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Six Group boss on the City post Brexit, and why Swiss neutrality is ‘not viable’ in wake of Russia

Six CEO Jos Dijsselhof: 'The EU seems to be wanting to protect or even enhance the EU businesses to the disadvantage of third countries like the UK and Switzerland'

‘I think the UK and Switzerland are now in a very similar situation where the EU seems to be wanting to protect or even enhance the EU businesses to the disadvantage of third countries like the UK and Switzerland’
‘I think the UK and Switzerland are now in a very similar situation where the EU seems to be wanting to protect or even enhance the EU businesses to the disadvantage of third countries like the UK and Switzerland’ Photo: Pierre-Philippe Marcou/Getty Images

Six Group is looking to enlarge its presence in London. The operator of both the Swiss and Spanish stock exchanges, the group is eyeing London as a growth market as it seeks to compete with Bloomberg and Refinitiv in the data space and take advantage of opportunities in the wake of Brexit.

Financial News sat down with the company's chief executive, Jos Dijsselhof to discuss how Brexit has impacted the Six Group’s operation in London, the effects of the European legal overhaul called MiFID II and what Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means for Swiss financial services.

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