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Trendrede – Tenth edition

Marie-Lou Witmer, strategic advisor and co-writer of Trendrede, opened the trading day to celebrate the presentation of the tenth Trendrede (“Trend-discourse”).

Trendrede 14/01/2020 - 21:10PM CET Amsterdam

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Asset Control – 29 years

Martijn Groot and Simon Rayfield of Asset Control opened the trading day to celebrate that Asset Control is 29 years and has been in the trading registry for 19 years.

Asset Control is a global fintech firm that originated in The Netherlands.

Asset Control 13/01/2020 - 21:10PM CET Amsterdam

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NEVIR – Dutch IR Awards 2020

David Tailleur, Director Investor Relations of Randstad Holding, sounded the gong as one of the winners of the Dutch IR Awards 2020.

Dutch IR Awards 2020 10/01/2020 - 9:19AM CET Amsterdam

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Index Capital – Launch Be Capital

Remco Mattijssen, director/owner Index Capital Vermogensbeheer, sounded the gong to celebrate the launch of their new label Be Capital. 

Launch Be Capital 09/01/2020 - 9:16AM CET Amsterdam

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Innovative-RFK lists on Euronext Access

Paolo PESCETTO, CEO of Innovative-RFK, opens the trading day in Paris.

Innovative-RFK S.p.A. is a private equity firm specialised in acquiring stakes in innovative small and medium sized businesses operating in the digital marketing and medical equipment sectors.

Innovative-RFK 08/01/2020 - 16:24PM CET Paris

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Nyenrode Alumni VCV Finance Circle – 15 years

Katherine Kucherenko, chair of Nyenrode Alumni VCV Finance Circle, sounded the gong to celebrate the foundation’s 15 year anniversary. 

Nyenrode Alumni VCV Finance Circle 08/01/2020 - 9:14AM CET Europe

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Holland FinTech – Membership Euronext and Holland FinTech

Don Ginsel, founder and CEO of Holland FinTech, sounded the gong to celebrate the membership between Euronext and Holland FinTech. 

Holland FinTech 07/01/2020 - 9:11AM CET Amsterdam

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State Street SPDR ETFs – Launch of SPDR S&P 500 ESG Screened UCITS ETF

Philippe Roset, SPDR ETF Head of Netherlands, sounded the gong to celebrate the launch of SPDR S&P 500 ESG Screened UCITS ETF. 

SPDR S&P 500 ESG Screened UCITS ETF 06/01/2020 - 9:09AM CET Amsterdam

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Servatus Vermogensmanagement – 10 Years

Peter van Galen, Founding Partner of asset management company Servatus Vermogensmanagement sounds the gong and opens the trading day to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Servatus.

Servatus Vermogensmanagement 03/01/2020 - 9:53AM CET Amsterdam

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Euronexts opens the New Year

Accompanied by colleagues from Euronext Amsterdam, CEO Simone Huis in 't Veld opens the trading year 2020. Euronext wishes all market participants a prosperous year.

Euronexts opens the New Year 02/01/2020 - 9:50AM CET Amsterdam

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Double Dividend & Run4School – Attention for Run4Schools

DoubleDividend is delighted to continue the tradition and to ring out an investment year together with Stichting Run4Schools. The sustainable investment funds of DoubleDividend, DD Equity Fund, DD Income Fund, DD Property Fund N.V. are listed on Euronext Amsterdam and with the final gong of the year, DoubleDividend likes to draw attention to the runners of Stichting Run4Schools. On April 11, 2020, they will run the 56 tough kilometers of the Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town, South Africa for this charity.

DoubleDividend bridges financial and social return and fully supports the mission of Stichting Run4Schools. The team of DoubleDividend is composed of a few fanatical runners who frequently run to support charity. “Run4Schools is a beautiful initiative for young South African children. By organizing both in - and after - school sports activities these kids are of the streets and work on a better future. This is financed by the runners for this charity. Today, we are pleased to make these runners more visible with the sound of the gong”, says Marian Hogeslag, partner at DoubleDividend.

About DoubleDividend DoubleDividend Management B.V. specializes in the field of sustainable investments. DoubleDividend is a manager of investment funds and offers tailor made asset management services. DoubleDividend invests on the basis of the conviction that sustainability positively contributes to the risk- return profile of an investment portfolio. DoubleDividend Management B.V. has a licence under the Dutch Financial Supervision Act and is a partnership with extensive investment experience. 

