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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 21 FEBRUARY 2021 12 COMMERCIAL MeDirect webinar to focus on sustainable investments MEDIRECT Bank is organising the first medirectalk investment webinar for 2021 with the theme being "Sustainable Investment: investing for a better future". The event will provide an expert overview of the latest trends and themes in sustainable invest- ments. The medirectalk event will take place online, on 25th Feb- ruary 2021 at 18.00hrs and is free of charge. medirectalk is a series of seminars and webi- nars organised by MeDirect, featuring several financial ex- perts and asset managers shar- ing their views on market and investment opportunities. The upcoming medirectalk is organised by MeDirect Bank Malta, together with Lion- trust, a UK-based specialist fund management company that takes pride in having a distinct culture and approach to running money. Its purpose is to have a positive impact on its investors, stakeholders and society. The Liontrust Sustainable In- vestment team has been man- aging money for the past 20 years since it launched its Sus- tainable Future (SF) funds in 2001. The 13-strong team's distinct investment process combines negative and positive screening and identifying the key struc- tural growth trends that will shape the sustainable global economy of the future. Mike Appleby, Fund Manager with the Liontrust Sustainable Future Funds, will be the main speaker during the medirectalk webinar. He will be covering the aims and approaches to sustainable investment as well as focus on the demand and performance of sustainable investment funds. He will be also looking at var- ious themes that help investors find good investments, and will be covering the topic of climate change and how it is impacting the market and investment op- portunities. Finally, Appleby will be talking about sustaina- bility reporting, and the session will come to an end with an in- teractive Q&A session. Mike Appleby moved to Lion- trust in April 2017 with the ac- quisition of ATI. Mike started his career in the investment in- dustry in 1992. He joined Aviva Investors in 2004 as a Research Analyst. He was a Fund Man- ager from 2006 to 2010 and was then appointed as Head of Social Responsible Investment Thematic Research. Appleby is responsible for the generation and integration of SRI research into the portfolios. Previously, he attained an MSc in Environ- mental Management at Imperi- al College, London. In order to register for this medirectalk, as well as to view past events visit: https://www. medirect.com.mt/invest/medi- rectalk. Perrier announces collaboration with Takashi Murakami PERRIER reveals a new, vibrant worldwide collaboration in 35 markets with renowned artist Takashi Murakami, inspired by the colorful universe of the artist and the pop cultural spir- it of Perrier: PERRIER x MU- RAKAMI. Perrier carbonated mineral water, announces PERRIER x MURAKAMI, a new, vibrant collaboration with renowned artist Takashi Murakami. A premium, limited edition Per- rier screen printed glass bot- tle featuring original artworks by Takashi Murakami were launched around the world last month, followed by a full launch of the Perrier original range in the colors and motifs of Murakami. Murakami is the latest artist to have fun restyling the icon- ic and vibrant Perrier brand. The PERRIER x MURAKAMI collaboration continues the long-standing creative rela- tionship between Perrier® and great artists. Over its 150 years history, the brand has collaborated with some of the world's most influ- ential artists, including Andy Warhol, Salvador Dalí, Ber- nard Villemot, Raymond Sav- ignac, Carlu and Jean-Gabriel Domergue, all of whom created trailblazing posters and art- works for the brand. Murakami's signature smiling flowers will bring an extra pop of colour and joy to the icon- ic green Perrier bottles. Some bottles also feature Murakami's most beloved characters, Kai- kai and Kiki, who also appear alongside Perrier in a 30-sec- ond animated film, produced with Murakami. Murakami is considered one of the most important Japa- nese artists of our generation, and even, Japan's superstar art- ist. Drawing from traditional Japanese painting, sci-fi, ani- me, and the global art market, Murakami creates paintings, sculptures and films populated by repeated motifs and mutat- ing characters of his own cre- ation. His wide-ranging work em- bodies an intersection of pop culture, history, and fine art, merging the commercial and fine art realms and flattening the distinction between high and low culture. Takashi Murakami is the latest artist to have fun restyling the iconic and vibrant Perrier brand Get ready for the much-awaited Red Bull Full Moon 2021 Red Bull has teamed up with the Maltese Street Sport As- sociation (MSSA) to organise various street sport competi- tions during their full moon specials throughout the year! The first event, which will take place on the 27th of Feb- ruary at a secret location in Malta, will bring a Game of BIKE (BMX), SKATE (Skate- boarding) and SCOOT (scoot- er). Two athletes from each sport will be picked to go head-to- head on a special course set- up made specifically for this event. This will be one of the first of many events that are planned by the MSSA this year. "Street sport lovers should get excited for what's in-store for them this year," said Karl Naja, from the MSSA. For further information on the event, visit the Facebook page: Red Bull Full Moon – MALTA – Game of Bike/ Skate/Scooter