CSR Manager of the Year 2023

Andy van den Dobbelsteen, Sustainability Coordinator at the TU delft, has been named as 2023 CSR Manager of the Year and sounded the gong for this occasion.

The CSR Manager of the Year election has been organised since 2012. The purpose of the election is to provide additional recognition of the efforts and results of enthusiastic CSR managers.

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

Morningstar Sustainable Investing Summit 2023

Starting tomorrow, the annual Morningstar Sustainable Investing Summit will take place in Amsterdam.

During this conference, professionals from the financial sector will gather to learn about strategies, methods and tools that they need to build a long-term sustainable financial success.

A representation from Morningstar gathered at Beursplein 5 to celebrate the kick-off of this event. Ron Bundy, President of Morningstar Sustainalytics & Morningstar Indexes sounded the Gong.

The group was welcomed by Paul Noordam, Senior Manager Sales and Product Management at Euronext Amsterdam.

ABN AMRO Clearing Global Graduate Programme

Every year, ABN AMRO Clearing organises a Global Graduate Programme. During this 1-year programme, young employees get the chance to work at different international locations of ABN AMRO Clearing. This enables them to get to know the company better and start a position within Clearing after this year. The graduates came together and sounded the Gong.

The group was welcomed by Paul Noordam, Senior Manager Sales and Product Management at Euronext Amsterdam.

Listing of QEV Technologies

Joan Orús, CEO of QEV Technologies, sounded the Gong this morning on the occasion of the listing of the company. QEV Technologies, the European manufacturer of electric vehicles for corporate fleet and public transport clients, listed through the legal merger with the Special Purpose Acquisition Company SPEAR Investments I.

They were welcomed by René van Vlerken (Head of Listing Euronext Amsterdam) and Susana de Antonio (Head of Listing Euronext Spain).

Winner of the School Competition 2023

Today, Rijnlands Lyceum from Sassenheim was welcomed for the second time for being the winner of the School Competition. During this competition, thousands of secondary school students take part in a digital investment competition. This competition is an initiative of Stichting Capital Amsterdam and is a biannual event that is part of the broader education platform BeleggerUitlegger.

One of the winning students was therefore given the honour of ringing the Gong today.

The class was welcomed by Henry van Glabbeek, board secretary of Euronext Amsterdam

APG invests in listed property for 25 years

It has been 25 years since APG first invested in listed real estate. The global pension administration organisation saw their investments in logistics real estate, particularly distribution centres, double to 20 per cent in recent years.

To celebrate the anniversary, Rutger van der Lubbe, Head of Global Real Estate Investment Strategy at APG, rang the Gong this morning.

The APG team was welcomed by Paul Noordam, Senior Manager Sales and Product Management at Euronext Amsterdam.

Celebrating the success of the new ABN AMRO order flow application

ABN AMRO Bank has a direct link to the stock exchange for executing Dutch orders in their retail & wealth customer segments. Until the beginning of this year, they returned their order flow directly to Euronext through an in-house developed application. This year, the system was replaced which was seen as an open-heart operation within ABN AMRO's investment landscape.

This success was celebrated by sounding the Gong by Yoeri van Schaik, Product Owner Investments at ABN AMRO Bank.

The  ABN AMRO Bank team was welcomed by Dirk Donker, Head of Financial Derivatives at Euronext Amsterdam.

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Launch of Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures

Today, the new financial nature-related framework called TNFD, is launched worldwide. This is a tool for companies and financial institutions to identify and report on nature-related risks and opportunities. The ultimate goal is to ensure that global financial flows contribute more to the restoration and conservation of all our nature and biodiversity.

The Dutch TNFD consultation group including the World Wildlife Fund, Deloitte, Rabobank and the Dutch Banking Association came together for a Gong ceremony. T

The group was welcomed by Anastasia Kremleva, Head of Service Desk Operations at Euronext Amsterdam.

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Celebrating the Ahold Delhaize Green Bond

Ahold Delhaize announced earlier this year that it has successfully priced a Green Bond. This is a €500 million sustainability bond with a five-year term. The company has experience with sustainable financing - in 2019, Ahold Delhaize became the first retailer in the world to issue a sustainability bond in euros. This was followed by three more sustainable financial instruments.

To celebrate this occasion, Jan Ernst de Groot, Chief Sustainability Officer of Ahold Delhaize, sounded the Gong in the presence of the team.

