[Last updated: 1 January 2024, unless otherwise noted]

The SIX Swiss Exchange does not impose any requirements as to presence in Switzerland for listed foreign companies, except for the authorized representative who must submit the listing application. In the recent past, some foreign issuers have opted for moving their corporate domicile to Switzerland and having the newly incorporated entity listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. This triggers minimum requirements as to substance and operations in Switzerland. Furthermore, each issuer will make its own tax considerations, which may have a decisive influence on the extent to which a Swiss presence is established.

Except for the corporate records (that is, the articles of association and the extract from the commercial register) to be submitted to the SIX Exchange Regulation with the application and the other attachments thereto, the company does not need to keep any corporate records in Switzerland.