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BlackRock's Women’s Initiative Network

BlackRock celebrates 10 years Women’s Initiative Network on International Women’s Day

With the opening of trading BlackRock honours International Women’s Day and celebrates the 10th anniversary of BlackRock’s Women’s Initiative Network (WIN). Cyrille Verbeeten, Vice President at BlackRock and Women in ETFs (WE) City Liaison Amsterdam, opens trading by sounding the gong. Euronext and 43 other exchanges organised an International event “Ring the Bell for Gender Equality” together with its partners UN Global Compact, UN Women, Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative, IFC, World Federation of Exchanges, Women in ETFs and local partner BlackRock in Amsterdam.

WIN brings together leadership, innovation and passion to foster the full potential of women at BlackRock. International Women's Day (March 8) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.

BlackRock is a global leader in investment management, risk management and advisory services for institutional and retail clients. At December 31, 2016, BlackRock’s AUM was $5.1 trillion. BlackRock helps clients around the world meet their goals and overcome challenges with a range of products that include separate accounts, mutual funds, iShares (exchange-traded funds), and other pooled investment vehicles.  BlackRock also offers risk management, advisory and enterprise investment system services to a broad base of institutional investors through BlackRock Solutions.

For more information: www.blackrock.nl

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International Women’s Day

On 8 March 2016, Euronext and 43 other exchanges organised an International event “Ring the Bell for Gender Equality” together with its partners UN Global Compact, UN Women, Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative, IFC, World Federation of Exchanges and Women in ETFs.The aim is to raise awareness about the business case for women’s economic empowerment and the opportunities for the private sector to advance gender equality and sustainable development.

At Euronext Brussels, Françoise Chombar, CEO of Melexis, opened the trading day together with other female leaders and senior executives representing listed companies, banks, financial intermediaries and other associations such as Women on Board.

International Women's day

Ring the Bell for International Women's day

Euronext rings the opening bell for International Women Day  and to promote Gender Equality

On 8 March 2017, Euronext and 43 other exchanges organised an International event “Ring the Bell for Gender Equality”
together with its partners UN Global Compact, UN Women, Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative, IFC, World Federation of Exchanges and Women in ETFs .

Listing Tikehau Capital

Listing of Tikehau Capital on Euronext

Antoine Flamarion and Mathieu Chabran, Co-Founders of Tikehau Capital, open the trading day in Paris.

Tikehau Capital specializes in asset management and investment services. The group invests in various asset classes (private debt, real estate, capital investment and liquid strategies), notably through Tikehau IM (an asset management subsidiary that operates on behalf of institutional and private shareholders) and Salvepar (a listed investment company taking minority stakes).
At the end of 2016, Tikehau Capital managed about EUR10 billion in assets.

KLM Messenger

KLM sounds gong for next step on Messenger

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (ticker symbol: AF) is taking a next step on Messenger by introducing a new emoji service that makes it easy to find your way in an unknown city or country. KLM visits the Amsterdam exchange and sounds the gong, to bring this addition to their service to the attention.

Looking for the nearest ATM or train station? Simply send the matching emoji to KLM, share your current location and KLM instantly replies with the nearest address. And what about an Italian restaurant? The emoji pizza slice and your location are enough to help you on your way.

Since 2009 KLM gained a reputation as an initiator and pioneer in the area of social media services and campaigns in the social landscape. In February 2017, KLM had over 24 million fans and followers on various social media platforms. Through these channels, KLM receives more than 100,000 mentions every week, 15,000 of which are questions or remarks. On Facebook, Messenger, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, WeChat and KakaoTalk KLM offers her customers a 24/7 one-stop-shop in 9 different languages. KLM’s Emoji Messenger Service is created together with creative digital agency CODE D’AZUR

For more information: www.klm.com

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12th MKB Innovatie Top 100

Sounding of the gong for 12th MKB Innovatie Top 100 of KvK

The Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KvK) appeals, with a bold blow on the gong at Euronext Amsterdam, to every innovative entrepreneur of the Small and Medium Enterprise to nominate with their innovation for the 12th MKB Innovatie Top 100: the most beautiful innovation show window of the Netherlands. The 100 ventures and their innovations will be announced in the autumn, at the Day of the Innovation, organised by the Dutch Chamber of Commerce. Subscribing is encouraged till the 15th of April via their website.

Participation with the MKB Innovatie Top 100 is very fruitful for the nominees. Harrie Evers of NormTEQ from Hengelo mentioned how winning, to him, was a breakthrough to the market. And Steinar Henskes, CEO of Bird Control Group, about the Top 100: “The rating in the MKB innovatie Top 100 gave us an international body in order to breakthrough.” Last year Yoni conquered the first place with innovative tampons, pads and panty liners of organic cotton.

The nominees are judged on their impact for the sector on the community, originality, turnover and potential growth. There is deliberately no price attached to the MKB Innovatie Top 100. The power of the initiative is to show what the SME is capable of. In the past 11 years this award has grown to the greatest and most important Innovation Award for SMEs.

For more information: www.mkbinnovatietop100.nl

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Rabobank and Peaks

Rabobank visits Amsterdam exchange with Peaks

Rabobank visits the Amsterdam exchange together with Peaks for the launch of a new app. Tom Arends, Co-Founder and CEO Peaks, opens trading together with his colleagues and Rabobank by sounding the gong.

