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  • 65th anniversary Intertrust

    23/02/2017 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    65th anniversary Intertrust

    Intertrust celebrates 65th anniversary by sounding the gong

    Intertrust is celebrating its 65th anniversary as the world’s leading provider of high-value trust, fund and corporate services. On this occasion they visit the Amsterdam exchange of Euronext and sound the gong to open trading.

    Intertrust N.V., listed on Euronext Amsterdam Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: INTER) was founded in 1952 by merchant bank Pierson, Heldring & Pierson. Over the past 65 years, Intertrust has built a reputation of excellence thanks to its quality services, stringent compliance standards, strong commitment to building long-term relationships and its global approach. Key to Intertrust’s success, however, are its people.

    Intertrust has 41 offices in 30 jurisdictions across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle-East and has more than 2,500 professionals supporting its blue chip client base.

    For more information: www.intertrustgroup.com

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    23/02/2017 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • Bert Douwes Award

    22/02/2017 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    Bert Douwes Award

    Bert Douwes Award winner visits Beursplein 5

    Kelly Berkelaar, winner of the Bert Douwes Award 2016, sounds the gong to open trading at the Amsterdam exchange of Euronext at Beursplein 5. Kelly won this thesis prize at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences with her paper on the benefits of participating in new IPOs by investors. By winning, she became the first person to win this award as a student of the part-time variant of the Minor Investing.  De Bert Douwes Award is sponsored by Euronext Amsterdam and Stichting Capital Amsterdam.

    The Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences’ minor programme in Investment, offers students the opportunity to spend six months studying all aspects of the financial markets and investment. At the end of this period participating students write a thesis on a current financial subject. The best thesis is presented with the award. The prize is named after Bert Douwes, a teacher at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences and founder of the minor, who passed away in 2007.

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    22/02/2017 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • Bright Minds Challenge

    21/02/2017 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    Bright Minds Challenge

    DSM sounds gong for Bright Minds Challenge

    DSM (ticker symbol: DSM) opens the market trading at Beursplein 5 and sounds the gong for the public voting rounds of the Bright Minds Challenge. DSM, together with a group of companies worldwide, initiated the Bright Minds Challenge to help the development and acceleration of 100% renewable energy innovations, especially solar energy and energy storage.

    The companies and organizations behind the #BrightMindsChallenge are committed to 100% renewable energy and all take the lead in the transition to a low carbon economy. The challenge is designed for scientists with smart solutions around the world who to face and overcome the barriers they come across in the scaling up of their ideas. Anyone who has a relevant solution for renewable energy - specifically focused on solar energy and storage of renewable energy - has been able to contribute ideas. Forty ideas have been sent in from around the world.

    Royal DSM is a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials. By connecting its unique competences in life sciences and materials sciences DSM is driving economic prosperity, environmental progress and social advances to create sustainable value for all stakeholders simultaneously. DSM delivers innovative solutions that nourish, protect and improve performance in global markets such as food and dietary supplements, personal care, feed, medical devices, automotive, paints, electrical and electronics, life protection, alternative energy and bio-based materials.

    For more information: www.dsm.com

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    21/02/2017 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • Global Investment Challenge

    20/02/2017 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    Global Investment Challenge

    Winners Global Investment Challenge visit Amsterdam exchange

    The winners of the Global Investment Challenge visit the Amsterdam exchange of Euronext and open trading by sounding the gong. The Global Investment Challenge is a competition organised by the Portuguese Expresso Newspaper and SDG-Simuladores a Modelos de Gestão SA, and is supported by Euronext Lisbon.

    The competition allows participants to manage an online Investment Portfolio. More than 30.000 participants have competed in the last five editions. The Global Investment Challenge won the award for “Best Capital Market Promotion Event” in 2013, issued by Euronext Lisbon.

    The Global Investment Challenge is sponsored by the main banks in Portugal and contributes to the knowledge of Investment and Management of portfolios of financial products. The participants are 60% executives and professionals and 40% students.

