Balzaretti, head of the Directorate of International Law of the Federal … Read the full press release

Swiss Federal Council approved the Swiss Export Risk Insurance (SERV) Annual Report 2015

On 13 April the Federal Council approved the Swiss Export Risk Insurance (SERV) Annual Report 2015. Following moderate performance in the first three quarters, demand for SERV products rose significantly in the fourth quarter of 2015. Furthermore, the Federal Council … Read the full press release