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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 27 MARCH 2022 17 COMMERCIAL MeDirect Bank to discuss geopolitical tensions and natural resources during upcoming online webinar MEDIRECT Bank is organising its thirteenth webinar in this successful series of medirec- talks. Taking place on Wednes- day 23rd March, the upcoming medirectalk will be discussing implications of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and discuss what the latest developments could indicate for global econ- omies and markets, with a par- ticular focus on natural resourc- es. This event will take place online and it's free of charge. MeDirect will be holding this event with BlackRock, an American multinational in- vestment management cor- poration based in New York. Founded in 1988, initially as a risk management and fixed in- come institutional asset man- ager, BlackRock is the world's largest asset manager. The main theme of this talk will be natural resources. His- torically, commodities and natural resources equities have performed strongly in absolute terms and relative to broader equity markets during periods of rising inflation expectations. The natural resources sector has a critical role to play in an orderly transition to a low car- bon global economy. The keynote guest speaker will be Alex Foster, Vice Pres- ident and product strategist at Blackrock who is responsi- ble for covering BlackRock's Thematics equity fund range as well as its active natural re- sources equity products. Mr. Foster's primary areas of cov- erage include the Sustainable Energy, Future of Transport and Mining & Gold strategies. He joined BlackRock in 2013. Prior to joining BlackRock, Mr. Foster worked in the prod- uct specialist division at Legg Mason Global Asset Manage- ment. Mr. Foster earned a BSc. degree in Economics from the University of Newcastle in 2013. Matthew Kilroy Creuso, Vice President at BlackRock, who works in the Italy iShares & Wealth team, will also be joining the event. Matthew is the Relationship Manager for some of the most prominent Italian clients, along with lead- ing the sales effort in Offshore Countries, namely Malta and Greece. Prior to this, Matthew worked in the UK Retail Sales Team, as part of the Telesales initiative. Matthew started his career in 2012 at the European Parliament, before working as an intern at Commerzbank in 2013 in Equity Derivative Sales. In 2014 he worked in Paris in Equity Sales for Oddo cover- ing Italian clients. Mr. Kilroy Creuso earned an BSc degree, in Economic History from the London School of Economics in 2011. Participants will be invited to ask their questions during a Q&A session. Questions can be submitted via the online plat- form during the event or sent in advance to registrations@ medirect.com.mt This webinar will be held through WebEx and one will be required to input their email address and accept a disclaim- er to join the event on the 23rd of March at 18:00. Further in- formation, can be found here: h t t p s : / / m e d i r e c t . c o m . m t / i n - vest/medirectalk New manager appointed for Frank Salt Real Estate Balzan branch EDWARD Micallef has been appointed Manager of Frank Salt Real Estate's Balzan branch. Edward graduated from the University of Malta with an honours degree specialising in Banking and Finance. He joined Banif Bank for a period of five years prior to joining Frank Salt Real Estate in July 2015, where he formed part of the St Paul's Bay team since. Edward immediately showed he had the right qualities, drive and enthusiasm and soon be- came one of the top performers in the company. He also placed amongst the top three best sales consultants in his second and third year. Being a highly mo- tivated, sociable and ambitious individual, Edward strongly believes in "always trying to be the best version of myself and passing on positive personality traits to my colleagues whom I work closely with. My aim is to keep nurturing this young and dynamic team and to be an avid promoter of teamwork. A strong united team spirit should be the essence of every successful team", Edward con- cluded. With a zest for life, Edward enjoys travelling and meeting up with his fami- ly and friends, and loves trying out new culi- nary experiences and the occasional glass of wine. "We are confi- dent that Edward has now gained the necessary skills and expe- rience to take on the role of branch manager and is very keen to join the Balzan team. I am sure he will do his utmost to support and guide the whole team in Balzan and to help achieve even greater success in the near and distant future", said Director Darren De Domenico. Frank Salt Real Estate's Balzan office is situated in the heart of the t o w n a n d is one of the very first offic- es opened by Frank Salt Real Estate. The team is made up of highly trained sales, letting and admin staff, always ready to best serve its clients in the most ethical and professional way. Further information about the services offered by Frank Salt Real Estate Ltd may be viewed at www.franksalt.com.mt