“A thriving economy without functioning infrastructures? Unthinkable.” The message of this year’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) was clear: the development of infrastructures has changed the world. They are the backbone of a thriving economy. As CEO Theodor Weimer said in his speech, providing a state-of-the art market infrastructure lies at the heart of Deutsche Börse Group’s business and defines our role in both society and economy. And 2023 will be characterised by our ongoing journey to build the future infrastructure of capital markets through digitisation and the advanced use of data. “This year, we are opening a new chapter,” Weimer pointed out as he welcomed the audience.

He then moved on to point out the successful start in 2023: continuous growth, a new strategic partnership with Google Cloud, and the announcement of a friendly takeover offer for SimCorp. With the acquisition the Group will close a gap in its value chain to cover the entire investment management process. Furthermore, 2023 should be an exciting year with the planned combining of Qontigo and ISS, creating a leading provider of high-quality indices and sustainability data. Together with SimCorp, ISS and Qontigo will become a new growth segment for Deutsche Börse Group, renamed Investment Management Solutions. In doing so, the Group is taking a further step from data and analytics to software and services for investment management. These announcements reveal the direction of our new strategy “Horizon 2026” that will be introduced later this year. 

Have a look at the personal video statement by Martin Jetter, Chairman of the Supervisory Board,  summarising the Annual General Meeting: