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ClimateLaunchPad 2024

Taking to the gong stage this morning was ClimateLaunchPad, a collaboration between TU Delft, EIT Climate-KIC and Bank of America.

 ClimateLaunchPad is the world's largest competition for green businesses. This year, it guided more than 500 green companies from 42 countries worldwide, from idea to business plan. 

To celebrate this sustainable milestone, the gong was sounded by Sjoerd van Hooijdonk, Managing Director at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, EMEA. The group was welcomed by Ibtissam Gzouny, HR director NL at Euronext Amsterdam.

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ClimateLaunchPad 17/10/2024 - 9:23AM CEST Amsterdam

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World Mental Health Day

Euronext Amsterdam today ushered in the trading day with a special gong ceremony to mark World Mental Health Day. This day is dedicated worldwide to raising awareness around mental health and the importance of good mental care. With this gong ceremony, Euronext wants to put the topic of mental health on the map internally and externally. For this reason, the trading day was festively opened in all locations today.

World Mental Health Day 10/10/2024 - 9:39AM CEST Amsterdam

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State Street Global Advisors celebrates 20-year anniversary

In 2004, State Street Global Advisors started as a small franchise in the Netherlands, and now the firm, which provides customised investment strategies for institutions, is celebrating its 20th anniversary. 

In honour of this milestone, Gerben Lagerwaard, Head of Continental Europe Institutional Client Group at State Street Global Advisors, rang the gong at Euronext Amsterdam. The group was warmly welcomed by Frederik Lansink, Junior Sales & Product Manager at Euronext Amsterdam, to celebrate this special occasion.

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20th anniversary State Street Global Advisors 09/10/2024 - 9:24AM CEST Amsterdam

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Euronext expands its offering with European Single Stock Options

Euronext expands its financial derivatives offering with the launch of new European Single Stock Options, providing market participants with broader trading opportunities.

New German options complement the pre-existing German listings, which have been successfully traded every day since 2019 on Euronext Amsterdam. Investors can now gain exposure to all constituents of the national DAX Index. 

Euronext is also introducing the first Irish Options listed on Euronext Amsterdam, and new Portuguese Options on Euronext Lisbon, placing it as the only exchange to offer options on Portuguese stocks.

This expansion follows the successful completion of Euronext's markets migration to Euronext Clearing and strengthens Euronext's position in the derivatives market.

Dirk Donker, Head of Secondary Markets Benelux & Germany and Michael Barclay, Derivatives Business Development Manager at Euronext welcomed guests from FlatexDEGIRO, Saxo Bank, LYNX Beleggen, Susquehanna and All Options to celebrate this launch.

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New European Single Stock Options 08/10/2024 - 9:24AM CEST Amsterdam

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Euronext launches new European Single Stock Options

Euronext expands its financial derivatives offering with the launch of new European Single Stock Options, providing market participants with broader trading opportunities.

New German options complement the pre-existing German listings, which have been successfully traded every day since 2019 on Euronext Amsterdam. Investors can now gain exposure to all constituents of the national DAX Index. 

Euronext is also introducing the first Irish Options listed on Euronext Amsterdam, and new Portuguese Options on Euronext Lisbon, making it the only exchange to offer options on Portuguese stocks.

This expansion follows the successful completion of Euronext's markets migration to Euronext Clearing and strengthens Euronext's position in the derivatives market.

Isabel Ucha, CEO of Euronext Lisbon and Frederik Lansink, Sales and Product Manager at Euronext were joined by Evan Moloney from Susquehanna to ring the bell. Guests from Susquehanna, Altura Markets, BBVA and Millenium BCP were welcomed to celebrate this launch.

More about the expansion of Single Stock Options

A broader range of European Single Stock Options 07/10/2024 - 11:06AM CEST Lisbon

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UvA x AI4FinTech: community for AI and FinTech

Today, AI4FinTech was welcomed to Euronext Amsterdam. 

This community focuses on Artificial Intelligence and Financial Technology (FinTech) and was established by the University of Amsterdam. The community, consisting of academics and professionals from the financial sector and beyond, brings together AI expertise with the latest financial technology. 

Frederik Lansink, Junior Sales & Product Manager at Euronext Amsterdam, hosted the Gong ceremony for the representatives of this progressive community.

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UvA x AI4FinTech: community for AI and FinTech 04/10/2024 - 9:07AM CEST Amsterdam

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Kick-off ABN AMRO Clearing Global Graduate Programme

The ABN AMRO Clearing Global Graduate Programme has started again.
During the first month industry experts, professional trainers and ABN AMRO Clearing managers have facilitated different sessions to give the young talents a solid basis. As of now, they are ready to embrace different assignments to prepare them for a role in the dynamic world of Clearing within 12 months.

This year’s cohort was welcomed this morning by Jeroen Hofs, Head of Licensing Operation, Market Data, at Euronext Amsterdam to open a new trading day and get a glimpse of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.

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ABN AMRO Clearing Global Graduate Programme 03/10/2024 - 11:27AM CEST Amsterdam

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Alliander celebrates €500 million Green Hybrid Bond issuance

Alliander recently issued a bond worth €500 million. This Green Hybrid Bond, which has a perpetual duration, is listed on Euronext Amsterdam and was nearly six times oversubscribed at the time of issuance. 

To celebrate the issuance of this bond, Enno Dykmann, Head of Treasury of Alliander, rang the bell this morning. 
He and his team were welcomed by René van Vlerken, CEO of Euronext Amsterdam.

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Alliander €500 million Green Hybrid Bond issuance 02/10/2024 - 9:35AM CEST Amsterdam

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AEGON-INDUSTRIAL Fund Management visits Euronext Amsterdam

AEGON-INDUSTRIAL Fund Management (AIFMC), the Shanghai-based asset manager, was welcomed to the Amsterdam Stock Exchange this morning for a visit. 

The company, in which Industrial Securities and Aegon both have stakes, is exploring opportunities to develop international operations.

Yuanfang Zhuang, CEO at AIFMC, had the honour of sounding the Gong and opening the trading day. The group was welcomed by René van Vlerken, CEO at Euronext Amsterdam, and Dirk Donker, Head of Secondary markets Benelux & Germany and also a fellow board member of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange.

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AEGON-INDUSTRIAL Fund Management visits Euronext Amsterdam 24/09/2024 - 9:30AM CEST Amsterdam

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ETP listing Virtune on Euronext Amsterdam

Swedish digital asset manager Virtune AB (publ) is expanding into the Netherlands by listing Virtune Staked Solana ETP on Euronext Amsterdam. 

To celebrate this milestone, the gong was sounded this morning by Christopher Kock, Co-Founder & CEO at Virtune. 
The group was welcomed by Dirk Donker, Head of Secondary markets Benelux & Germany at Euronext Amsterdam.

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ETP listing Virtune on Euronext Amsterdam 23/09/2024 - 9:16AM CEST Amsterdam

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Interest payment on perpetual bonds

Today, the district water board (in Dutch: Hoogheemraadschap) De Stichtse Rijnlanden paid out interest on two perpetual bonds, dating from 1638 and 1765 respectively. 

The perpetual bonds were issued at the time by Utrecht's Lekdijk Bovendams district water board, the legal predecessor of De Stichtse Rijnlanden. 

The interest bonds have long been part of the historical archive of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange thanks to the Amsterdam Capital Foundation, and are among the oldest known still-interest-bearing bonds in the world. 

The trading day was opened by Jeroen Haan, Dijkgraaf of Hoogheemraadschap De Stichtse Rijnlanden in the presence of René van Vlerken, CEO at Euronext Amsterdam.

For more information:
beursgeschiedenis.nl/en/moment/a-perpetual-bond

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Interest payment on perpetual bonds 19/09/2024 - 9:51AM CEST Amsterdam

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Société Générale launches Capital Protection Certificates in the Netherlands

Société Générale has recently launched Capital Protection Certificates in the Netherlands. 

Capital Protection Certificates allow investors to protect themselves against falling prices while benefiting partially or fully from a possible price increase of the underlying value of the certificate, such as a share or index. 