    20/02/2017 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • TomTom wins Automotive Award

    17/02/2017 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    TomTom wins Automotive Award

    TomTom celeberates Automotive Innovation Award at Amsterdam exchange

    TomTom (ticker symbol: TOM2) celebrates its success in winning an Automotive Innovation Award by opening trading at the Amsterdam exchange with the traditional gong ceremony.

    TomTom’s On-Street Parking service was recently announced as the winner of an Automotive Innovation Award at the AIA awards ceremony. The service is designed for drivers on the hunt for that hard-to-find parking spot and is available as a service to TomTom’s automotive and licensing customers, and complements the company’s existing Off-Street Parking service.

    Every two years, the AIA Foundation judges companies involved in the automotive sector, and looks at their most innovative technology, services and concepts, selecting just nine finalists based on innovative value, impact on mobility, economic efficiency and applicability.

    More information: www.tomtom.com

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    17/02/2017 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • Aperam lists in Brussels

    16/02/2017 - 13:47PM CET  |  Brussels

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    Aperam lists in Brussels

    Euronext Brussels welcomes Aperam on its markets

    Euronext Brussels welcomed Aperam on its markets with an opening bell ceremony. In his speech, Aperam’s CEO Timoteo Di Maulo highlighted the vital importance of the steel industry as well as the company’s long tradition in Belgium. Aperam believes that the admission to trading on Euronext Brussels will help to increase its visibility, reputation, brand and employer-branding awareness in the market.

    Aperam is a global player in stainless, electrical and specialty steel, with customers in over 40 countries. Belgium represents the heart of Aperam’s upstream industrial facilities in Europe and is strategically well located with close proximity to its main European suppliers and customers.

    16/02/2017 - 13:47PM CETBrussels
  • Morningstar Fund Awards

    16/02/2017 - 9:15AM CET  |  Brussels

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    Morningstar Fund Awards

    Euronext congratulates the winners of the Morningstar Awards Belgium 2017, which are designed to help investors identify the best funds and fund managers. The 2016 best fund houses are Fidelity International and T. Rowe Price (which won two awards!). In the fund categories, the winners are DPAM Invest B Equities Belgium, JPM Europe Strategic Growth Fund, Robeco BP Global Premium Equities, BlueBay Investment Grade Euro Aggregate Bond, NN (L) Patrimonial Aggressive.

    More information on www.morningstar.be

    16/02/2017 - 9:15AM CETBrussels
  • Hof Hoorneman Global Fund

    16/02/2017 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    Hof Hoorneman Global Fund

    Sounding of the gong for Hof Hoorneman Global Fund

    Jaco Aardoom, Managing Director, sounds the gong on the occasion of the recent launch of the Hof Hoorneman Global Fund. Hof Hoorneman Bankiers already has eight highly unique listed investment funds. A ninth fund was recently added; the Hof Hoorneman Global Fund.

    The new fund is a fund that invests in the best companies worldwide. The fund manager makes active choices and invests in up to 50 companies. Here he focuses on those stocks that offer the best upside potential.

    Hof Hoorneman Bankiers is the only independent bank in the Netherlands that invests using a unique ‘value’ style. Worldwide, mainly undervalued small and mid-caps. In the portfolio of the new Global Fund, Hof Hoorneman expands its focus to multinationals, but only those with a strong balance sheet, good cashflows, a consistent policy with a long term focus and a strong market.

    For more information: www.hofhoorneman.nl

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    16/02/2017 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • IPO Inventiva

    15/02/2017 - 10:42AM CET  |  Paris

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    IPO Inventiva

    Listing of Inventiva on Euronext

    Frédéric Cren, Chairman and CEO and Co-Founder of Inventiva, opens the trading day in Paris.

