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Best SME-award North-Holland

Winners Best SME-award North-Holland open trading at Beursplein 5

The winners of the Best North-Holland SME-awards open trading at Beursplein 5. Abovo Media (Large SMEs), Texelse Bierbrouwerij (Medium SMEs) and Drost technical management (Small SMEs) emerged as  winners. This year’s public choice award went to Fort Resort Beemster from Zuidoostbeemster.

For the jury, important distinctive criteria were personnel management, innovation, creativity and financial policy. According to the chairman of the entrepreneurs’ organisation of North-Holland  OVNH and member of the judging committee Jeroen Zwinkels, the jury visits were truly inspiring. “It is great to see that there is such a dynamic business community in North-Holland, and that frequently new enterprises manage to surprise us in a positive way. Since the level of all the finalists was very high, the final decisions that have been made are based upon minor details. Regardless, all votes were unanimous in each category.”

Partners and sponsors of the Best North-Holland SME-awards are: Randstad and Provincie Noord-Holland, MKB Noord-Holland, ABN AMRO, Delta Lloyd, Holland Media Combinatie, RSM Niehe Lancée Kooij, RTVNH and Media Support/Kantoor 260. 

For more information: www.ovnh.nl

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World MS Day

Neelie Kroes and Wolter Kroes jointly open trading on World MS Day

Former European Commissioner Neelie Kroes and ambassador of MS Research Foundation Wolter Kroes jointly open trading at the Amsterdam Exchange on World MS Day to highlight the need for more research into multiple sclerosis (MS). MS Research Foundation is funding research into MS of which the cause is not yet known, and therefore there is still no cure. "Kroes and Kroes" officially launch the Dutch edition of World MS Day, organized in more than 70 countries worldwide.

In addition to the sounding of the gong, the first copy of the book "Cognitie" by Prof. dr. Jeroen Geurts, professor of translational research MS Center Amsterdam, VU University Medical Center (MSCA) and Dr. Hanneke Hulst (MSCA) is offered to Job Cohen, a member of the Recommendation Committee of MS Research Foundation.

For more information: www.msresearch.nl

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40 ans de cotation de l'action SEB

Le Groupe SEB a célébré les 40 ans de cotation de l'action SEB et a ouvert les marchés financiers européens à Paris

Thierry de La Tour d'Artaise, Président-Directeur Général du Groupe SEB, a commémoré 40 ans de cotation en bourse, et retracé les étapes de développement du Groupe en réaffirmant sa confiance en l'avenir.

Le Groupe SEB a célébré les 40 ans de cotation de l'action SEB et a ouvert les marchés financiers européens à Paris.

Thierry de La Tour d'Artaise, Président-Directeur Général du Groupe SEB, a commémoré 40 ans de cotation en bourse et a sonné la cloche qui ouvre les marchés financiers européens.

Une occasion pour le leader mondial du Petit Equipement Domestique de retracer les grandes étapes de son développement et de confirmer sa confiance en l'avenir.

Depuis plus de 40 ans, le Groupe SEB met en œuvre une stratégie de long terme  qui conjugue croissance, tant organique qu’externe, et compétitivité. Cette stratégie, fondée sur l’équilibre de ses points de force, a permis au Groupe de développer progressivement son champ d’activité et de transformer une approche « visionnaire » de son métier en réalisations novatrices concrètes, porteuses de progrès pour les consommateurs et créatrices de valeur pour le Groupe :

• Une culture de l’innovation, en permanence entretenue et renouvelée, qui est à l’origine d’une politique produits offensive et adaptée aux marchés,
• Un portefeuille inégalé de marques puissantes, différenciées et complémentaires, qui permet au Groupe une couverture de l’ensemble des segments de marché dans le monde entier,
• Un développement international constant, se traduisant aujourd’hui par une vaste présence tant dans les pays matures que dans les marchés émergents,
• Une approche commerciale diversifiée, couvrant l’ensemble des circuits et formats de distribution existants, modernes et traditionnels, off line et online, pour assurer une présence exhaustive sur les marchés,
• Une expertise industrielle et un savoir-faire technologique uniques garantissant les meilleurs standards du marché en terme de qualité et de service aux clients et consommateurs.

