OREANDA-NEWS. SLS, the SIX Swiss Exchange Liquidnet Service, is a long-standing partnership of SIX Swiss Exchange with Liquidnet. Sellside firms providing block-size orders also add to the diversity of this unique pool of liquidity. Alongside Liquidnet, SLS offers access to genuine block liquidity with unrivalled average execution size providing maximum price improvement and minimal market impact.

With its connection to SLS, Pictet joins a community of over 780 buy-side institutions actively trading more than 3'800 large-, mid- and small-cap stocks across Switzerland as well as Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

Headquartered in Geneva, Pictet ranks among Switzerland's leading private banks and is one of the premier independent asset managers in Europe. Philippe Givel (EVP, Global Head of Sales at Pictet), comments: "We have seen growing demand for trading block liquidity and are happy to offer our existing and new clients direct access to SLS."

SIX Swiss Exchange is the leading independent exchange in Europe. We offer outstanding liquidity in trading of Swiss securities and connect companies from around the world with international investors and trading participants. Our website provides more information about SLS and the benefits of becoming a participant on SIX Swiss Exchange.