Nordea closed trading on NASDAQ
30.03.2010Nordea and NASDAQ OMX Nordic held a joint event on 29 March for American brokerage firms and financial institutions in New York. The aim was to promote the Nordic countries as a trading centre for American investors.
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- By this we want to show that Nordea, with its unique presence throughout the Nordic countriesis the natural choice for financial institutions seeking a bank with sufficient size and strength in northern Europe, says Birger Gezelius, head of Nordea Financial Institutions Division. Company presentations by Nordea and NASDAQ OMX Nordic were on the agenda and a reception where the invited brokerage firms and financial institutions were able to mingle and establish business contacts. |
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- We do this together with NASDAQ OMX Nordic because, in addition to being one of our most important customers, they are also our partner in providing infrastructure within securities business, says Birger Gezelius.
As a concluding item in the programme Nordea closed trading on NASDAQ for the day by the traditional ringing of the bell:
- A symbolic action which demonstrates to our Nordic corporate and personal customers that Nordea has a full range of services and that we are now forging ahead internationally, in line with our increased level of ambition, says Birger Gezelius.
Watch a filmed sequence of the ringing of the bell
. (length: 10:10 min)
