OREANDA-NEWS. The Swiss stock exchange is taking over the distribution and marketing of all Swiss indices with immediate effect, operations will follow in the fourth quarter 2016.

With effect from 16 June 2016, SIX Swiss Exchange is taking over all distribution and marketing activities of Swiss indices, which have been marketed by STOXX AG since 2010. Operations, which have until today been the responsibility of STOXX AG, are also scheduled to be assumed by SIX Swiss Exchange with effect from the fourth quarter of 2016.

Index business continues to be in demand. The established Swiss equity and bond indices are used both as underlyings for index-based products, such as ETFs, fund solutions and structured products, and for activities in the portfolio management process. Alongside standardized indices, SIX Swiss Exchange offers an expanded strategy and theme-based indices and develops individual index solutions upon request.