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  • Vanguard lists ETFs

    10/03/2016 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    Vanguard lists ETFs

    Vanguard sounds gong for new ETFs listings in Amsterdam

    Vanguard expands its low-cost Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) range in the Netherlands with the listing of four low-cost fixed income ETFs on Euronext Amsterdam. Cees Bezuijen, Senior Institutional Sales Executive Netherlands, sounds the gong.

    Wim van Zwol, Head of Institutional Sales Northern Europe: “Our business in the Netherlands is gaining momentum as Dutch investors increasingly value the low costs, liquidity and transparency of ETFs. This launch complements our existing range of index mutual funds and ETFs, enabling investors to build a broadly diversified fixed income and equity portfolio at a low-cost.”

    Vanguard Asset Management, Limited is authorized and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Vanguard Group Inc., a leading provider of high-value investment services, whose mission is to help clients achieve their goals by being one of the world’s highest value providers of investment products and services. Since establishing the first indexed mutual fund in the U.S. in 1976, The Vanguard Group Inc., has grown into one of the world’s largest and most respected investment management companies.

    For more information:  www.vanguard.co.uk

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    10/03/2016 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • Wolters Kluwer annual report

    09/03/2016 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    Wolters Kluwer annual report

    Wolters Kluwer presents annual report and sustainability report

    Wolters Kluwer (ticker symbol: WKL) visits the Amsterdam exchange for the announcement of the publication of the 2015 edition of their annual report and the sustainability report. Nancy McKinstry, CEO, opens trading by sounding the gong.

    Wolters Kluwer, founded in 1836, is a global leader in professional information services and solutions for professionals in the health, tax and accounting, risk and compliance, finance and legal sectors. We help our customers make critical decisions every day by providing expert solutions that combine deep domain knowledge with specialized technology and services.

    For more information: www.wolterskluwer.com

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    09/03/2016 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • International Women’s Day

    08/03/2016 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    International Women’s Day

    WOMEN Inc. sounds gong on International Women’s Day

    WOMEN Inc. opens trading on International Women’s Day at the Amsterdam exchange on the occasion of the investment in gender-specific health care made by the Ministry of Health. Jannet Vaessen, director WOMEN Inc., sounds the gong.

    Minister Edith Schippers invests 12 million Euros in research on women’s health over the next few years. This was announced by Director General of Public Health, Angelique Berg at a meeting of WOMEN Inc. on gender-specific health care.

    The money will be invested in a multi-year National Knowledge Program on Gender and Health. Jannet Vaessen, Director WOMEN Inc.: ‘’We are very proud and excited about the good news of Minister Schippers about this investment in a National Knowledge Program on Gender and Health. We see it as a recognition of the longstanding commitment of the Gender & Health Alliance.’’

    WOMEN Inc. is an agenda-network for women who want to strengthen themselves and one another. WOMEN Inc. calls for a tailored health care. This is necessary because health care is now based largely on the male body. Custom tailored health care contributes to the quality and thereby provides costs savings. WOMEN Inc. founded  the Gender & Health Alliance in 2011, a collaboration of medical specialists, general practitioners, psychologist, professors and policy makers to jointly recognize and acknowledge the importance of gender sensitivity in order to improve the quality of physical and mental health.

    For more information: www.womeninc.nl

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    08/03/2016 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • Stichting DOEN and New Venture

    07/03/2016 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    Stichting DOEN and New Venture

    Stichting DOEN and New Venture open trading

    Stichting DOEN, in cooperation with New Venture, launched the DOEN Energie[s]topper, a national competition for entrepreneurs with innovative energy saving solutions. Stichting DOEN and New Venture open trading together with the finalists.

    Five finalists were selected from more than 100 participants, the winner will be awarded 100.000 euro in order to further develop their product or service. 

    SpeedComfort and Nerdalize have creative solutions involving radiators and computer servers to heat houses. Senergine creates comfortable indoor climates using a technical innovation that converts sound into heat. PowerWindow aims to make the glass surface of our built environment smarter by integrating energy generation and saving solutions into glass windows. To conclude, EnergyParty introduces a variation of the well-known Tupperware party to encourage homeowners to save energy in a playful manner.

    For more information: www.doenenergiestopper.nl

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    07/03/2016 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • Lymph&Co Hollandse 100

    04/03/2016 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    Lymph&Co Hollandse 100

    Lymph&Co sounds gong for De Hollandse 100

    On Sunday March 6 2016 is the second edition of De Hollandse 100. A winter duathlon with two sports the Dutch grew up with: skating and cycling. For this occasion a delegation of organizer Lymph & Co. opens trading at Beursplein 5.

