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FMO celebrates appointment Chief Investment Officer

Linda Broekhuizen, Chief Investment Officer, sounds the gong to mark her appointment as of 1 January in the Management Board of the Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO).

The Dutch development bank FMO supports sustainable private sector growth in developing and emerging markets by investing in ambitious entrepreneurs. FMO believes a strong private sector leads to economic and social development, empowering people to employ their skills and improve their quality of life. FMO focuses on three sectors that have high development impact: financial institutions, energy, and agribusiness, food & water. With an investment portfolio of EUR 6.3 billion, FMO is one of the largest European bilateral private sector development banks.

For more information: www.fmo.nl

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La première émission d’obligations regroupant 8 villes et communes sur Euronext Bruxelles

Ce mercredi 8 janvier 2014, les bourgmestres et échevins de chaque ville participante ont ouvert les marchés financiers à Euronext Bruxelles afin de célébrer la première émission d’obligations regroupant 8 villes et communes flamandes. A cet occasion, Le Bourgmestre Maurice Webers de Beringen, Le Bourgmestre Frank Bogaerts de Lier et Le Bourgmestre Christophe D’Haese d’Alost ont sonné la cloche.

Pour la première fois dans l’histoire de la finance, des villes et communes flamandes se sont regroupées sur le marché des capitaux afin d’émettre des obligations sous la forme de billets de trésorerie à long terme (Medium Term Notes). Il s’agit de : Alost-Beringen-Boom-Bree-Bruges-Lier-Wachtebeke-Zaventem.

Les 8 villes ont recueilli les 43,5 millions d’euros souhaités. Les obligations ont été émises pour une durée de 10 ans à un taux de financement de 3.2999%.ING était le coordinateur global.

Euronext accueille Figeac Aéro, sous-traitant aéronautique, sur Alternext Paris

Jean-Claude Maillard, Président directeur général de Figeac Aéro sonne la cloche qui marque l'ouverture des marchés financiers.

Figeac Aéro est spécialisé dans les prestations de sous-traitance à destination des industriels aéronautiques. Le groupe propose des prestations d’études, d’usinage de pièces de précision, de fabrication de sous-ensembles, de construction de structures mécano-soudées, de traitement des surfaces, etc.
A fin 2012, Figeac Aéro dispose d’un site de production implanté en France.

The Netherlands Institute for Sport and Physical Activity celebrates 15th anniversary

The Netherlands Institute for Sport and Physical Activity (NISB), which celebrates its fifteenth anniversary in 2014, starts the year by sounding the gong at Beursplein 5.

CEO Remco Boer sounds the gong to highlight the need to take breaks from long periods of sitting during working hours. A sedentary lifestyle at home and at work increases the risk of cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes, and early death. Two hours of physical activity a week do not cancel out the effects of sitting too much at home and at work. NISB works to raise awareness of the need to become more physically active during the work day, for example by using dynamic office furniture.

For more information: www.nisb.nl

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Winners of the 2013 M&A Awards sound gong

Winners of the 2013 M&A Awards sound the gong and open the trading day during a visit to Beursplein 5.

On 12 December 2013 the 14^th M&A Awards were presented to the top performers in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and private equity. Over 750 M& A professionals and private equity managers gathered to celebrate and look back on the year’s achievements. The awards, presented in 21 categories, are the highest recognition given to top professionals active in M & A, corporate finance and private equity.Winner of the ‘Best Acquisition Finance Banker Award’, Marin Boon, Manager Corporate Finance Memberbanks Rabobank, sounds the gong.

For more information: www.mena.nl

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KPN and Randstad sound the gong for the Dutch Short Track Championships

KPN (ticker KPN) and Randstad (ticker RAND), both listed on Euronext Amsterdam, sound the gong for the KPN Dutch Short Track Championships on 4 and 5 January.

The Dutch championships are the last speed skating tournament before the opening of the Olympic Games in Sochi one month from now. This year’s tournament will be held in the same venue as last year, the Jaap Eden IJsbanen in Amsterdam. For skaters participating in the Winter Olympics, the tournament is final test of their skill before they travel to Russia. Expectations are running high following the Dutch team’s promising performances at the European Championships, World Championships and World Cups. Cees Juffermans, tournament director, sounds the gong.

For more information: www.schaatsen.nl/shorttrack

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Moët Hennessy sounds gong for the start of the year 2014

General manager at Moët Hennessy, Bob Bron, sounds gong for the start of the year 2014.

The current portfolio of Moët Hennessy Netherlands incorporates a wide range of champagnes, cognac, whisky's, vodka and new world wines. In the Netherlands and worldwide, Moët Hennessy is the market leader in the category of champagne. Moët Hennessy is responsible for the distribution of the brands Moët & Chandon, Dom Pérignon, Veuve Clicquot, Ruinart, Krug, Hennessy, Ardbeg, Glenmorangie, Estates & Wines, Belvedère en Drambuie. Moët Hennessy is part of the group LVMH (ticker symbol: LVMH), a world leader in luxury and possesses a unique portfolio of over 60 prestigious brands as Louis Vuitton, Dior, Givenchy, Kenzo, Tag Heuer, Moët & Chandon and Dom Pérignon.