Consultez toutes les infos du Groupe SEB sur www.groupeseb.com

Benfica SAD

Euronext Lisbon Bell flied to Catedral to celebrate Portuguese National Championship

On Tuesday 26, Euronext Lisbon brought its Bell to Benfica Stadium (also known as Catedral) to celebrate the victory of the National Championship Cup by this soccer club.

Benfica SAD is listed in Euronext Lisbon since May 2007.

Luís Laginha de Sousa and Miguel Geraldes from Euronext Lisbon were received by Luís Filipe Vieira and Domingos Soares de Oliveira (CEO and CFO of Benfica) to ring the Closing Bell, on an historic ceremony, with an eagle overflying the stadium before the time of the ringing - the Eagle is the symbol of this club and it is a tradition to see the real eagle flying before an important event.

Nouveaux locaux Euronext Bruxelles

Inauguration nouveaux locaux Euronext Bruxelles en présence du Ministre des Finances

Le 26 mai 2015, Johan Van Overtveldt, le Ministre des Finances a sonné la cloche pour ouvrir les marchés d’Euronext lors de l’inauguration des nouveaux locaux d’Euronext Bruxelles

L’immeuble ‘Le Marquis’, au coeur de la capitale belge, maintient les liens étroits entre Euronext et l'écosystème belge et renforce le rôle clé d'Euronext dans le financement de l'économie réelle de la Belgique. Les nouveaux locaux répondent mieux aux besoins de l'entreprise et sont également mieux adaptés à sa nouvelle culture d'efficacité, de croissance et d'innovation.

L'immeuble 'Le Marquis' est idéalement situé en termes d'accessibilité et de transports en commun.

La nouvelle adresse d’Euronext Bruxelles est :  Rue du Marquis 1, bte 1, 1000 Bruxelles.

Amundi ETF MSCI World Low Carbon UCITS ETF

Amundi ETF lance le premier ETF en Europe sur un indice MSCI Low Carbon Leaders.

Ce lancement illustre à nouveau la capacité d’innovation d’Amundi ETF et les développements du Groupe en matière de solutions Low Carbon.

Amundi ETF annonce la cotation sur Euronext du fonds AMUNDI ETF MSCI WORLD LOW CARBON UCITS ETF.
Ce fonds innovant vise à répliquer l’indice de stratégie MSCI World Low Carbon Leaders, lancé en septembre dernier par MSCI, en collaboration avec Amundi et deux grands fonds de pensions européens.
La méthodologie de l’indice de stratégie vise à réduire de 50% minimum le niveau des émissions carbone par rapport à celles du MSCI World, tout en maintenant une très faible tracking error par rapport à celui-ci et en conservant une composition sectorielle et géographique similaire.
Ce nouvel ETF s’inscrit dans le développement par Amundi de solutions destinées aux investisseurs cherchant à se prémunir contre les risques financiers induits par le changement climatique et le risque carbone.
Cet ETF est proposé avec des frais courants de 0,25% et disponible en devises Euro et USD.

Nyenrode Business University

Nyenrode Business University opens trading for Private Investor Program

Nyenrode Business University opens trading for Private Investor Program. Participants in the Private Investor Program actively learn to analyse and manage their own investment portfolios according to the latest insights in the field of investing.

They are being taught by top experts who assist them in every step making the right investment decisions. After successful completion of this program, the graduates are able to independently take control of their own portfolio and are at least at the same level as a professional investor with several years of experience.

Dinie Adriaanse, graduate of the Nyenrode Private Investor Program, sounds the gong.

For more information: www.executiveeducation.nl

Philips Innovation Award 2015

Winner Philips Innovation Award 2015 opens trading

Every year Philips (ticker symbol: PHIA) organizes the largest student business prize in the Netherlands, the Philips Innovation Awards. Student Start-up Pearltect, a bracelet that protects against sexual violence, won the Philips Innovation Award in 2015. Pearltect can call itself the most innovative student start-up of the Netherlands this coming year. During the final five finalists had to compete against each other for a jury chaired by Frans van Houten, CEO Philips.

