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Events 23 maltatoday, Sunday, 28 december 2014 Following on from its debut last year, Cisk has launched its second Christmas video in time to spread Christmas cheer and share a fun, humorous moment with loyal Cisk consumers and fans. This year's video is once again filmed in the iconic old Brew- house at the Farsons Brewery, with the big copper kettles taking cen- tre stage, as two young men play a popular and familiar Christmas carol using Cisk bottles and other items initially as their 'instru- ments'. The video also features local singer Sarah Micallef Muscat who goes on to belt out a jazzy version of the classic Christmas carol Jin- gle Bells. Created and produced by digital agency BrndWgn, this vid- eo is bound to put a smile on many people's faces. "Last year's Christmas video was a huge success and this year's pro- duction follows on from that, re- taining the fun and humour and filmed in the unique location that is the Old Brewhouse," said Mr Karl Bondin, Brand Manager for Cisk at Simonds Farsons Cisk plc. The Cisk Christmas video can be viewed here: https://w w w.youtube. com/watch?v=4x8A152RGz4. Cisk is produced, marketed and distributed by Simonds Farsons Cisk plc, a member of the Farsons Group. Cisk launches Christmas video FIMBank Group President retires, Acting CEO appointed The Board of Directors of FIMBank plc has announced the retirement of the Group's President, Margrith Lüt- schg-Emmenegger and the appoint- ment of an acting CEO. Margrith Lütschg-Emmenegger has worked in trade finance for most of her profes- sional life, first with Barclays Bank and subsequently with Midland Bank Aval in London, before joining WestLB AG, which was at the time a market leader in trade finance prod- ucts, and where she had responsibil- ity for forfaiting and factoring world- wide. Lütschg-Emmenegger joined FIM- Bank on the 1st April 2003 as Ex- ecutive Vice President responsible for Business Development. She was appointed President on the 1st Sep- tember 2004. Lütschg-Emmenegger is considered an authority in trade fi- nance, particularly in the fields of fac- toring and forfaiting. She has written numerous articles on trade finance, including a book on forfaiting. She has also been a regular speaker on the subject for many years, travel- ling around the world and promoting the benefits of alternative finance. During March of this year Ms Lüt- schg-Emmenegger was awarded the highest decoration of the Republic of Malta, that of the National Order of Merit, in recognition of her 'ex- ceptional contribution towards the common good of the Maltese and the development of Malta as a financial centre.' FIMBank's Board of Directors ex- pressed their sincere gratitude towards Lütschg-Emmenegger, thanking her for her sterling service, and wishing her all the best for her retirement. The Bank's chairman, John C. Grech stated that "Margrith transformed FIMBank from a regional player to a global one. Amongst her many achievements throughout the twelve years of her tenure are the acquisition of London Forfaiting and the creation of FIMBank's international factoring network. In light of her experience the Board deems it befitting for her to act as a consultant to the Bank". Meanwhile, the Board has ap- pointed Simon Lay as acting CEO of FIMBank ad interim with effect from 1st January 2015. Simon Lay is cur- rently Managing Director of London Forfaiting Company Ltd (LFC). He is a First Executive Vice President and Member of EXCO at FIMBank and is also FIMBank's Representative Of- ficer in the United Kingdom. Mr Lay started his career with the Midland Bank/HSBC Banking Group, where he worked in a number of areas, in- cluding International Banking, Cor- porate Finance, Controller of Lend- ing, Trade Finance and Forfaiting. He joined London Forfaiting Com- pany in 1991 to expand business ac- tivities in the Americas, Middle East and Turkey, before being appointed to the Main Board in 1997. Following, an acquisition by FIMBank in 2003, Simon was appointed as Managing Director of LFC with global respon- sibility for the company's business, including its overseas branches and subsidiaries. This year marks the 25th anniver- sary for Finco Trust Group. Found- ed by Paul Bonello in 1989 as Finco Trust, the group has since become one of the leading multi-disciplinary professional services organizations in Malta. The culmination of the anniver- sary was marked by a celebratory reception held at Villa Arrigo on Fri- day 12 December, in the presence of the Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and Leader of the Opposition Simon Busuttil amongst the guests. During the address, Managing Director Paul Bonello noted, "Finco Trust developed, in the early nine- ties, into a pioneer and leading mul- ti-disciplinary professional services organization, which provided one stop fiduciary services, business consulting, investment manage- ment, accounting and tax services to its clients. "Our organization has come a long way since inception and today comprises seven partners and a staff complement of 30, servicing a port- folio of approximately 1500 clients, both corporate and private, resident and non-resident." Paul Bonello went on to highlight that "more importantly than any economic result achieved, what Finco treasure mostly is the fact that throughout this 25 year period, there has not been one single case of a regulatory complaint against the company". Prime Minister Joseph Muscat, during an address to the present guests, congratulated Finco Trust on achieving this milestone, and emphasized appreciation for suc- cessfully championing consumer rights in the financial services sec- tor and upholding the highest ethi- cal standards with an undivided loyalty to its clients. The full address is avail- able on Finco's website www.fincotrust.com. Prime Minister Joseph Muscat addressing the guests during the 25th anniversary reception, alongside Mr. Paul Bonello, Managing Director Finco Trust Group celebrates 25th Anniversary GASANMAMO, a company which is a keen believer in Corporate Social Responsibility works very hard to hold events that inspire a positive impact on both employ- ees and clients. For the past years, the company embarked on a long- term restoration project to restore several volumes of deeds and doc- uments at the Notarial Archives in St. Christopher Street, Valletta. Recently, the company organised free tours of the Notarial Archives for its clients. During these visits, guests were supplied with vari- able information about the history and contents of the place, which date back to the medieval period. In fact, the earliest volume dates back to 1467. This information has also been complemented by a display of original documents which till now have been inaccessible to the public due to lack of awareness with respect to this precious pat- rimony, which is often referred to as "the mother of all archives" and considered by historians to be a world heritage due to the interna- tional character of its contents. The documents found at the Notarial Archives are not only central to Maltese history, but are a treasure for Mediterranean and European history. Thanks to these visits, GasanMamo clients can appreciate more the reason why this place is renowned to be a treasure chest of information with documents that provide a unique insight into the everyday activities of daily occurrences in Malta and our rich history. "GasanMamo are proud to sup- port the Notarial Archives, as this place leaves a lasting effect that many will benefit from," said Ju- lian Mamo, Managing Director at GasanMamo. "Moreover we con- sider these tours as valuable for our clients, and form part of our sense of responsibility towards the Maltese community and envi- ronment." GasanMamo clients experience Notarial Archives Margrith Lutschg-Emmenegger A visit to the Notarial Archives