SIX, the financial data and market infrastructure provider, signed a seven-year strategic partnership with Barclays, the global banking group, in order to support the banking institution’s international growth and enabler greater cost efficiencies. Strengthening the relationship, the collaboration will reportedly see Barclays’ business – which spans investment banking, retail banking, wealth management, and corporate services – gain access to the suite of financial data products from SIX.
The collab will also see Barclays contributing to the product strategy and development of data and analytical products, and collaborating to develop various customer solutions.
The update comes amid a transformation for Barclays, with the bank focused on strengthening its core businesses, whilst cutting costs.
The array of financial information services from SIX, including real-time market data, wealth management capabilities, regulatory reporting solutions, and cross asset data coverage, will be “instrumental in supporting Barclays growth and cost management ambitions.”
Meanwhile, Barclays’ presence in key regions such as the US and Asia aligns with the business model from SIX, supporting its plans “to accelerate expansion and strengthen its presence in these markets.”
The partnership also comes after SIX launched two new market data offerings in the first half of 2025 – SIX Fixed Income Data and the Digital Assets Regulatory & Tax Service.
Marion Leslie, Head Financial Information & Executive Board Member, SIX, said that as banks face pressure to curb costs amid an uncertain economic environment, harnessing the financial data will be vita in protecting margins and creating the foundations for sustainable growth.
Georges Lauchard, Global Markets and Wholesale Lending COO at Barclays, added: that SIX has been a partner to Barclays over recent years, and it will continue to be so at this new chapter of the company’s growth.
In another key update from the Swiss stock exchange, it was noted that the range of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) available to investors on the exchange is diversified as SIX onboards Schroders as new product issuer.
Listing the Schroder ETFs ICAV Global Equity Active UCITS ETF USD ACC on SIX Swiss Exchange allows Schroders to take advantage of the distribution network of the Swiss stock exchange to access the Swiss market “with its combination of domestic and international, institutional and private investors.