For more information: www.moethennessy.nl

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Run4Schools Foundation sounds gong for Two Oceans Marathon

The Run4Schools Foundation sounds the gong for the tough, 56 kilometer long, Two Oceans Marathon in Cape Town, which is held on 19 April.

A team of runners run the marathon to raise money for the foundation Run4Schools. Run4Schools finances and organizes both in - and after - school sports activities and care at four primary schools in the township of Mitchell's Plain, Cape Town, South Africa. The after school sports activities prove to be an effective instrument to keep children away from gangs and prevents them from engaging in drugs, crime or worse. Also, the programs are successful in helping children's healthy development by allowing them to be the children they deserve to be, at least during the safe and supportive Run4Schools activities. Different kinds of fundraising activities are initiated around running events in the Netherlands and also in South Africa. Founding father, Leslie Pangemanan, sounds the gong.

For more information: www.run4schools.nl

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Minister Plasterk and ‘Hulp voor Hulpverleners’ Foundation sound gong

On December 30th, one day before the end of the year, minister Plasterk sounds the gong to show his appreciation for the work and the commitment of emergency workers. But more importantly, he calls attention to aggression and violence during New Year’s Eve. Plasterk: "Aggression and violence against emergency workers are unacceptable. I am committed to reduce the number of incidents.”

For years already the ‘Hulp voor Hulpverleners’ (Assistance for Emergency Workers) Foundation has been campaigning to reduce aggression and violence against emergency workers. The foundation calls on the Dutch population to ensure that emergency workers can do their work in a normal way this year.

For more information: www.hulpvoorhulpverleners.nl

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Witte Bedjes Het Parool foundation highlights Happy2Move project

Witte Bedjes Het Parool foundation sounds the gong to highlight the Happy2Move project.

The foundation raises money for children who are sick, handicapped, or in need of some other form of help. The money is made available to non-profit organisations working with sick or handicapped children in and around Amsterdam. The fund is primarily intended for relatively small, tangible projects that do not receive any other form of subsidy. This year the foundation is supporting the Happy2Move project.

The Happy2Move project provides after-school care to mentally or physically handicapped children between the ages of 4 and 20. The activities it organises after school and during teacher workshops and vacations are based on healthy lifestyles, emphasizing sports, healthy eating and enjoying recreation. To promote healthy eating, the children are given a hot meal after these activities, just before they go home. Happy2Move provides the children with transportation from school to the activities venue, and from there to their home.

For more information: www.happy2move.nl

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Speelgoedbank Amsterdam celebrates successful year

Speelgoedbank Amsterdam sounds the gong for a very successful first year.

Many children in Amsterdam grow up in poverty. For these children, it is not part of their normal lives to visit a toy store. Growing up in poverty has clear implications, not only materially but also emotionally and socially. Speelgoedbank Amsterdam collects toys, both new and used. Children growing up in poverty can visit Speelgoedbank Amsterdam four times a year. At each visit, they can choose two toys and a book from the store. This way Speelgoedbank Amsterdam builds a bridge between surplus and deficit, recycles toys and lets children shine.

For more information: www.SpeelgoedbankAmsterdam.nl

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Barbara Barend sounds gong for Sterrenfonds December month

Sterrenfonds ambassador Barbara Barend sounds gong for all the children in the Netherlands, who are in a disadvantaged position. Whether it is because of living in poverty, being seriously ill or having been placed out of home. With great attention we have to take responsibility for them, who are our future.

Over the past month, Sterrenfonds enabled 12,000 children to fully experience their childhood with a unique cinema event, a Santa Claus show and Children's Christmas Boxes. In 2012, Sterrenfonds ambassador Frans Bauer sounded the gong, concluding the Children's Christmas Boxes for over 600 seriously ill children and children in poverty. This year ambassador Barbara Barend visits Euronext for the ending the December activities for 12,000 children.

For more information: sterrenfonds.nl

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Winner Deloitte Kordes Awards sounds gong

Deputy mayor of Uden municipality, René Peerenboom, sounds the gong as the winner of the Deloitte Kordes Award 2013.

The Deloitte Kordes Award is awarded since 1995 for the public organization with the best annual report. The objective of the award is to continuously improve reporting on performance and accountability of (semi) public organizations. According to the jury Uden municipality is this year's convincing winner: "The annual report meets all jury criteria and excels in risk reporting and in style and communication. Additionally, the municipality has made the annual report available digitally and is herewith setting an example for other organizations." Last year, Uden Municipality participated for the first time and immediately became the winner in the category of Local Government."