    Inventiva specializes in the research and development of therapeutic products for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, cancer, autoimmune diseases and fibrosis.
    At the end of 2015, the company has a portfolio of five products, including 3 in pre-clinical development phase and 2 in clinical development.

    15/02/2017 - 10:42AM CETParis
  • Besi - Best Performer AMX

    15/02/2017 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    Besi - Best Performer AMX

    Besi opens trading as Best Performer AMX 2016

    Euronext Amsterdam recently awarded the best performing listed companies, ETF and Fund at Euronext Amsterdam in 2016. BE Semiconductor Industries (ticker symbol: BESI) was awarded Best Performer AMX 2016, on this occasion they visit the Amsterdam exchange and open trading.

    Since the IPO in 1995 Besi has successfully completed several capital market transactions listed on Euronext. Besi is honoured by this Best Performer AMX 2016 award.

    Maurice van Tilburg, CEO at Euronext Amsterdam and Joost Kromhout, Head of Listings at Euronext Amsterdam, had the pleasure to congratulate ArcelorMittal, Besi, Ordina, iShares and Optimix Vermogensbeheer with their awards.

    For more information: www.euronext.com

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    15/02/2017 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • 10th anniversary Ascencio

    14/02/2017 - 10:25AM CET  |  Brussels

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    10th anniversary Ascencio

    10th listing anniversary Ascencio

    Ascencio was a guest at Euronext Brussels to celebrate the 10th listing anniversary of this Public Regulated Real Estate Company (public SIR). To mark the occasion, Marc Brisack, General Manager of Ascencio, rang the opening bell in the presence of partners and teams of specialist in commercial premises situated on urban peripheries.

     

    14/02/2017 - 10:25AM CETBrussels
  • Nationale-Nederlanden Gappie

    14/02/2017 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    Nationale-Nederlanden Gappie

    Nationale-Nederlanden sounds gong for Gappie

    Nationale-Nederlanden sounds the gong to introduce Gappie, the first app in the Netherlands where you can take out a temporary car insurance, if you’ve borrowed a car from family or friends. During the journey they car is insured and in the case of any damage, Gappie handles the costs and any other discomfort.

    Sharing cars is getting more popular. The most common form of car sharing is informal, borrowing from friends or family. That happens in good faith, but if something happens it can cause awkward situations. In addition to the financial implications, the owner needs to get started with the repair and insurance, and he loses his claim free years. Taking out an insurance via the free app Gappie of Nationale-Nederlanden prevents this. Gappie is developed by Sparklab, the innovationlab of the Damage & Income Business unit of Nationale-Nederlanden.

    Nationale-Nederlanden is a financial services provider with over 5 million residential and business customers in the Netherlands. Nationale-Nederlanden has been active on the Dutch market and offers insurance, pensions and banking products for 170 years. It is part of NN Group (ticker symbol: NN), an international insurance and asset management company, and is listed on Euronext Amsterdam.

    For more information: www.nn.nl

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    14/02/2017 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • Kempen & Co Structured Products

    13/02/2017 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    Kempen & Co Structured Products

    Kempen & Co sounds gong for Structured Products

    Kempen & Co – Structured Products opens trading at Euronext Amsterdam. Recently the company received two SRP Structured Products & Derivatives Awards: One ‘Regional awards - The Netherlands’ for ‘Best Distributor’ and an award in the category of ‘Best Performance’.  The gong is sounded by Laurent Guntenaar, Director Structured Investments Distribution, while accompanied by colleagues.

    Kempen & Co is a merchant bank providing financial services in securities broking. The Structured Products team develops tailor-made products, based on our niche specializations: Benelux shares, European listed real estate companies and European life sciences companies.

    For more information: www.kempenmarkets.nl

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    13/02/2017 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • a.s.r. school challenge 2017

    10/02/2017 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    a.s.r. school challenge 2017

    a.s.r. school challenge 2017 sounds gong at Amsterdam exchange

    Jos Baeten, CEO a.s.r., opens trading at the Amsterdam exchange of Euronext with  ​a group of 11 and 12-year-old pupils of primary school De Spits from Lunetten to mark the start of the a.s.r.​ ​school challenge​.

