February | The assets under custody of Xetra-Gold exceeded the €10 billion mark for the first time. The physical holdings of the ETC, which are deposited in the central vault for German securities in Frankfurt, are currently 209.98 tonnes. |
March | The German benchmark index DAX® has a new, sustainable family member: the DAX® 50 ESG Index. This index takes criteria from the ESG area into account and highlights the 50 top companies regarding their ESG performance, market capitalisation and stock exchange turnover. Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) grant Eurex Clearing a licence as a “foreign financial instruments clearing organization”. This enables Eurex’s central counterparty to offer its clearing services not only in the European Union and the U.S. but also in Japan. |
May | Deutsche Börse and SAP set new standards with cloud usage in compliance with regulatory requirements for the financial services industry. Martin Jetter succeeds Joachim Faber as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Börse AG. Deutsche Börse enters partnership with Chinese data provider Wind to support easier access to European capital market. |
June | The world’s first centrally cleared Bitcoin ETN is launched on Xetra. This provides easier access for investors to the performance of the crypto currency Bitcoin. |
July | Deutsche Börse has launched the online analytics platform A7®. The new platform offers direct access to high-quality market data from the Eurex® and Xetra® trading venues. Clearstream celebrates its 50th anniversary. |
September | Deutsche Börse acquires the majority position in Quantitative Brokers, strengthening its strategic focus on the buy side. |
October | Clearstream creates Fund Centre after completing the acquisition of majority stake in Fondcenter AG from UBS. |
November | Deutsche Börse acquires Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), a leading governance, ESG data and analytics provider. |
December | The European trade repository REGIS-TR celebrates its 10th anniversary. |