For more information: www.deloitte.com

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Félicitations à Lotus Bakeries pour ses 25 ans de cotation à la Bourse de Bruxelles

Matthieu Boone, Président du Conseil d’Administration de Lotus Bakeries, a sonné la cloche d’ouverture des marchés à Euronext Bruxelles pour fêter le 25^e anniversaire de cotation de sa société. A cette occasion, étaient également présents : Jan Boone (CEO) Jan Vander Stichele (Executive Director), John Van de Par (Corporate Director EMEA & ICT), Jos Destrooper (Corporate Director Finance & HR) et Marc Janssens (Partner Petercam).

Lotus Bakeries produit principalement des spécialités authentiques dans le secteur de la biscuiterie et de la pâtisserie, comme le spéculoos, le pain d’épices, les gauffres, ….Lotus Bakeries, dont le siège social est établi en Belgique, est une entreprise dynamique, d’envergure internationale, qui possède des sites de production en Belgique, aux Pays-Bas, en France, en Suède, aux Etats-Unis, à Hong Kong, en Chine et au Chili. Elle possède aussi des points de vente dans dix pays européens, etc.

Trading symbol : LOTB
Information sur la société : LotusBakeries

Gong marks launch ‘Follow the money’ app

Director of the Amsterdam Museum, Paul Spies, launches the new app ‘Follow the money’ by sounding the gong. With this app users can take a stroll through the centre of Amsterdam and learn more about the financial history of the city. The tour spans a period of 400 years, from the Golden Age to the present.

With the app users can get acquainted with the visible financial history in the city in an accessible way. The app has been realized by the Amsterdam Museum with the help of Platform Capital Amsterdam, Capital Amsterdam Foundation, Nachenius Tjeenk Foundation, the Dutch Central Bank and M2Mobi. The app is available for free in both Dutch and English in the Google store or can be downloaded from Itunes, search term "money tour.

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Euronext accueille la société de chimie verte Carbios sur Alternext Paris

Jean-Claude Lumaret, Directeur général de Carbios ouvre les marchés européens à Paris.

Carbios est une  société de chimie verte développant des technologies de pointe pour la valorisation des déchets plastiques et la production de bio-polymères.  "Notre ambition : développer des plastiques dont l’auto-dégradation en fin de vie est programmable ; faire des déchets plastiques une nouvelle matière première de grande valeur, substituable au pétrole ; régénérer les vieux plastiques en plastiques neufs  », souligne Jean-Claude Lumaret, Directeur général de Carbios. « 100 millions de tonnes de déchets plastiques valorisables dans le monde soit une manne de $100 milliards qui représentent un gisement considérable de ressources renouvelables inexploitées.

Winner Shell LiveWIRE Award sounds gong

Brechtje Riphagen, founder of Innofuse and the winner of the prestigious Shell LiveWIRE Award 2013 visits Euronext Amsterdam and sounds the gong in the presence of president director Shell Netherlands B.V., Dick Benschop and director Syntens Innovation Center, Piet van Staalduinen.

The winner is chosen on December 17^th and received the award from Bertholt Leeftink, director-general Enterprise and Innovation at the Ministry of Economic Affairs at the award ceremony hosted at Shell Headquarters in The Hague. Shell LiveWIRE is an international social investment programme that aims to help young innovative entrepreneurs develop their business. Every year over 600 entrepreneurs receive free professional coaching and training through master classes as well as access to an expert network. Syntens Innovation implements Shell LiveWIRE programme in the Netherlands. The programme is active in 17 countries.

For more information: www.LiveWIRE.nl

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Introduction en bourse de Qrf sur Euronext Bruxelles

Depuis le 18 décembre 2013, l’action Qrf est cotée sur Euronext Bruxelles.Quares est l'abréviation de Quality Real Estate Services. Quares est un spécialiste de l'immobilier actif sur les marchés belge, néerlandais, luxembourgeois, allemand et français. Le principal objectif de l'entreprise est de maximiser les rendements financiers du patrimoine immobilier de ses clients, qu’il s’agisse de particuliers, de professionnels ou d’investisseurs.QRF- Quares Retail Fund - fondée le 3 Septembre 2013, fait partie de ce groupe et est un fonds de placement immobilier (sicaf) de droit belge qui investit dans des immeubles commerciaux en Belgique. QRF se concentre plus spécifiquement sur les magasins de centre-ville situés dans le « golden mile », les rues qui sont dominantes pour leur zone de dessertes.

Pour célébrer cet événement, Anneleen Desmyter, CEO de Qrf a ouvert les marchés européens en présence deFreddy Hoorens et Herman Du Bois en sonnant la clochele 18 décembre 2013. Anneleen Desmytera eu l'honneur d'inscrire le premier cours sur le tableau noir.  Inge Boets, Présidente du Conseil d’Administration, Frank De Moor et Jan Brouwers membres du Conseil d’Administration - Francis Hendrickx, CFO - Bert Weemaes, COO - An Bertels, Finance Manager faisaient également partie des invités d’honneur.

Le symbole de cotation est : QRF.

Pour en savoir plus, cliquez sur www.qrf.be