SIX, the provider of fund data in Switzerland, announces the acquisition of Swiss Fund Data (SFD).
This acquisition supports SIX’s commitment to the Swiss fund market, ensuring the continued provision of “transparent, reliable, and consistent data for both domestic and foreign funds.”
SFD plays a key role in the Swiss fund market by releasing data on Swiss-registered funds, including “reference data, pricing, corporate actions, documents, legal announcements.”
The centralized data delivery helps fund providers “efficiently meet their legal publication obligations.”
Beyond its presence in the local retail funds market, SFD offers a range of real estate and “voluntary pension planning funds (pillar 3 funds).”
Its products and services make it the competence center for Swiss fund data and statistics, “pivotal for transparency, and reinforcing the Swiss financial market.”
Marion Leslie, Head Financial Information and Member of the Executive Board, SIX, said:
“As the number one Swiss fund data provider, we continuously strive to further enhance our funds proposition for our clients. Swiss Fund Data AG is at the regulatory heart of the Swiss fund ecosystem. With this strategic acquisition, SIX reinforces its commitment to the Swiss financial marketplace, particularly the asset management and investor community.“
SIX acquires the shares in SFD held by Asset Management Association Switzerland (AMAS), thus becoming “the sole shareholder of SFD. The transaction closed on Jan 16.”
Adrian Schatzmann, CEO of the AMAS and Chairman of the Board of SFD said:
“Reliable and transparent data on the Swiss fund market is vital to our industry. I believe the transaction and ongoing collaboration with SIX is a compelling proposition for our clients, who will benefit from the broad resources and leading technology at SIX. With the change of ownership Swiss Fund Data, as an industry-leading fund platform, will continue to deliver data services to its clients and members of the Asset Management Association of Switzerland.”
As covered, SIX provides and operates infrastructure for the Swiss as well as Spanish financial centers, thus “ensuring access to the capital markets and the flow of information and money between financial market players.”
As a provider of financial information, SIX delivers high-quality reference, pricing, corporate actions, and ESG data and “provides regulatory services and indices to clients around the world.”
The firm is reportedly owned by its users (more than 120 banks) with “a workforce of 4,160 employees and a presence in 19 countries.”
As noted in the update, the Asset Management Association Switzerland is the representative “association of the Swiss asset management industry.”
It aims to strengthen Switzerland’s position as a center for “asset management with high standards of quality, performance, and sustainability.”
To this end, it supports its members in developing the Swiss asset management industry and “adding value for investors over the long term.”
The Asset Management Association Switzerland is an “active member” of the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) and the International Investment Funds Association (IIFA).
Founded in Basel in 1992, the Asset Management Association Switzerland currently has “almost 200 members.”
