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Swiss Equity Markets

In: Swiss Finance

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  • Henri B. Meier

    (HBM Sekretariat)

  • John E. Marthinsen

    (Babson College)

  • Pascal A. Gantenbein

    (University of Basel)

  • Samuel S. Weber

Abstract

Since around 1990, the Swiss stock market has faced global competition, deregulation, automation, and enormous growth of structured products and exchange-traded funds. Driven by increased capital mobility, the market has become highly correlated with other well-developed stock markets, reducing diversification benefits for investors. Despite massive market capitalization growth, the stock market has returned more capital to investors than it has raised. During the same period, the number of listed foreign securities decreased. Today, Switzerland exhibits one of the world’s highest stock-market-capitalization-to-GDP ratios, which shows the importance of a well-functioning financial market for the country’s economy. Unlike the impact of the US-subprime mortgage crisis in 2008, the COVID-19 pandemic had no lasting effect on the Swiss stock market.

Suggested Citation

  • Henri B. Meier & John E. Marthinsen & Pascal A. Gantenbein & Samuel S. Weber, 2023. "Swiss Equity Markets," Springer Books, in: Swiss Finance, edition 2, chapter 0, pages 455-499, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-23194-0_9
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-23194-0_9
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