About The Run4Schools Foundation Run4Schools finances and organizes both in - and after - school sports activities and care at three primary schools and one high school in the township of Mitchell's Plain, Cape Town, South Africa. In cooperation with The Western Cape Education Department. Over 5.000 children are participating in our programs on a weekly basis. Different kinds of fundraising activities are initiated around running events in The Netherlands and also in South Africa. Our programs are financed with these funds. On the site - https://www.run4schools.nl/ - you can sign up as a runner or supporter. You're welcome!

Run4School 24/12/2019 - 9:15AM CET Amsterdam

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Stardust BV – World Christmas Circus 35 years

To Celebrate 35 years of World Christmas Circus in Theatre Carré world renowned and Guinness Worldrecord holder juggeler Michael Ferreri and show producer Elisa van der Meyden open the Euronext stockexchange!

In the 132 year history of this worldfamous Dutch entertainment venue not a single tradition has had as much success, or has lasted as long as the Wereldkerstcircus (World christmas circus). To celebrate this incredible success a penultimate program was created with the cream of the crop of the international circus world. Only winners of the most prestigious circus festivals in the world were invited to perform in Amsterdam. The result is a showstopping experience beyond all belief! Some of the largest, most daring acts ever will be performed in the Royal Theatre! The show will be directed by the Royal Circus Gia Eradze with modern choreography and fairytale-like costumes. This jubilee promises to be everything the most famous circus in Europe was for the past 35 years AND will showcase what it will become in the future. An immersive experience of skill, art and architecture in one the most beautiful cities in the world!

Decades years ago Carré had changed from a circus venue to a theatre only venue. Its heritage stuffed away in a remote corner of an attic. 35 years ago a team of visionary creatives decided to overhaul this once famous circustemple and start a new, proud tradition. Technology, architecture and especially the incredible talent of the best performers in the world quickly turned the risky investment into an overwhelming success. 35 years later Wereldkerstcircus in Carré is perhaps the most famous Christmas tradition in the Netherland creating everlasting happy memories for generations of visitors.

World Christmas Circus 35 years 23/12/2019 - 9:15AM CET Amsterdam

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VanEck – 10 years

The gong will be struck by Martijn Rozemuller of VanEck on the occasion of the company's ten-year anniversary, founded in 2009 as Think ETF’s. Martijn Rozemuller and Gijs Koning had the vision to give investors access to fair, transparent investment products at low costs. VanEck thus became the first provider of ETFs domiciled in the Netherlands.

VanEck's first five products, including the VanEck Vectors^TM AEX UCITS ETF and the VanEck Vectors^TM AMX UCITS ETF, also celebrate their ten-year anniversary. The results of these products are impressive. For example, the VanEck Vectors^TM AEX UCITS ETF has generated a cumulative return of 146%. Five percentage points more than the only other AEX ETF on the market, the iShares AEX UCITS ETF. This difference is due to the fact that the VanEck ETF manages to prevent dividend leakage. VanEck is the only provider of ETFs that offer Dutch investors this benefit.

VanEck remains true to its original philosophy. For example, it is one of the few ETF providers that does not do securities lending or synthetic replication for its entire UCITS product range.

VanEck 20/12/2019 - 9:42AM CET Amsterdam

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Sustainable Motion - ENGIE wins Sustainable Business Challenge 2019

Hugo Soons, participant of the Sustainable Business Challenge 2019 for ENGIE, opens trade to celebrate winning the Sustainable Business Challenge 2019.

The Sustainable Business Challenge was organized for the 7^th time by SustainableMotion. Every year 60 young talents work on cases of companies that want to connect sustainability and business. Project agency SustainableMotion empowers the talents with programs and methods to turn their ambition and knowledge into innovative ideas and solutions. This gives companies fresh insights to become sustainable in a fast-moving world.

The ambition of ENGIE is to take the lead in the sustainable transition. ENGIE is doing this by serving CO2-neutral solutions as a service to organizations, local governments and consumers among other things. Made to measure and cost-efficient, without large investments. In the Netherlands ENGIE has a unique role because of the combination of energy and services and is therefore able to realize sustainability.