    The Lymph & Co fund is a fund that supports research to improve the treatment of lymphoma. Lymph & Co believes in innovation as a solution to the current challenges in the field of health. The key to this is excellence: the best ideas from the best researchers provide the best solutions for people and society.

    For more information: www.dehollandse100.nl

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    04/03/2016 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • Heineken Club Quadrathlon

    03/03/2016 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    Heineken Club Quadrathlon

    Opening trading for Heineken Roeivierkamp

    On March 12 and 13 the Heineken Roeivierkamp will be held for the 44th time in Amsterdam. The river Amstel is the setting for the official opening of the Dutch rowing season. Trading will be opened by Student Rowing Club Nereus.

    In 1973 it started as a game for a few teams and has since become an international regatta with more than 3.5 thousand participants. The Heineken Roeivierkamp is organized by Amsterdam Student Rowing Club Nereus for 44 years and is sponsored by the Euronext Amsterdam listed Heineken (ticker symbol: HEIA).

    The official FISA event traditionally marks the opening of the Dutch rowing season. The Roeivierkamp features a unique route of the river Amstel and is close to the historic center of Amsterdam. Crews row four distances: 250 meters, 750 meters, 2500 meters and 5000 meters.

    For more information: www.nereus.nl/heineken

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    03/03/2016 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • WarChild

    02/03/2016 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    WarChild

    WarChild visits Beursplein 5 for Move Forward project

    WarChild visits Beursplein 5 and sounds the gong to draw attention to their new ‘Move Forward’ project for refugee children in the Netherlands.

    The social-emotional needs of refugee children in the Netherlands are easily overlooked. Refugee children have a great need for structure, stability, regularity and relaxation, so they can be a child again. WarChild, UNICEF and Save the Children Netherlands therefore combined their years of global expertise and developed a program for refugee children in the Netherlands. The joint project ‘Move Forward’ provides refugee children activities such as sports, games and dance. They can relax, process their bad experiences and be a child and feel safe again.

    For more information: www.warchild.nl/help

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    02/03/2016 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • Bikkels

    01/03/2016 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    Bikkels

    NSGK and Bart de Graaff Foundation sound gong for the Bikkels

    The trading day is opened by sounding the gong by the Bart de Graaff Foundation alongside with NSGK, the Dutch Foundation for Disabled Children.

    The Bart de Graaff Foundation receives a contribution of 33,250 euros from the NSGK. This is symbolically handed over at Beursplein 5 in the form of a check. The contribution is intended for the Bikkels at the Bart de Graaff Foundation. These Bikkels are young people with a life-determining physical limitation, they receive a year of intense support in getting their own business set up. Aegon, as a listed company and partner of the Bart de Graaff Foundation, is present at the gong ceremony and the presentation of the check.

    For more information: www.bartfoundation.nl

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    01/03/2016 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • Sport Club Only Friends

    29/02/2016 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    Sport Club Only Friends

    Sport Club Only Friends sounds gong with ABN AMRO

    Only Friends sport club, for children and young people with disabilities, opens trading with supporter ABN AMRO (ticker symbol: ABN).

    Only Friends was founded by Dennis Gebbink sixteen years ago. He started playing football with eight boys and in sixteen years the club has grown to more than 600 children and 24 sports. 150 volunteers and 50 interns make the sports possible for the children. Meanwhile, for elderly people with disabilities sports are available (Older Friends), there is a successful obesity program (Friends in Shape), children are taken care of after school (Friends at Home) and coming soon is Friends at Work (work for young people with disabilities in our own sports).

    For more information: www.onlyfriends.nl

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    29/02/2016 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • Deloitte High Tech Competence Center

    25/02/2016 - 17:10PM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    Deloitte High Tech Competence Center

    Deloitte High Tech Competence Center celebrates first anniversary

    In 2015 Deloitte Consulting in the Netherlands launched their High Tech Competence Centre (HTCC) located in the city of Eindhoven. To celebrate their first anniversary they sound the gong at Beursplein 5.

    The southern region of the Netherlands has a particularly strong High Tech ecosystem that is home to organizations such as ASML, NXP, DSM and Philips HealthTech. Deloitte HTCC provides a wide range of solutions for specific challenges in the High Tech ecosystem related to, for example, innovation, business transformation, mergers, acquisition as well as the current high demand for technical talent.

