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  • Celebrating 40 years of the AEX-Index

     |  Amsterdam

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    Euronext Amsterdam – Celebrating 40 years of the AEX-Index

    The famous AEX-Index was the first national blue-chip index in Europe. It was founded on 4 March 1983.  The AEX-Index contains 25 companies from the top segment of Euronext Amsterdam, including many multinationals such as Royal Dutch Shell, Unilever, Heineken and ASML.

    The index was developed by Tjerk Westerterp, the former CEO of the European Options Exchange (EOE). He designed this very first index on the back of a cigarette box, on a train journey between Liège and Luxembourg. He came up with 13 funds: ABN Bank, Ahold, Akzo, Amro Bank, Gist-Brocades, Heineken, Hoogovens, KLM, Royal Dutch, Nationale Nederlanden, Philips, Unilever and Nedlloyd. Eleven of these thirteen ‘founding fathers’ are still present in the current AEX-Index and Midcap Index.

    Nowadays, the AEX-Index is still the benchmark for the Dutch capital market. The companies included in the index are still largely of Dutch origin and the composition of the index remains a reflection of the developments in the Dutch economy and society.

    To honour the 40th anniversary of the AEX-Index, Euronext Amsterdam welcomed two generations of family members of the founder Tjerk Westerterp for a traditional and celebratory Gong ceremony.

    Celebrating 40 years of the AEX-Index 40 years AEX Index - Euronext Amsterdam
    Amsterdam
  • BNR Newsradio - BNR Beurs

     |  Amsterdam

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    BNR Newsradio - BNR Beurs

    BNR Beurs is the first daily radio programme about the stock market. Every work day, listeners are updated on the latest international stock market news and given context for one or more of the news facts.

    Jelle Maasbach, presenter of BNR Beurs, sounded the Gong on the occasion of the launch of this radio programme.

    The group was welcomed by Marianne Aalders, Communication Manager of Euronext Amsterdam

    BNR Newsradio - BNR Beurs BNR Beurs - Euronext Amsterdam
    Amsterdam
  • CFA Society Netherlands

     |  Amsterdam

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    CFA Society Netherlands 2023

    Today, CFA Society Netherlands and CFA Institute rang the Gong to celebrate five years since the merger of two Dutch professional associations for investment professionals, CFA Society Netherlands and VBA Investment Professionals.

    Margaret Franklin, President and CEO of CFA Institute, sounded the Gong to mark the occasion.

    The group was welcomed by Pepijn Paanen, Head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs at Euronext Amsterdam.

    CFA Society Netherlands
    Amsterdam
  • ACTIAM - Best investment professional 2022

     |  Amsterdam

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    ACTIAM - Best investment professional 2022

    Every year ACTIAM asks over one hundred investment professionals for their predictions on the AEX index and the best and worst stocks for the coming year. This poll is now in its 30th year.

    The investment professional who made the most accurate predictions in 2022 to win the ACTIAM Best Stock Market Expert prize was Jan Pieter van Wijngaarden, Sales Trader at Kepler Chevreux.

    In honour of this award, he opened trading on Euronext Amsterdam this morning by sounding the gong.

    The group was welcomed by Han Zwakenberg, Compliance Officer at Euronext Amsterdam.

    ACTIAM - Best investment professional 2022
    Amsterdam
  • Diligence

     |  Amsterdam

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    25th anniversary Diligence

    Diligence celebrated its 25th anniversary this morning by sounding the Gong. Harry Helwegen, acquisition specialist and Director of Diligence, sounded the Gong in the presence of his team.

    Over the past 25 years, Diligence has completed 540 acquisition transactions.

    The group was welcomed by Albert Siepel, Head of Index Governance, Regulation and Innovation at Euronext Amsterdam.

    Diligence
    Amsterdam
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    BEL ESG index launch

     |  Brussels

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    Bell ceremony for the launch of the BEL ESG index

    BEL ESG Index has been designed to meet sustainable investment needs, the BEL® ESG index tracks 20 Brussels-listed companies combining the best Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices with strong investibility metrics.

    AB Inbev - Ackermans & van Haaren - Aedifica - Aperam - Barco Bekaert - Bpost - Cofinimmo -Elia Group - Fagron – GBL - KBC Group - Lotus Bakeries - Proximus - Shurgard - Sofina – Solvay – Telenet - UCB  - WDP

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  • ComplyLog x Euronext | Loyens & Loeff

     |  Amsterdam

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    ComplyLog x Euronext | Loyens & Loeff

    Today Euronext held a traditional Gong ceremony to open a joint event celebrating the implementation of the EU Whistleblower Directive in the Netherlands.

    Mathias Baert, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer at Unifiedpost, a ComplyLog customer, sounded the Gong.

    The group was welcomed by René van Vlerken, Head of Listing at Euronext Amsterdam.

     

    ComplyLog x Euronext | Loyens & Loeff
    Amsterdam
  • Scholenstrijd schools competition

     |  Amsterdam

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    Scholenstrijd schools competition

    Today, students from the Rijnlands Lyceum in Sassenheim were welcomed as the winners of the autumn challenge of the 2022 School Competition. The group won with a return of 9.49% on their virtual investments.

    The competition saw thousands of high school students participate in a digital investment challenge. An initiative of Stichting Capital Amsterdam, Scholenstrijd is a semi-annual event that is part of the broader BeleggerUitlegger (Investor Explainer) education platform.

    Robert Ligtvoet, teacher of maths and investments, sounded the Gong in front of his class.

    The group was welcomed by Han Zwakenberg, Compliance Officer at Euronext Amsterdam.

    Scholenstrijd schools competition
    Amsterdam
  • Lepermislibre

     |  Paris

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    Lepermislibre lists on Euronext Growth Paris

    Lucas Tournel, CEO & co-founder and Romain Durand, Deputy CEO & co-founder of Lepermislibre open the trading day in Paris.

