15 years of AFM prospectus supervision

Stephan van Sonderen, manager of the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM), sounded the gong this morning to celebrate 15 years of prospectus supervision.

The AFM is committed to make the financial markets fair and transparent. As an independent conduct supervisor, it contributes to sustainable and financial well-being in the Netherlands. T

he association was welcomed by René van Vlerken, Head of Listing, and Marianne Aalders, Communication Manager at Euronext Amsterdam.

Gong ceremony – Launch of AEX® ESG Index

As of today, investors can invest in the AEX^® ESG Index. This latest addition to the AEX Indices Family identifies the 25 companies from the AEX^® and AMX^® Indices that are the best rated in the field of ESG (Environment, Social and Governance). It is the fourth ESG Index to be launched by Euronext in a short period of time. With the launch of this new ESG Index, Euronext is responding to the growing demand for sustainable investment instruments among investors and the market in general. To mark this launch, representatives of the AEX Steering Committee, Eumedion, NNIP, APT, Sustainalytics and Euronext sounded the gong this morning in the presence of Simone Huis in ‘t Veld (CEO of Euronext Amsterdam) and René van Vlerken (Head of Listings Euronext Amsterdam).

Vereniging Rembrandt and Rembrandtje Chocolate Coins

This morning, a new trading day was opened on the Amsterdam stock Exchange in the presence of Rembrandtje Chocolate Coins, one of the permanent cooperation partners of Euronext Amsterdam, and the Rembrandt Association. The Rembrandt Association is committed to protecting and strengthening Dutch public art collections. For example, in January 2022, Rembrandt’s ‘The Standarda Bearer’ (‘De Vaandeldrager’) was purchased with the support of this association, the most important work by the painter Rembrandt that was still in private hands, according to experts. To mark this occasion, Fusien Bijl de Vroe, Director of the Rembrandt Association, and Alexandra Hutter, founder of Rembrandtje Chocolate Coins, sounded the gong together. The group was welcomed by Rauke Wouda, Senior Product Developer at Euronext Amsterdam.

Young Captain Award Netherlands

Ivo Steffens, Director of Commerce and Lead Com-IT of the Dutch Railways, NS, was elected Young Captain 2021 yesterday evening. To celebrate his award, Steffens opened the trading day by sounding the gong.

This was the 17^th year of the award, which is presented to the most talented and young business leader on their way to the top of the business world.

The annual Young Captain Award allows the Young Captain Netherlands Foundation to raise the public profile of the next generation of decision-makers from the leading Dutch business community at an early stage of their careers.

The group was welcomed by Alexander Voorham, Junior Account Manager Listing.

Launch of the platform BeleggerUitlegger.nl

This morning, the launch of the educational platform BeleggerUitlegger.nl was celebrated by sounding the gong by Evelien Hoekman, project leader of the initiative.

The platform was developed at the initiative of the Capital Amsterdam Foundation to be able to inform the younger generation in an independent and reliable way about the possibilities of investing.

The group was welcomed by René van Vlerken, Head of Listing at Euronext Amsterdam and also board member of Stichting Capital Amsterdam.

ICT Media – gong ceremony

Mel Jacobs, CIO Private Banking and Corporate and Institutional Banking at ABN AMRO Bank, sounded the gong today. Last week, Jacobs was declared as the winner of the CIO of the Year Award 2021, thanks to her role in the digital transformation of the bank and by setting an excellent example of a modern leader. The group was welcomed by Marianne Brackel, Senior Liquidity Provider Sales Manager of Euronext Amsterdam.

Listing BenevolentAI – Gong ceremony

Joanna Shields, CEO of BenevolentAI, and her team sounded the Gong this morning to celebrate the listing of the company on Euronext Amsterdam. BenevolentAI is a leading, clinical-stage AI-enabled drug discovery company that got listed on Euronext Amsterdam following a business combination with the Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) Odyssey Acquisition S.A.. They were welcomed by Simone Huis in ‘t Veld (CEO Euronext Amsterdam) and René van Vlerken (Head of Listing Euronext Amsterdam).

Launch Deloitte Fast50 – gong ceremony

The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 is the ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in the Netherlands. With this annual ranking, the fifty fastest growing technology companies in the Netherlands are recognized for their exceptional growth performance.

By sounding the gong the winners of 2021 celebrate their great achievements.

The gong ceremony also symbolizes the start of the 2022 edition. Registration is possible from April 20^th .

The group was welcomed by Alexander Voorham, Junior Account Manager Listing at Euronext Amsterdam.