    This is the second year that a.s.r. (ticker symbol: ASR) organizes the a.s.r. school challenge: a sustainability competition for primary schools in the Province of Utrecht. The school that comes up with the best sustainable idea wins € 12,500 to put towards realizing the idea. The a.s.r. school challenge is supported by the Dutch Green Building Council (DGBC) and the Utrecht Provincial Executive. Given that De Spits is competing in the challenge for the second time, they have been selected to join Jos Baeten in sounding the gong to open trading.

    More information: www.verduurzaamjeschool.nl

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    10/02/2017 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • Optimix Vermogensbeheer Best Performer Funds 2016

    09/02/2017 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    Optimix Vermogensbeheer Best Performer Funds 2016

    Optimix Vermogensbeheer visits the exchange for Best Performer Funds 2016

    Euronext Amsterdam recently awarded the best performing listed companies, ETF and Fund at Euronext Amsterdam in 2016. Optimix Vermogensbeheer was awarded Best Performer Funds 2016, on this occasion they visit the Amsterdam exchange and open trading. The Optimix Wereld Aandelen Funds (equity fund) generated the highest annual return in 2016.

    Maurice van Tilburg, CEO at Euronext Amsterdam and Joost Kromhout, Head of Listings at Euronext Amsterdam, had the pleasure to congratulate ArcelorMittal, Besi, Ordina, iShares and Optimix Vermogensbeheer with their awards.

    For more information: www.euronext.com

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    09/02/2017 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam
  • IPO Osmozis

    08/02/2017 - 17:54PM CET  |  Paris

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    IPO Osmozis

    Listing of Osmozis on Alternext

    Gérard Tremblay, CEO and Yves Boulot, Managing Director, close the trading day in Paris.

    Osmozis specializes in the development and operation of mesh networks of interconnected wifi terminals designed to provide broadband internet access in tourist establishments (campsites and holiday villages). Net sales break down by activity as follows:

    • sales of wifi Internet access (99.4%);
    • connected services (0.6%): including rental of connected devices such as video surveillance cameras and sound alert systems.

    France accounts for 99.3% of net sales.

     

    08/02/2017 - 17:54PM CETParis
  • IPO Lysogène

    08/02/2017 - 10:33AM CET  |  Paris

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    IPO Lysogène

    Listing of Lysogène on Euronext

    Karen Aiach, Founder and Managing Director, Lysogène, opens the trading day in Paris.

    Lysogene is a biotechnology company specializing in the research and development of gene therapies for the treatment of rare neurodegenerative diseases.
    The company now has 2 products in development phase for the treatment of Sanfilippo syndrom and gangliosidosis.

    08/02/2017 - 10:33AM CETParis
  • KPN acquires DearBytes

    08/02/2017 - 9:05AM CET  |  Amsterdam

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    KPN acquires DearBytes

    KPN completes acquisition cyber security company DearBytes

    KPN (ticker symbol: KPN) and DearBytes sound the gong and open trading at Beursplein 5 due to the completion of the acquisition of cyber security company DearBytes by KPN. By acquiring DearBytes, KPN strengthens its position as the leading security services provider in The Netherlands. KPN expects to complete the transaction at the end of January 2017. Financial details will not be disclosed.

    Supported by the acquisition of DearBytes, KPN will be able to offer a broader range of high-quality security services to business customers in the Netherlands, especially in the field of secure mobile working, malware protection, monitoring and detection.

    KPN notices a rapidly growing customer demand for robust and easily accessible security services against digital threats such as ransomware and phishing. With DearBytes KPN acquires a company with strong expertise in this field that fits perfectly with its aim to be the best service provider for customers.

    For more information: www.kpn.com

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    08/02/2017 - 9:05AM CETAmsterdam