    Based on tech industry experience of Deloitte in Silicon Valley and Deloitte Japan, the Deloitte HTCC has carried out a wide range of projects. In close cooperation with the leading companies, public sector organizations, startups, and universities, which all have their unique roles in High Tech, their aim is to further build and strengthen the ecosystem and increase the impact it has on the economy and society.

    For more information: www.deloitte.com

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    25/02/2016 - 17:10PM CETAmsterdam
  • DNB Whistleblowing Desk

    25/02/2016 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    DNB Whistleblowing Desk

    DNB sounds gong for Whistleblowing Desk

    Willemieke van Gorkum, Division Director of De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), sounds the gong to open trading. She will use the occasion to draw attention to the Whistleblowing Desk, which DNB recently launched for professionals in the financial sector.

    Their Desk provides another channel to prevent or halt irregularities in the financial sector. Professionals working in the financial sector, as well as consultants and legal service providers, may notice serious breaches of laws and regulations at a financial institution. Examples include fraud, corruption, conflicts of interests, money laundering and terrorist financing.

    This type of crime is often highly secretive, and therefore difficult to trace. The Whistleblowing Desk will make it easier for those working in the sector to notify us of any potential problems. Their Desk will handle your report if you are unable to report any wrongdoing directly to the institution concerned.

    For more information: www.dnb.nl

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    25/02/2016 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • Easy Virtue at Van Gogh Museum

    24/02/2016 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    Easy Virtue at Van Gogh Museum

    Van Gogh Museum opens trading for new exhibition

    Last week the exhibition Easy Virtue at the Van Gogh Museum opened to the public. Adriaan Dönszelmann, business director, opens trading by sounding the gong.

    On the occasion of the exhibition sponsor Heineken (ticker symbol: HEIA) launched limited edition beer bottles bearing impressions of one of the most iconic works by Van Gogh, Sunflowers. The exhibition Easy Virtue is about Paris in the late 19th century, the same period that Heineken received their second gold medal at the World Fair (held in Paris, 1889). An important role in this period was played by the famous nightclub, The Folies-Bergère. Popular with many artists of the period and also the first nightclub in Paris where Heineken was served.

    For more information: www.vangoghmuseum.nl

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    24/02/2016 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • ‘Best landlord 2016’ award

    23/02/2016 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    ‘Best landlord 2016’ award

    HNK celebrates ‘Best landlord 2016’ award by sounding the gong

    HNK – ‘The New Office’ – has been granted with ‘The best office landlord 2016’ award by the National Business Award (NBSA) Institute. NSI (ticker symbol: NSI) celebrates this by sounding the gong to open the trading day at Euronext Amsterdam.

    According to the Nomination Committee, HNK has developed into a leading company, with a very strong positioning and a sound reputation. Innovation is the key word at HNK, as shown by the continuous efforts to improve its products and services to optimally serve the needs and wishes of its customers,' says the NBSA.

    HNK stands for The New Office (‘Het Nieuwe Kantoor’), and is the concept of listed company NSI to anticipate the growing demand for flexible full service housing concepts in the office market. HNK is a (net) work location for Flex workers, start-ups, established companies and multinationals. The concept fits in with the desire of companies that would like to rent, work and meet efficiently. The user hires exactly the space and services he needs for the duration that fits its business plan. A HNK is characterized by stylish interior, a social heart, flexible workstations, Managed offices (serviced offices), tailored offices and meeting facilities.

    For more information: www.nsi.nl

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    23/02/2016 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • Metropole Orkest wins Grammy

    22/02/2016 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    Metropole Orkest wins Grammy

    Metropole Orkest sounds gong after winning Grammy

    The album ‘Sylva’, created by Snarky Puppy and the Metropole Orkest has been awarded a Grammy in the category ‘Best Contemporary Instrumental Album’. This is the 2nd Grammy for Snarky Puppy and the 3rd Grammy for the Metropole Orkest. Chief conductor of the Metropole Orkest and co-creator of this album, Jules Buckley, gives this Grammy a special British touch. For this occasion they sound the gong at Beursplein 5.

     ‘Sylva’ was recorded in Dordrecht  in April 2014. The recording was mainly crowd funded by the audience.

    Since its foundation in 1945 the Metropole Orkest has touched millions of hearts and has been distinguished with several awards, among which are an Oscar and multiple Grammy Awards. Renowned for its wide-ranging repertoire, the Metropole Orkest performs anything from pop and jazz to chansons, world music and film-scores.