The Pearltect is an as jewelry wearable self-defense bracelet. After activation an (unpleasant) odoriferous substance and an invisible marker is released. The odoriferous substance is used to (sexually) discourage the attacker. The marker can link the attacker to the crime-scene even after months.

The team of Pearltect, who won both first prize and the People's Choice Award, study at Erasmus University in Rotterdam and TU in Delft.

For more information: www.phia.nl

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Porto SAD

Porto SAD rings the closing bell

To celebrate the listing of €45 million in bonds, Fernando Gomesrang the Closing Bell. He was accompanied by Porto SAD management team, along with the Euronext team. Bonds demand exceeded offer in 2.4 times. This bonds pay 5% in interest rate, and almost 4,800 investors purchased FC Porto SAD 2015-2018 bonds.

Unibail-Rodamco emission d'obligations convertibles

Fabrice Mouchel, Membre du Directoire, Directeur Général Adjoint Finance, Unibail-Rodmaco, ouvre les marchés européens. Unibail-Rodamco sonne la cloche à l'occasion d'une nouvelle emission d'obligations convertibles sur Euronext Paris.

Unibail-Rodamco est le leader européen de l'immobilier commercial avec un portefeuille de 34,6 milliards d'euros au 31 décembre 2014.
Dans le cadre d'une gestion proactive du bilan d'Unibail-Rodamco, qui vise à étendre la maturité moyenne de la dette du Groupe et à diversifier ses sources de financement, tout en optimisant le coût de sa dette, le Groupe annonce  avoir placé avec succès une Ornane (Obligations à option de Remboursement en Numéraire et/ou en Actions Nouvelles et/ou Existantes) à échéance 1er janvier 2022, d’un montant nominal d’environ 500 millions d’euros.
Cette Ornane a été sursoucrite 6 fois et est la première émise avec un rendement négatif par une société foncière sur le marché euro.
Le prix d’exercice de l’Ornane est de 346,87 euros, soit une prime de 37% au-dessus de la moyenne pondérée par les volumes du cours de l’action Unibail-Rodamco le jour de l’émission.
Cette émission inclut également un mécanisme d’ajustement en cas de distribution annuelle au-delà de 9,60€ par action.

Amsterdam Business Awards 2015

Nominees Amsterdam Business Awards 2015 visit Beursplein 5

On May 28, the Amsterdam Business Awards will be presented at the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky. The nominees of the Amsterdam Business Award visit Beursplein 5 and open trading.

From dozens of entries, the jury nominated A-Point, ENOT and Kesbeke for the Amsterdam Business Award 2015. The most iconic cultural entrepreneur and important Amsterdam-based international company will also be honored at the gala.

The annual award Amsterdam Business Award, Amsterdam Culture Award and Amsterdam International Business Award reflect the passion for Amsterdam and proud of entrepreneurship and thus contribute concretely to the promotion of the region.

For more information: www.amsterdambusinessaward.nl

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Sporting SAD

Sporting SAD rings the closing bell

To celebrate the listing of €30 million in bonds, Bruno de Carvalho rang the Closing Bell. He was accompanied by Sporting SAD management team, along with the Euronext team. Bonds demand exceeded offer in 2.6 times. This bonds pay 6,25% in interest rate, and more than 4,200 investors bought Sporting SAD 2015-2018 bonds.

Congrès annuel Life Sciences

Ouverture de "Knowledge for Growth" – le congrès annuel Life Sciences

Le 21 mai 2015, Hilde Windels, CFO de Biocartis; Tim Van Hauwermeiren, CEO d’arGEN-X et Michel Helbig de Balzac, Chairman de Bone Therapeutics ont sonné la cloche pour ouvrir les marchés d’Euronext lors du congrès annuel de FlandersBio à Gand. FlandersBio est la plus grande conférence biotech régionale de l'Europe. Les membres du Conseil d’Administration de FlandersBio et son directeur général, Henk Joos, étaient également présents.

