Leading Swiss online trading and banking firm Swissquote (SWX:SQN) has announced that its shareholders have voted in favour of all motions at the company’s General Meeting 2025, including the appointment of a new Director.

At today’s ordinary General Meeting of Swissquote Group Holding Ltd, the shareholders voted in favour of all motions proposed by the Board of Directors. In particular, the shareholders approved:

• the distribution of a dividend of CHF 6.00. This will be paid out on 14 May 2025;
• the election of Hans-Rudolf Köng as a new Board member. Hans-Rudolf Köng spent 21 years with PostFinance, one of Switzerland’s leading retail financial institutions, serving as PostFinance CEO from 2012-2024.
• the re-election of the current Board members, i.e. Markus Dennler (Chairman), Jean-Christophe Pernollet, Monica Dell’Anna, Michael Ploog, Paolo Buzzi, Demetra Kalogerou and Esther Finidori. Monica Dell’Anna, Paolo Buzzi and Hans-Rudolf Kéng were elected respectively re- elected as members of the Remuneration Committee;
• Swissquote’s Sustainability Report for 2024, which serves as the report on non-financial matters in accordance with the Swiss Code of Obligations;
• the amendment of the Articles of Association relating to the renewal of the capital band.

Markus Dennler, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Swissquote said,

“2024 has been the best year in Swissquote’s history, with record highs in both operating income and profit. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to express our gratitude to our shareholders for their trust in us, and to our employees for their exceptional dedication.”

Swissquote — The Swiss Leader in Digital Banking

Swissquote is Switzerland’s market leader in digital 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 at the end of December 2024, Swissquote held over CHF 76 billion in assets for more than 650,000 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.