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

Listing and first day of trading of Global InterConnection Group

Edmund Truell, Executive Chairman of Global InterConnection Group, sounded the Gong this morning to celebrate the listing of the company on Euronext Amsterdam.

Global InterConnection Group, consisting of Global InterConnection Group Limited and its subsidiaries, is a platform for the production, development, operation and ownership of interconnectors and other electricity transmission assets. 

The group was welcomed by Simone Huis in ‘t Veld (CEO Euronext Amsterdam) and René van Vlerken (Head of Listing Euronext Amsterdam).

Doelbeleggen.nl wins Golden Bull Award for Best Investment Solution of the Year

Doelbeleggen.nl is the winner of the Golden Bull Award in the online investment solutions category. The expert jury chose Doelbeleggen.nl because of its unique investment account for building up and paying out supplementary pensions.

To celebrate winning the award, Tjade Groot, Co-Founder of Doelbeleggen.nl, sounded the Gong. 

The group was welcomed by Anastasia Kremleva, Head of Service Desk Operations at Euronext Amsterdam.

Dutch IR Awards 2023

The Dutch Association for Investor Relations (NEVIR) presented the IR Awards 2023 on Thursday, 29 June. During this event, Dutch listed companies and IR professionals who excel in Investors Relations receive this award.

Winners of these awards, such as Ahold Delhaize, Royal Vopak and Aalberts N.V., were invited to a traditional Gong ceremony at Beursplein 5.

The group was welcomed by Paul Noordam, Senior Manager Sales and Product Management at Euronext Amsterdam.

10-year anniversary of Finance Run

The Finance Run is an annual sporting event within the financial services industry whose proceeds this year will benefit Kikid and Emma at Work. During this edition of the Finance Run, the 10th anniversary will be celebrated.

Maurits Huijbrechtse, affiliated with Emma at Work, sounded the Gong today.

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

LYNX – Winner of Golden Bull Award for Best Broker of the Year 2022

Online broker LYNX has won the Golden Bull in the "Broker of the Year" category for the fourth time. With this award, LYNX continues its reign for the second consecutive year.

Ellen van Ginkel, CEO of LYNX sounded the Gong alongside her team to celebrate the occasion.

The LYNX team was welcomed at Beursplein 5 by Paul Noordam, Senior Manager Sales and Product Management at Euronext Amsterdam.

Melanion Capital - Listing Bitcoin Equities UCITS ETF

Cyril Sabbagh, Managing Director at Melanion Capital, sounded the Gong in celebration of the listing of Bitcoin Equities UCITS ETF on Euronext Amsterdam.

The team of Melanion Capital was welcomed by Paul Noordam, Senior Manager Sales and Product Management of Euronext Amsterdam.

1-year anniversary of the Euronext Tech Leaders

Euronext Tech Leaders is an initiative launched last year by Euronext and is dedicated to high-growth and leading technology companies. Tech leaders complements Euronext's current technology offering and aims to strengthen the European technology sector. Today, the Euronext Tech Leaders segment welcomes 15 new companies from across Europe as part of its 2023 annual review.

The Dutch partners involved in this initiative were invited to celebrate this occasion with a traditional Gong Ceremony.

They were welcomed by René van Vlerken, Head of Listing of Euronext Amsterdam, to celebrate this milestone.

BlackRock 25 years in the Netherlands

BlackRock has been operating as an asset manager for organisations, ranging from retail investors to large institutions, in the Netherlands for 25 years. To celebrate this milestone, Christian Hyldahl, BlackRock's Head of Continental Europe, sounded the gong.

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

Launch international ELITE growth programme for Dutch SMEs

The gong was sounded on the occasion of the launch of the ELITE programme in the Netherlands, in collaboration with three leading Dutch partners: the Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship (ECE), ScaleUp Company and NLgroeit. ELITE is a multi-day programme aimed at helping founders and directors of growth-stage companies with revenues of €10 to €100 million to achieve sustainable growth in private and public capital markets.

Euronext acquired ELITE as part of its acquisition of the Borsa Italiana Group in 2021 and has since been strongly committed to expanding the growth programme in Euronext countries as part of Euronext's "Growth for Impact 2024" strategic plan. The roll-out of the growth programme in the Dutch market follows the successful launch of the programme in Portugal earlier this year.

Representatives of ELITE and the Dutch partners were welcomed by Simone Huis in 't Veld, CEO at Euronext Amsterdam.