Pour en savoir plus : www.Knowledgeforgrowth.be

CFA Society

CFA Society of the Netherlands celebrates 'Putting Investors First' Month with sounding the gong

Jacco Heemskerk, Vice President of the Society of Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) in the Netherlands, sounds the gong to celebrate the 'Putting Investors First' Month. This marks the second year of this annual awareness campaign and builds on the success of May 2014, when activities took place in 58 cities globally by member societies representing more than 60,000 investment professionals. The initiative aims to unite investment professionals in a commitment to place investor interests above all others.

Throughout the month, many of the organization’s 144 member societies worldwide will host local events and call attention to the needs and rights of investors by endorsing the Statement of Investor Rights, a list of ten rights that any investor should expect from financial service providers.

“We aspire to build and lead the investment management profession; to do this we must continue to stand together for what is right, and in investors’ best interests. All investors have the right to be served by professionals who act as stewards of their savings,” said Jacco Heemskerk. “By supporting Putting Investors First Month, we want to inspire our community to make real impact and foster a market environment where investors can thrive.”

For more information: www.cfainstitute.org

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10ème anniversaire d'Alternext

EnterNext fête le 10ème anniversaire d'Alternext Paris

Anthony Attia, Président-directeur général d'Euronext Paris, et Eric Forest, Président-directeur général d'EnterNext,  sonnent la clôture des marchés boursiers à Paris pour le 10ème anniversaire d'Alternext Paris, le marché d'EnterNext, filiale d'Euronext, dédié au financement des PME-ETI.

24th Roparun

Nelli Cooman opens trading leading up to 24th Roparun

Nelli Cooman, ambassador of the Roparun Foundation and former world champion 60 metres indoor, opens trading leading up to the 24^th Roparun.

The Roparun is a relay race of more than 500 kilometres from Paris and Hamburg to Rotterdam, in which people work as a team to give a combined sports performance in order to raise money for people who suffer from cancer.

The Roparun will start Saturday 16 May in Hamburg and Paris and finishes on 25 May, Whit Monday, on the Coolsingel in Rotterdam. A Roparun team is made up of around 25 people with a maximum of eight runners, who each run an average of about 65 kilometres. Besides the runners, a team includes a number of supporting members such as drivers, medics, caterers and road captains.

Besides the physical challenge, the team must also make an effort to raise money for the cause. Teams do this by organising various activities including bag packing at supermarkets, washing cars, collecting donations and looking for sponsors. The team members must also sell Roparun raffle tickets, the proceeds of which go to the charity. The three teams who raise the most money and the six teams who win prizes for their running speed are honoured during the final celebration of the Roparun, which takes place a few weeks after the finish. On that evening, the total amount of money raised by the Roparun will also be announced. Over the past twenty-three editions of the Roparun, more than sixty-two million euros have been raised for people suffering from cancer.

For more information: www.roparun.nl

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USG People celebrates launch of Online Business Solutions by sounding gong

Hans van Rijnswoud, Director of Adver-Online, opens the Amsterdam stock exchange on Interim Staff Day. Ceremonially, USG People launches its Online Business Solutions today in the presence of Rob Zandbergen, CEO of USG People, Jan Peter Tulip, Director Netwerven, and Steve Sichtman, Director Blue Carpet.

In the HR sector, innovation and technology applications play an increasingly important role. USG People meets these demands and has recently acquired interests in Adver-Online, Netwerven and Blue Carpet, three young technology driven companies that have already successfully acquired a position in online HR services.

The Online Business Solutions are propositions with strong technology-driven applications. This enables USG People to develop new online business models and also act as an enabler for the digital transformation of existing operations. These business solutions enable customers to optimize their human resources processes. USG People is constantly looking for the best way to bind together employers and employees, and to further develop the added value for the labor market.

For more information: www.usgpeople.com

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Primecity Investment Plc

Philipp Von Bodman, CEO of Primecity Investment Plc, rings the bell in Paris for its listing on Alternext.

Primecity Investment Plc is a specialist real estate investment company focused on investing in and repositioning of hotel properties. The hotel properties are located in key german locations which enjoy high tourism, business and exhibitions, such as Berlin, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Mannheim, Dresden and Leipzig.