Gland, Switzerland based online banking and trading company Swissquote (SWX:SQN) has announced that at today’s ordinary General Meeting, its shareholders voted in favour of all motions proposed by the company’s Board of Directors.
In particular, the shareholders approved:
- the distribution of a dividend of CHF 4.30. This will be paid out on 16 May 2024;
- the re-election of all current Board members, i.e. Markus Dennler (Chairman), Jean-Christophe Pernollet, Beat Oberlin, Monica Dell’Anna, Michael Ploog, Paolo Buzzi, Demetra Kalogerou and Esther Finidori. Beat Oberlin, Monica Dell’Anna and Paolo Buzzi were also re-elected as members of the Remuneration Committee;
- Swissquote’s Sustainability Report for 2023, which serves as the report on non-financial matters that is newly required by the Swiss Code of Obligations.
Markus Dennler, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swissquote said:
“We look back on a successful year, with net income, pre-tax profit and client assets all reaching record levels. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to thank our shareholders for the confidence they have placed in us and our employees for their outstanding commitment.”
Swissquote – The Swiss Leader in Online Banking
Swissquote is Switzerland’s market leader in online banking. Over three million financial products can be traded on its innovative platforms. Swissquote’s core competencies include global stock market trading, the trading and custody of crypto assets, Forex trading as well as savings and investment solutions. In addition, Swissquote is active in the payment card and mortgage markets. As of 31 December 2023, Swissquote held over CHF 58 billion in assets on more than 570,000 private and institutional accounts. In addition to its headquarters in Gland, Switzerland, Swissquote has offices in Zurich, Luxembourg, London, Malta, Bucharest, Cyprus, Dubai, Cape Town, Singapore and Hong Kong. Swissquote holds banking licences both in Switzerland (FINMA) and Luxembourg (CSSF). Its parent company, Swissquote Group Holding Ltd, is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (symbol: SQN). The Swissquote Group and PostFinance each own 50% of the fintech app Yuh.
