Successful 2nd Open Day for Exchange Participants

More than 160 delegates attended the second annual SIX Swiss Exchange Open Day for Exchange Participants, held on Wednesday, 3 October 2012 in Zurich. The event allows its participants, banks, financial institutes and third party companies to discuss industry issues, sharing knowledge, exchange ideas and shaping the global markets of the future.

Leading speakers with a broad cross-section of financial industry professionals shared their insight on the present financial crisis. SPOT 2012 was opened by Christian A. Katz, CEO SIX Swiss Exchange. In his speech, Christian A. Katz spoke about the challenging environment facing the financial community today, and how SIX Swiss Exchange is positioning itself to address these challenges.

Up-to-date expert knowledge
Also speaking at the SIX Swiss Exchange Open Day was Prof. Dr. Manuel Ammann from the Swiss Institute of Banking and Finance, University of St Gallen who led a fascinating discussion on the subject "Eurozone Rescue: Success or Disaster?". The presentation by Thomas Liebi, CFA, Dr. rer. oec., who is Chief Economist at Swisscanto Asset Management, on the subject "Demographics and the Global Economy - Are the Financial Markets set to Retire?" led to an animated discussion amongst the Open Day delegates.

Closing the event, Chris Landis, Head Operations SIX Swiss Exchange, presented an outlook on "SIX Swiss Exchange in 2013 and Beyond". He focused on the strategic initiatives that will allow SIX Swiss Exchange to become the Independent Investment Network of Choice, such as strengthening partnerships, developing attractive exchange services and continuous improvement of the trading platforms.

At its booth, the experts of SIX Swiss Exchange Providers shared their knowledge, discussing industry issues and exchanging ideas with all delegates. A summary of the SIX Swiss Exchange Open Day 2012 program and the list of exhibiting companies is available in the handout of the event.


Contact:
SIX Swiss Exchange AG Maneesh Wadhwa Relationship Manager Tel 058 399 56 54 maneesh.wadhwa@six-group.com

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