This summer Peaks will launch the first mobile app in the Netherlands that allows you to invest your spare change. Peaks is the first mobile app which enables you to invest your spare change. Every time you make a purchase with your debit card, Peaks automatically rounds up the withdrawn amount up till the next Euro. By doing so, Peaks creates an investment account without high impact on your expenditure pattern, and makes investing as easy as making debit card purchases. Peaks wants to make investing a possibility for everyone. Also, Peaks attaches importance to keep our planet a viable place for next generations. Investing in companies that share these values is the way to maintain and increase these ideals. Therefore, Peaks offers the opportunity to invest spare change in a sustainable manner.

Peaks is established in Amsterdam and founded in 2016 by Tom Arends, Sijbrand Tieleman and Rutger Beens. The Dutch cooperative bank Rabobank is one of the main investors in Peaks.

More information: www.peaks.nl

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AFS Energy

AFS Energy opens trading

AFS Energy, situated at Beursplein 5, opens the Amsterdam exchange to celebrate that within a few years it has developed from a small and local player to one of the major European players in the field of mediation in renewable energy and renewable energy certificates. This has been achieved through the support of both their international customers and their employees.

AFS Energy is a professional and independent intermediary that advises and mediates in the European renewable energy market. AFS Energy assists businesses, professionals and (semi-) government in realizing sustainable energy and CO2 targets. Within the renewable energy market AFS Energy is active in products such as green electricity, biogas and green gas, biofuels, energy efficiency and in the voluntary and regulated emissions rights. AFS Energy independently mediates between procuring and selling parties. Furthermore AFS Energy mediates in the financing of renewable energy projects in Europe and the structuring of their PPAs and GPAs.

For more information: www.afsgroup.nl

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Best Emerging Technologies

Amsterdam Smart City sounds the gong as winner of ‘Best Emerging Technologies’

Amsterdam Smart City (ASC) opens the Amsterdam exchange to celebrate that they have won the ‘Best Emerging Technologies’ award at the World Government Summit Awards in Dubai. The award is in recognition of Amsterdam’s approach to generating social and technological solutions for various urban challenges through collaboration.

ASC welcomed three new partners: the Euronext listed ENGIE, Pakhuis de Zwijger and Waag Society in early 2017. Together with existing partners Amsterdam Economic Board, City of Amsterdam, Alliander, KPN, PostNL, Amsterdam ArenA, Arcadis and Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, these parties form the public-private partnership known as Amsterdam Smart City.

The ASC programme was launched in 2009 as a unique collaborative venture between businesses, public authorities, knowledge institutes and Amsterdam residents. ASC believes in the importance of working together to build a future-ready and liveable city, with the strength of Amsterdam’s residents at the core. The partnership has evolved into a pioneering platform, with more than 290 partners engaged in over 160 innovative projects. The partners collaborate on social and technological innovation projects in fields such as mobility, renewable energy, connectivity, data and circular economy.

For more information: www.amsterdamsmartcity.com

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Greenwich ETF Study

iShares sounds gong for launch Greenwich ETF Study 2017

iShares visits the Amsterdam exchange for the launch of the Greenwich ETF Study 2017. Kirst Kuipers, head iShares Benelux, sounds the gong and opens trading.

iShares is a provider of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs). With their expertise, the company meets the needs of investors for more than ten years. iShares offers a broad range of high-quality funds for their clients around the world to invest in.

For more information: www.ishares.com

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ABN AMRO Public Sector Clients

ABN AMRO Public Sector Clients visits Beursplein 5

Within ABN AMRO (ticker symbol: ABN), there is a specific department called Public Sector Clients which focuses on the financing of the public sector (e.g. Government, Educational institutes, hospitals and other care  institutes). One of the key points on which she focuses is sustainability. To bring this subject to the attention, they visit the Amsterdam exchange and open trading by sounding the gong.

Taking the sustainability strategy of the bank as a starting point, Public Sector Clients has defined how she can advise her customers regarding sustainability. Many large steps can be taken within the public sector. The positive impact that the public sector can have on e.g. the CO2 emission of the Netherlands is large when the sector will actively pursue this challenge. With the launch of a tailor-made sustainability strategy for the public sector, ABN AMRO wants to do her part.

Before the end of 2020, ABN AMRO Public Sector Clients wants to achieve an energy reduction of 15% in the real estate of her customers. Besides this, they want to start at least 15 waste-reduction projects before 2020. Think about simplifying waste separation in hospitals and financing circular construction projects, in which raw materials get a new life at the end of the life cycle. Connecting government, investors and entrepreneurs through innovative Social Impact Bonds is the last goal. At the end of 2020 they want to have realized 15 of these sustainable bonds, so to be of help in solving social issues.

For more information: www.abnamro.nl

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ABN AMRO MeesPierson

ABN AMRO MeesPierson sounds gong as Best Private Bank in the Netherlands

Jos ter Avest, Senior Managing Director of ABN AMRO MeesPierson, opens trading to celebrate ABN AMRO MeesPierson being named by Euromoney as Best Private Bank in the Netherlands for the fourteenth consecutive year.

Euromoney is a renowned international journal. Ter Avest is proud of the recognition: “This is a great result. The private banking world is changing rapidly, and the bar is high. We are constantly adapting our services to meet changing client needs. A recent example is the new feature on our Mobile Banking app allowing clients to place investment orders via the app.”

ABN AMRO MeesPierson is the private bank of ABN AMRO in the Netherlands, serving wealthy individuals. ABN AMRO MeesPierson has more than 20 offices and is market leader in the Netherlands.

More information: www.abnamro.nl

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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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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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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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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.

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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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.