    For more information: www.mo.nl

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    22/02/2016 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • Catwalk at Rijksmuseum

    19/02/2016 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    Catwalk at Rijksmuseum

    Rijksmuseum opens trading for Catwalk. Fashion at the Rijksmuseum

    For the first time the Rijksmuseum presents a large selection of its diverse fashion collection in an exhibition designed by world-renowned Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf. Bianca du Mortier, conservator costume, sounds the gong to open trading on this occasion.

    From February 20 through May 16 2016, six galleries of the Philips Wing will be dedicated to fashion of the Dutch from 1625 to 1960. Starting with garments worn by members of the Frisian branch of the house of Nassau in the Golden Age, the exhibits will feature vibrantly colored French silk gowns and luxurious velvet gentlemen’s suits of the eighteenth century, classically-inspired Empire dresses and bustles of the Fin de Siècleculminating in twentieth-century French haute couture by Dior and Yves Saint Laurent.

    The exhibition is being designed by world-renowned Dutch photographer Erwin Olaf. Catwalk is enabled with the support of the Haute Couture Fund/Rijksmuseum Fund, the Jessy & Betty Blumenthal Fund/Rijksmuseum Fund and ING.

    For more information: www.rijksmuseum.nl

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    19/02/2016 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • Princess Maxima Center

    18/02/2016 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    Princess Maxima Center

    Princess Maxima Center visits Beursplein 5

    The first pole of the Princess Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology in Utrecht was beaten. To celebrate this they sounds the gong at Beursplein 5.

    More than 400 attendees saw how a group of children together with Minister Schippers put the first pole at the right place at the site. Striking this first pole is a very important moment for promoters, the parents of children with cancer united in the Association of Parents, Children and Cancer (in Dutch: VOKK) and pediatric oncologists united in the Foundation Children's Oncology Netherlands (in Dutch: SKION). They see, after years of preparation, their wish fulfilled: concentration of pediatric oncology in the Netherlands.

    The new building will be ready at the end of 2017, after which the Princess Maxima Center opens its doors for all children with cancer in the Netherlands beginning 2018. A first section was started in 2014 within the walls of the Wilhelmina Children's Hospital (in Dutch: WKz). In this hospital children with solid tumors from all over the Netherlands are already being treated and children with all forms of cancer from the region of Utrecht. Also the research department has already started in Utrecht.

    For more information: www.prinsesmaximacentrum.nl

    18/02/2016 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • Bert Douwes Award winnaar

    17/02/2016 - 17:35PM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    Bert Douwes Award winnaar

    Bert Douwes Award winnaar bezoekt Beursplein 5

    Justin Blekemolen, winnaar van de Bert Douwes Award 2015, luidt de gong en sluit daarmee de handelsdag op Beursplein 5. Justin won deze scriptieprijs van de Hogeschool van Amsterdam met een paper over het verschil tussen beleggingsadviezen op basis van technische dan wel fundamentele analyse.

    De Hogeschool van Amsterdam biedt studenten uit het hele land via de Minor Beleggen de mogelijkheid zich gedurende een halfjaar te verdiepen in alle aspecten die met de financiële markten en beleggen samenhangen. Ter afsluiting schrijft elke deelnemende student een scriptie over een actueel financieel onderwerp. De beste scriptie wordt beloond met de Award. De prijs is vernoemd naar de in 2007 overleden Bert Douwes, docent aan de Hogeschool van Amsterdam en grondlegger van de Minor.

    De Bert Douwes Award wordt mede mogelijk gemaakt door Euronext Amsterdam en Stichting Capital Amsterdam.

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    17/02/2016 - 17:35PM CETAmsterdam
  • KPN and Fairphone open trading

    17/02/2016 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    KPN and Fairphone open trading

    The Euronext Amsterdam listed KPN (ticker symbol: KPN) opens trading with Fairphone. Tessa Wernink, Co-founder and CCO Fairphone, sounds the gong.

    KPN started the presale of the new Fairphone and is the first provider in the Netherlands that provides this durable device to consumers. The Fairphone is a fair and sustainable smartphone. That is, in the entire process and realization, social and environmental conditions have been taken into account.

    Sustainability is an important part of the strategy of KPN. Therefore, KPN supports the initiators of the development of the Fairphone since 2011. The first Fairphone saw the light in 2013and KPN started selling it in early 2014.

    For more information: www.kpn.com

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    17/02/2016 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam