Euronext Brussels Awards 2020

Euronext Brussels awarded the best performing listed companies and market members during its New Year’s event. This year’s winners are:

Award Category	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Sustainable Growth Award	UCB	Telenet	Cofinimmo
BEL 20 Company of the year	argenx	Sofina	UCB
BEL Mid Company of the year	Elia Group	VGP	Lotus Bakeries
BEL Small Company of the year	Acacia Pharma	Sequana Medical	Greenyard
Equity Finance House of the year	Belfius	Degroof Petercam	KBC Securities
Bond Finance House of the year	Deutsche Bank	Morgan Stanley	BNP Paribas Fortis
Cash Markets Brokerage House of the year	Morgan Stanley	XTX Markets	Credit Suisse
Cash Markets Belgian Brokerage House of the year	KBC Securities	Keytrade Bank	Belfius
Cash Markets SME Liquidity Provider of the year	KBC Securities	Degroof Petercam	Van Lanschot Kempen Wealth Management
Derivatives Markets Brokerage House of the year	Goldman Sachs	Barclays Bank	BinckBank
Derivatives Markets Liquidity Provider of the year	Susquehanna International	ORA Traders	KEMP Trading

Background:

These awards are based exclusively on measurable figures.
The Sustainable Growth Award distinguishes the companies that have shown the strongest sustainable growth over the last decade. The award is granted to the company which has the best result in the combined ranking of their ESG score (source: Refinitiv) on one side and their stock price performance over the last 10 year on the other side.
Performance for listed companies means the strongest increase in market capitalization within the indicated peer group over the year 2020.
The Equity/Bond Finance House awards are based on the number of equity/bond transactions listed on Euronext Brussels, weighted for the amount, advisory role and type of transaction involved.
The Brokerage House awards are granted to the members who accounted for the highest volumes on the Euronext Brussels securities market in the respective segments.
The SME Liquidity Provider award is granted to the member who accounted for the highest liquidity providing volume on companies with market cap < 1 billion €.
The Derivatives Markets awards are granted to the members who accounted for the highest number of contracts traded on the Euronext Brussels derivatives market respectively as broker and liquidity provider.