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Austrian Securities Ownership Reaches New Heights
A recent survey reveals a significant increase in the number of Austrians investing in securities, highlighting a shift towards private pension planning amid economic challenges.
April 9, 2025
Vienna Stock Exchange Reviews 2024 with Record-Breaking Developments and Strategic Initiatives
The year 2024 will go down in the history of the Vienna Stock Exchange as a year of upswing and trend-setting developments. After a rather subdued previous year, the Austrian capital market recorded impressive growth figures in several areas. Particularly noteworthy are the significant increase in share turnover, a new record for bond listings, and the implementation of strategic measures to further strengthen the Vienna Stock Exchange as an important financial center in Europe.
March 11, 2025
Austrian Leading Index Exceeds 10,000 Points for the First Time
The ATX Total Return, Austria’s leading index, reached a historic high, surpassing the 10,000-point mark for the first time and closing at 10,100.07 points.
March 10, 2025
Vienna Stock Exchange Reaches New All-Time High in First Half of 2024
The Vienna Stock Exchange recorded a remarkable upward trend in the first half of 2024, taking the ATX Total Return (including dividends) to a new all-time high. The leading national index surpassed its previous high of February 9, 2022 (8,251.98 points) several times and reached its most recent record of 8,566.58 points on May 21, 2024.
July 4, 2024
Vienna Stock Exchange Experiences First Record Quarter Despite Global Uncertainties
The Vienna Stock Exchange closed the first quarter of 2024 with a remarkable increase in bond listings, although the economic environment continues to be characterized by high-interest rates, the ongoing war in Ukraine and the Middle East, and high inflation. Despite these challenges, the exchange recorded a record 3,000 new listings, the best start to a year in its history.
April 14, 2024
Vienna Stock Exchange Overcomes Challenges in 2023 with Record Bond Listings
The Vienna Stock Exchange experienced a challenging year in 2023, characterized by high interest rates, persistent inflation and geopolitical tensions affecting the European equity markets. Despite these unfavorable conditions, which impacted trading activity, the exchange achieved a record year for bond listings.
January 8, 2024
Vienna Stock Exchange Reports High Profits for Third-Year Running
Vienna's stock exchange, Wiener Börse AG, has announced high profits for the third year in a row, despite the turbulent economic environment of 2022. Vienna's stock exchange plans to continue its focus on consistent market modeling and alignment with international standards and is calling on the government to act to take advantage of the capital market's potential as a powerful lever.
May 10, 2023
Vienna Stock Exchange Prize 2022 Back on Stage Again
This year, for the first time, the Vienna Stock Exchange Award went to the Styrian printed circuit board manufacturer AT&S. Second and third place went to the oil and gas group OMV and the building materials manufacturer Wienerberger. The prize was awarded for the 15th time.
June 15, 2022
The 250th Anniversary of the Vienna Stock Exchange
The Vienna Stock Exchange recently celebrated its 250th anniversary since it was founded by Maria Theresa. Minister of Finance Gernot Blümel congratulated the stock exchange on its anniversary and advocated for the implementation of a government program and retention periods to incentivize Austrians to invest in the domestic economy. Minister Blümel and Vienna Stock Exchange CEO Christoph Boschan both advocated for educating the public on financial topics. Read more about the Vienna Stock Exchange and what the pair said on its anniversary.
September 14, 2021
Vienna Stock Exchange: Herrmann Joins Boschan and Koblic on the Management Board
The Vienna Stock Exchange (Wiener Börse AG) has announced that its Supervisory Board has decided to appoint Andrea Herrmann as a third member of the Management Board (CFO).
February 4, 2021
Buy Local - Invest Global: How to Invest Your Money on the Vienna Stock Exchange
Expats in Austria now have access to over 680 internationally sought-after securities from 26 countries at local conditions.
October 25, 2019
Vienna Stock Exchange - More US Stocks on Offer
The global market segment of the Vienna Stock Exchange will be expanded with listings of primarily US companies but also stocks from Europe.
April 26, 2019
Vienna Stock Exchange: High Dependence on UK Traders
In 2018, around 60% of the equity turnover on the Vienna Stock Exchange came from UK trading participants. Hence equity turnover declined by 16.3% compared to the previous year. The most active stocks were Erste Group, OMV and Voestalpine. The SME segment "direct market plus" started with 8 companies, including 4 new listings.
April 3, 2019
Vienna Stock Exchange - New Start for the Third Market with 8 SME Quotations
As already announced by Vindobona.org in conjunction with the corresponding amendment to the Austrian Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz), the VSE Vienna Stock Exchange is now offering two additional and easier options (direct market, direct market plus) for an initial public offering for SMEs as part of the new Third Market.
January 20, 2019
Facilitated Stock Exchange Access for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises at the VSE
As a result of an amendment to the Austrian Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz), as of 21 January 2019 it will again be possible for small and medium-sized enterprises and growth companies registered in Austria in the legal form of a stock corporation (AG) with small free float to gain access to the Vienna Stock Exchange via the newly created market segments "direct market plus" and "direct market".
October 19, 2018
Austria's Capital Market for SMEs on the Brink of a Renaissance
Finance Minister Hartwig Löger plans to revive the Austrian capital market for SMEs by making trading of bearer shares of Austrian companies on the Third Market possible again.
April 11, 2018
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