To celebrate this milestone, the gong was sounded this morning by Christophe Cox, Vice President Listed Structured Products Netherlands & Belgium at Société Générale. 

The group was welcomed by Dirk Donker, Head of Secondary markets Benelux & Germany and Paul Noordam, Senior Manager Sales and Product Management Cash Equities & Derivative at Euronext Amsterdam.

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Société Générale launches Capital Protection Certificates 18/09/2024 - 9:20AM CEST Amsterdam

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Prosus celebrates 5th listing anniversary

In 2019, internet investor and operator Prosus N.V. made its entry on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange. Just over three months later, the multinational media conglomerate also joined the AEX Index. 

To mark the celebration of both anniversaries, Fabricio Bloisi, Group CEO at Prosus, sounded the gong this morning. 

The group was welcomed by René van Vlerken, CEO of Euronext Amsterdam.

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Prosus celebrates 5th listing anniversary 11/09/2024 - 9:30AM CEST Amsterdam

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Eye Care Foundation celebrates 40 years

Today, the Eye Care Foundation was the guest of honour at a gong ceremony. 

The foundation is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year and celebrated this special milestone by opening a new trading day. According to the WHO, the cases of myopia and cataracts are increasing dramatically. 

Over the past 40 years, the Eye Care Foundation has treated more than 8 million people worldwide and trained thousands of people in eye care. 

A delegation from the Eye Care Foundation was welcomed this morning by Paul Noordam, Senior Manager Sales at Euronext Amsterdam.

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Eye Care Foundation celebrates 40 years 28/08/2024 - 9:31AM CEST Amsterdam

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Kendrion celebrates 65 years since initial listing

For more than a century, Kendrion has been designing precision components for the world's leading innovators in passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial applications. Originally from Germany, the industrial supplier is headquartered in the Netherlands. In 1958, the year of its 100th anniversary, the company listed on the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, then still under the name Koninklijke Textielfabrieken Gebroeders van Heek n.v..

To celebrate the 65th stock exchange anniversary, Hanna Frankfort, Controller at Kendrion, sounded the gong this morning. The group was welcomed by Leon Mensink, Listing Sales Associate at Euronext Amsterdam.

Kendrion celebrates 65 years since initial listing 14/08/2024 - 9:00AM CEST Amsterdam

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Euronext welcomes Utrecht Summer School

The Utrecht Summer School, founded in 1986, is the largest academic summer programme in the Netherlands and one of the largest summer schools in Europe. Thousands of international students received their degrees from this training institute over the past decades. Participants of cohort '24 were welcomed at Beursplein 5 this morning to learn more about the history of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange, at the initiative of HU University of Applied Sciences. Bettina Nellemans, director of the HU Summer School, sounded the gong during a traditional ceremony.
 

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Euronext welcomes Utrecht Summer School 07/08/2024 - 10:16AM CEST Amsterdam

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NautaDutilh celebrates 300th anniversary

The roots of NautaDutilh, one of the Netherlands’ international law firms, go back to 1724. With offices in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Brussels, Luxembourg, London and New York, it is the largest law firm in the Benelux. 

To celebrate the firm’s 300^th anniversary, Lieke van der Velden, Managing Partner at NautaDutilh, sounded the gong this morning. 

The group was welcomed by Pepijn Paanen, Head of Legal and Regulatory Affairs at Euronext Amsterdam. 

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NautaDutilh celebrates 300th anniversary 22/07/2024 - 9:00AM CEST Amsterdam

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IMC welcomes their new interns in the financial sector

Every year IMC welcomes new summer interns. IMC is happy to introduce these young professionals to the financial industry and lead them at the beginning of their careers. To celebrate this, Luca Pantea, Machine Learning Intern, sounded the gong this morning. 

The group was welcomed by Paul Noordam, Senior Manager Sales and Product Management Cash Equities & Derivatives at Euronext Amsterdam and Frederik Lansink, Junior Sales & Product Manager at Euronext Amsterdam.

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IMC welcomes their new interns in the financial sector 18/07/2024 - 9:31AM CEST Amsterdam