Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman plans to delist his Pershing Square firm from the Euronext stock exchange in Amsterdam following anti-Semitic attacks on Israeli soccer fans in the Netherlands. Ackman, who is Jewish, cited the failure to protect minority populations as a reason for the move, which aligns with his business and moral principles. He is also in discussions to move Universal Music Group's listing from Amsterdam to the U.S., leveraging his significant stake and board position in the company.
Protesters in Paris stormed the offices of Euronext, the stockmarket operator, as part of ongoing demonstrations against the French government's proposed pension law, which would raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. President Emmanuel Macron has defended the reforms as necessary, but protesters have been taking to the streets for three months to voice their opposition.
Protesters stormed the offices of Euronext in Paris' La Defense business district, demanding that big companies pay up to finance pensions as part of wider protests against a rise in the retirement age. The group of a few hundred protesters occupied Euronext's lobby, chanting words popular with pension protesters and shouting "Macron resign!" The French President faced protests during his second public outing since signing the bill into law, but shrugged off the protests, saying "There are people who are happy, and people who are not happy."
