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Brussels, 16 January 2018 – Euronext Brussels awarded the best performing listed companies and members during its New Year’s reception. This year’s winners are:

BEL 20 Company of the year

Umicore

BEL Mid Company of the year

argenx

BEL Small Company of the year

Deceuninck

Equity Finance House of the year    

KBC Securities

Bond Finance House of the year

Belfius

Cash Market Brokerage House of the year

Morgan Stanley International

Cash Market Belgian Brokerage House of the year

KBC Securities

Cash Market SME Liquidity Provider of the year

Bank Degroof Petercam

Derivatives Market House of the year

Susquehanna International Securities

Notes to Editors:

  • These awards are based exclusively on measurable figures.
  • Performance for listed companies means the strongest increase in market capitalization within the indicated peer group over the year 2017.
  • The Equity/Bond Finance House awards are based on the number of equity/bond transactions listed on Euronext Brussels, weighted for the amount, advisory role and type of transaction involved.
  • The Brokerage House awards are granted to the members who accounted for the highest volumes on the Euronext Brussels securities market in the respective segments.
  • The SME Liquidity Provider award is granted to the member who accounted for the highest liquidity providing volume on companies with market cap < 1 billion €.
  • The Derivatives Market award is granted to the member who accounted for the highest number of contracts traded on the Euronext Brussels derivatives market.

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