RTL Z Beursspel – gong ceremony

The RTL Z Beursspel will start again on Tuesday 19 April. Entirely according to tradition, Theo Clemens from Almere, the winner of the Beursspel Autumn 2021, sounded the gong for this occasion. The RTL Z Beursspel is an informative game in which participants learn to invest with the fictitious amount of €100,000. The group was welcomed by Marianne Aalders, Communications Manager at Euronext Amsterdam.

Varrlyn – gong ceremony

Varrlyn is a consultancy firm, founded in 2010, that advises financial institutions on system implementations and applications and dealing rooms in particular.

To celebrate the 12^th anniversary, Martin Defauwes, Director of Varrlyn, opened the trading day this morning by sounding the gong.

Varrlyn’s team was welcomed by Marianne Aalders, Communications Manager at Euronext Amsterdam.

ABN AMRO Clearing Bank - gong ceremony

At the beginning of this year, ABN AMRO Clearing launched a new infrastructure for its corporate clients, such as brokers, to allow their end client to invest fractionally.

On the occasion of the introduction of fractional investing on Dutch markets, Jan Bart de Boer, CCO of ABN AMRO Clearing, sounded the gong to open the trading day this morning.

The ABN AMRO Clearing team was welcomed at Euronext Amsterdam by Dirk Donker, Head of Retail Services, and Robin van Rijn, Client Relationship Manager of the Netherlands.

Brunel & NVA Autism week – Gong ceremony

Brunel International N.V., the business services provider that this year marks 25 years of listing on Euronext Amsterdam, has been raising the visibility of the Dutch Autism Association for some years now.

As part of the NVA Autism Week 2022, the two organisations opened the trading day together. The gong was sounded by Birsen Basar, NVA ambassador since 2014. With her books, presentations and films, she tries to raise awareness of autism, particularly in different cultures.

The association was welcomed by Marianne Aalders, Communication Manager at Euronext Amsterdam .

LYNX – Gong ceremony

In celebration of winning the Golden Bull Award for ‘Best Broker 2021’, Ellen Ginkel, CEO of LYNX sounded the gong this morning.

The jury particularly praised LYNX for its customer satisfaction, which was rated as the best by Dutch investors.

The company was welcomed by Robin van Rijn, Client Relationship Manager and Lennart Visser, Junior Product Manager at Euronext Amsterdam.   

GO Public

Today, the kick-off for GO Public Amsterdam was celebrated with a traditional gong ceremony.

GO Public is the executive educational course launched in 2021 with the ambition to further educate established companies about the capital markets. The programme provides executives with the necessary tools and knowledge to assist a mature company to gain access to the capital markets..

Representatives of GO Public’s partners - De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Deloitte, ING, Hill & Knowlton, Oaklins, Stibbe and PWC – joined René van Vlerken, Head of Listing Euronext Amsterdam, and Alexander Voorham, Account manager Listing Euronext Amsterdam, on stage.

OHV Asset Management gong ceremony

Erik Bakker, General Manager of OHV Asset Management, sounded the gong this morning to mark the 90th anniversary of OHV at Euronext Amsterdam.

OHV has an ecosystem of asset-management, executing trades on exchanges and a number of mutual funds. OHV also offers access to illiquid markets such as SME financing, facilitating access for its private and institutional clients.

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

European investors-VEB

To celebrate the association’s 98^th anniversary, Gerben Everts, Director of European Investors at-VEB, sounded the gong this morning in the presence of VEB employees.

As ambassador of the Run4Schools foundation, Gerben Everts was joined by a group of runners who will run the Two Oceans Ultra-Marathon next month to raise money for sports facilities and guidance in the Mitchells Plain township in South Africa.

Since 1924, the investor association VEB has represented the interests of more than 1.75 million investors in the Netherlands, both private and institutional.

Simone Huis in ‘t Veld, CEO of Euronext, welcomed the association to Euronext Amsterdam.

CSR Manager of the year 2020/21

Marianne van Keep (Chief Sustainability Officer at Verstegen Spices & Sauces), has been named CSR Manager of the Year 2020/21. To celebrate this occasion, she sounded the gong this morning.

The award aims to put in the spotlight the efforts of enthusiastic CSR managers.

Marianne van Keep was welcomed with some company by Cees Colijn, Head of HR of Euronext Amsterdam and Brussels.

Euronext Amsterdam - Kick-off pre-IPO program TechShare

For the 7^th time in a row Euronext has launched its successful pre-IPO programme TechShare. This pan-European pre-IPO educational programme supports European Tech companies aiming to go public in the next 1 to 3 years and is being organised in ten countries. In honour of the kick-off of TechShare at Euronext Amsterdam, René van Vlerken (Head of Listings Euronext Amsterdam) and his team welcomed representatives of both participants and partners for a traditional Gong ceremony.