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Jens Hachmeister
Managing Director - Issuer Services & New Digital Markets bei Deutsche Börse
Jens Hachmeister is a prominent figure in the financial services industry, particularly in the realm of digital securities and market infrastructure. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board at LuxCSD, a central securities depository in Luxembourg.2
Professional Background
Hachmeister has an extensive career at Deutsche Börse Group, where he has been working since 2000 in various management positions.1 His current role at Deutsche Börse is twofold:
- Group-wide responsibility for New Digital Markets, which includes Deutsche Börse's DLT initiatives and strategy.
- At Clearstream, he is responsible for issuer services, overseeing domestic issuances as German and Luxembourg CSDs with settlement by TARGET2-Securities (T2S) and international issuances as an ICSD.1
Expertise and Focus
Hachmeister is deeply involved in the digitization of financial instruments and the transformation of market infrastructure. He has been a key figure in the development and implementation of innovative platforms such as:
- D7 platform: A digital post-trade platform that aims to provide issuance and processing of digital securities.1
- DLT initiatives: He is involved in preparing for distributed network capabilities and considering enterprise-grade permissioned protocols for blockchain implementation.1
Industry Perspective
Hachmeister believes that trusted third parties will continue to play a crucial role in the financial markets, even with the advent of decentralized technologies. He emphasizes the importance of market integrity, investor protection, and regulatory compliance in the evolving digital landscape.1
Recent Activities
As of 2024, Hachmeister has been actively involved in:
- Promoting LuxCSD's unique setup in Europe, which allows issuers to issue into T2S and the two European ICSDs simultaneously.34
- Participating in ECB trials to explore DLT for wholesale central bank money settlement, representing Clearstream in these innovative initiatives.5
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