ENGIE challenges young talents to contribute in this by meeting the actual needs. The winning team of the challenge showed their innovative strength by inventing a promising solution for zero-emmision construction. The Sustainable Business Challenge shows to be a unique platform for acceleration the energy transition together with young talents.

Sustainable Business Challenge 2019 19/12/2019 - 10:03AM CET Amsterdam

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4PM Entertainment - Amsterdams Winter Paradise

Mitchel Bovenlander (owner) and Duco Verhaar (project manager) of Het Amsterdamse Winterparadijs will open the trading at the Amsterdam exchange.

Amsterdam Winter Paradise

From the 21st of December 2019 to the 5th of January 2020, the RAI Amsterdam will be transformed into ‘Het Amsterdamse Winterparadijs’. A magical winter wonderland for all ages to enjoy for hours. Visitors can go ice-skating, sledding, ice racing, cross-country skiing, curling, enjoy the après ski bars and a variety of Dutch singers such as Xander de Buisonjé, Maan and Lil Kleine. This year’s newest, sensational addition; the Tube Jump with Big Airbag.

4PM Entertainment

4PM Entertainment was founded 13 years ago by Philippe Hes and Mitchel Bovenlander.

Other well-known concepts are Kingsland Festival, FRIS events and the Helden van Oranje

For more information: hetamsterdamsewinterparadijs.nl

Amsterdams Winter Paradise 18/12/2019 - 9:37AM CET Amsterdam

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Robeco Trends Investing – 10 years

Jack Neele of Robeco Trends Investing sounds the gong today.

Robeco Trends Investing celebrates its ten-year anniversary after the change of the sector funds into trends & thematic funds in 2009. The flagship fund, Robeco Global Consumer Trends also celebrates a milestone after reaching EUR 3 billion in assets under management last month.

Jack Neele is portfolio manager of the fund since 2007 and redefined the existing strategy Robeco had launched in 1998. He took his technology background and wove it into the existing consumer equities fund to add more exposure to trends. He was joined by Richard Speetjens in 2010. Their approach has worked well as their portfolio returned more than double the worldwide reference index over the last 10 years. On a 3-year and 5-year basis the annual outperformance is 10% and 6% respectively.

About Robeco

Robeco is a pure play international asset manager founded in 1929. It currently has 17 offices worldwide and is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Through its unique integration of fundamental, sustainable and quantitative research, Robeco is able to offer both institutional and private investors an extensive selection of active investment strategies, covering a broad range of asset classes. As at 30 September 2019, Robeco had EUR 199 billion in assets under management, 72% of which were institutional. Robeco is a subsidiary of ORIX Corporation Europe N.V. which had assets under management of EUR 313.9 billion as at 30 September 2019.

For more information: robeco.com

Robeco Trends Investing 17/12/2019 - 9:29AM CET Amsterdam

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Philips Innovation Award – 15th edition

The Board of the Philips Innovation Award opens trading at the Amsterdam Exchange by sounding the gong. This marks the 15th edition of the largest student entrepreneur award in the Netherlands.

All participants in the Award will receive feedback on their submitted business plans. The 30 best will participate in the Semi Final on the 8th of April, after which the best 8 ideas will continue to the Final on the 18th of May. The winners in the Innovator league and Rough Diamond league will be awarded prices worth €50,000 and €10,000 respectively.

The Philips Innovation Award is an independent non-profit organization which works together closely with, amongst others, Royal Philips. The Board of the Award consists of seven students from the Erasmus University Rotterdam and their goal is to stimulate entrepreneurship and innovation among students in the Netherlands.  

For more information: phia.nl

Philips Innovation Award 16/12/2019 - 9:45AM CET Amsterdam

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HR Top 100

Yesterday, the 12th of December 2019, the yearly HRtop100 award show took place. HR leaders and professors came together with their teams to find out who won the highly desired awards in the following categories: audience award, jury award and the science award.

The jury had the difficult job to select the winner out of 10 finalists. Each one of them has an outstanding perspective on the HR profession. The HR leaders that won are now present to open the stock exchange.    

The HRtop100 is a podium for HR leaders were they can show who they are and share their views on the profession. Insights are shared to inspire the rest of the HR community. Once a year the leaders come together on the HRtop100. The HRtop100 is an initiative from HRcommunity and Rvdb. 

HR Top 100 13/12/2019 - 9:15AM CET Amsterdam