    Lepermislibre is an online driving school allowing to train online and take the highway code and driving test. The platform offers candidates learning and revision methods for the highway code with qualified teachers, the possibility to book driving hours at more than 1,000 meeting points in France, as well as the possibility to book a test place.

    Lepermislibre
    Paris
  • ELITE-Euronext Group in the Netherlands

     |  Amsterdam

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    ELITE-Euronext Group in the Netherlands

    Today the Gong was sounded to mark the next step in developing ELITE, Euronext SMEs ecosystem to support private companies by connecting them to skills, network, and capital to drive their sustainable growth.

    ELITE is teaming up with Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship, nlgroeit and ScaleUp Company to contribute to the development in the country.

    Sonja Meijerink, CEO of Typeqast, sounded the Gong.

    The group was welcomed by René van Vlerken, Head of Listing at Euronext Amsterdam and Giordano Sassaroli, Head of Product Management and Development at ELITE.

    ELITE-Euronext Group in the Netherlands
    Amsterdam
  • 30 years SPDR ETF

     |  Amsterdam

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    30 years SPDR ETF

    This morning the State Street SPDR team was welcomed for a traditional Gong ceremony. State Street today celebrated the launch of the first SPDR ETF that was born 30 years ago.

    Jamie Pronker, Senior Sales Manager of State Street SPDR ETFs sounded the Gong for the occasion.

    The group was welcomed by Marianne Brackel, Senior Liquidity Provider Manager at Euronext Amsterdam.

    30 years SPDR ETF
    Amsterdam
  • Delen Private Bank

     |  Amsterdam

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    Delen Private Bank

    On 7 February, it was exactly one year ago that Oyens & Van Eeghen adopted the name of its parent company: Delen Private Bank.

    To celebrate this occasion, Elles van der Weg, Researcher of Delen Private Bank sounded the Gong together with Kie Man, Manager of Operations.

    The group was welcomed by Robin van Rijn, Client Relationship Manager of Euronext Amsterdam.

     

    Delen Private Bank
    Amsterdam
  • 20th anniversary 323 Trading

     |  Amsterdam

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    323 Trading – 20th anniversary

    323 Trading is a trading house specializing in algorithmic trading and market-making strategies since 1998.

    323 Trading operates on several European stock and derivatives exchanges and is one of the most active liquidity providers in the Dutch index and stock option market.

    This morning Director Eelco de Groot struck the Gong to celebrate the 20th anniversary of 323 Trading.

    The group was welcomed by Robin van Rijn, Client Relationship Manager at Euronext Amsterdam. 

    20th anniversary 323 Trading
    Amsterdam
  • De Financiële Telegraaf

     |  Amsterdam

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    De Financiële Telegraaf

    For 130 years, Dutch financial newspaper De Financiële Telegraaf has been writing stories about the stock exchange in Amsterdam, both in print and online.

    Thanks to De Financiële Telegraaf's Beursblog, investors can be sure they do not miss anything about trading on Euronext Amsterdam.

    To celebrate this occasion, Mark Garrelts, stock market reporter for De Financiële Telegraaf, sounded the Gong in the presence of his editorial colleagues to open a new trading day.

    The group was welcomed by Albert Siepel, Head of Index Governance, Regulation and Innovation at Euronext Amsterdam.

    De Financiële Telegraaf
    Amsterdam
  • Children’s Mayor of Amsterdam

     |  Amsterdam

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    Children’s Mayor of Amsterdam 2023

    Today Amsterdam's new children's mayor, Thymen (12 years old), opened the trading day on Euronext Amsterdam in the presence of Amsterdam's mayor Femke Halsema. 

    The children's mayor tells the Municipal Executive what children think is important and what their wishes are for the city. Thymen is helped by the children's council. Together they ensure that the wishes and ideas of children end up on the agenda of Amsterdam's politicians

    Children’s Mayor of Amsterdam
    Amsterdam
  • Kick-off TechShare

     |  Amsterdam

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    Euronext Amsterdam – Kick-off pre-IPO Programme TechShare

    For the 8th time, Euronext has organised TechShare, the successful pre-IPO programme. This educational programme supports European Tech companies that want to go public in the next one to three years and is organized in nine European countries.

    Following the kick-off of TechShare at Euronext Amsterdam, René van Vlerken, Head of Primary Markets NL & CEE, welcomed both participants and partners of the programme for a traditional Gong ceremony.

    Kick-off TechShare
    Amsterdam
  • TenneT

     |  Amsterdam

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    TenneT

    Today Arina Freitag, CFO TenneT, opened the trading day by sounding the Gong to celebrate 6.85 billion EUR of Green Bond issuances in 2022.

    TenneT Green Bonds are listed on Euronext. TenneT is making optimal use of the possibilities that the green capital market is currently providing.

    The group was welcomed by René van Vlerken, Head of Listing at Euronext Amsterdam.

    TenneT
    Amsterdam
  • KVK Innovation Top 100 – SenseGlove

     |  Amsterdam

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    KVK Innovation Top 100 – SenseGlove

    SenseGlove, based in the city of Delft, has won first place in the 17th edition of the KVK Innovation Top 100.

    Rania Karoui, Operations Manager at SenseGlove sounded the Gong this morning in celebration of winning this title.

    The company has developed a glove, a "robot hand," that allows the user to touch, feel and manipulate a virtual object as if it were real.

    KVK publishes this ranking of 100 practical innovations by SMEs annually.

    The group was welcomed by René van Vlerken, Head of Listing at Euronext Amsterdam.

    KVK Innovation Top 100 – SenseGlove
    Amsterdam