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46 maltatoday, Sunday, 11 OctOber 2015 Events Banif goes green for mobility week Banif employees left their cars in their garages and walked, took the bus or carpooled to work as part of the Banif Mobili- ty Day, organised during EU Mobility Week. The Banif team got into the spirit of the initiative whole-heartedly by shak- ing up their daily com- mute to and from work. a lot of employees opted to carpool, adding a lit- tle social spice to their usually solitary morning drive by sharing a ride with colleagues. Others, most of whom hadn't taken a bus in years, opted for public transport and took the opportunity to delve in- to a book or just sit back and admire the scenery. Those who live a little closer to the office donned their trainers and took the greenest transporta- tion method of all – good old-fashioned walking. The EU Mobil- ity Week is a broad initiative aimed at promoting sustain- able transport which causes less pollution, uses less energy, is more cost-efficient and is easier on the environment. This year's 'Do The Right Mix' campaign en- compassed many ac- tivities, such as the national Bike Ride and national Car free Day. Kavallieri Rugby launches new kit design KEEping high standards is Kav- allieri Rugby's ongoing objective and this month the club launched a vibrant new kit design at the recently inaugurated new Bridge- point showroom at St. Venera. The design strengthens the link the club has with the glorious lo- cal history and its present sport dynamism. Club president Brian Miller has presented the new kits to the men's Captain Darren Edmunds and the ladies' Captain Maria Spi- teri. Brian Miller stressed that this season's kit launch has a special meaning with the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the club. The club has reached new levels, with over 150 members, strong nurseries and senior rugby set- ups. This could not have been pos- sible without the strong support from main sponsors, primarily Megaman, and Bridgepoint and Cisk Excel. To be also mentioned is the important support from pKf, Mickey's, Lautier Ltd, pearly Bay, iDS Ltd and Scotstone Ltd. HSBC wins 'The Banker' awards HSBC won seven prizes in The Banker magazine's investment Banking awards 2015, including the accolade for Most innovative investment Bank of the Year. The bank was also named Most innovative investment Bank in Western Europe as well as Most innovative investment Bank for Emerging Markets, Risk Manage- ment, project and infrastructure finance, Bonds, and Sovereigns, Supranationals and agencies. HSBC was recognised in The Banker magazine's editorial for its expansion into Chinese ren- minbi markets and its successes in the euro bond market. The Banker highlighted HSBC's in- novations in risk management and infrastructure financing as well as its strength in sovereigns, supranationals and agencies ad- visory during what was a chal- lenging 12 months for developed and emerging markets. The Banker said the awards won by HSBC ref lected it is "best in class" using a model that brings together staff from dif- ferent disciplines and teams to serve clients. Samir assaf, HSBC's Chief Ex- ecutive for global Banking and Markets, said, "HSBC's strong performance in The Banker awards is testament to our dis- tinctive client-focused business model. By working across busi- ness and product lines we find the best solutions for our cli- ents." The Banker received more than 200 individual submissions from banks around the world for the awards, which were evaluated by an external panel of judges as well as an internal committee of editors. Judges and editors were asked to rank their top three submis- sions in each category and then comment on their choices. The winners were then chosen from the combined results. The over- all winner was selected based on the amount and quality of their individual category wins. HSBC won in the following cat- egories of The Banker's invest- ment Banking awards 2015: Most innovative invest- • ment Bank of the Year Most innovative invest- • ment Bank in Western Eu- rope Most innovative invest- • ment Bank for Risk Man- agement Most innovative invest- • ment Bank for Bonds Most innovative invest- • ment Bank for Emerging Markets Most innovative invest- • ment Bank for project and infrastructure finance Most innovative invest- • ment Bank for Sovereigns, Supranationals and agen- cies KTM is pleased to announce the model year 2016 EXC range. follow- ing KTM's expertise in offroad, the new Enduro range includes 2-stroke and 4-stroke models that offer class- leading performance with high-end serial equipment, and some detail refinements over last year's models. Thanks to the sustained develop- ment work from the R&D and the Motorsports departments in Mat- tighofen, austria, KTM is proud to introduce the new EXC range that offers state-of-the-art technology combined with class-leading per- formance, which will continue to set the benchmark for the Enduro world. The KTM EXC model range in- cludes the 4-stroke 250 EXC-f, 350 EXC-f, 450 EXC and 500 EXC, along with the 2-stroke models 125 EXC, 200 EXC, 250 EXC and ultra- powerful 300 EXC. The KTM EXC machines offer an elec- tric starter as standard equipment on all mod- els (except the 125 EXC) along with a modern, high-strength chromoly steel profile frame, which offers easy handling, pre- cise cornering as well as outstanding stability. The overall chassis de- sign includes a number of high quality, premium parts and technology spe- cifically designed for Enduro use. Each engine has been especially de- signed for purpose and maximum performance in the most challeng- ing conditions. for model year 2016, the range receives re-worked Wp open car- tridge forks with new fork boots and a smaller front axle. These refine- ments, comprised with new suspen- sion settings, means each model can offer improved handling and better traction with a more precise feedback to the rider. The main- tenance of the suspension is also easier thanks to a new design of fork guard, a brand new look across the entire range along with further de- tail changes. for more information on KTM or for local enquiries please call 2339 3102, visit our showroom at fapi Motors, Mdina Road, attard, or email us at info@fapimotors.com. EY Malta hosts FATCA seminar EY will host a seminar on the faTCa and OECD Common Reporting Standard (CRS) for October 20, 2015 at the Hilton, St Julian's between 08:30 and 12:30hrs. The seminar is designed to deal with current issues re- lated to running faTCa in a business as usual manner, out- standing implementation chal- lenges and compliance issues. grace Camilleri, EY executive director and leader banking advisory services. "We will also share our views on the OECD Common Reporting Standard and issues connected to lev- eraging the efforts for faTCa and the Common Reporting Standard. The event should be of interest to risk, compliance, tax, and legal officers, program managers and other interested representatives of banks, in- surance companies, funds, and other financial institutions, as well as holding companies and treasury centres." Keynote speaker Katrina petrosovitch is a partner with EMEia financial Services, EY Tax Consultants. She is an american and European trained tax attorney with over 15 years of experience in deliv- ering exceptional tax services within the legal, consulting, and financial sectors in the U.S. and Europe. The event is free of charge and has been accredited with 3.5 hours of structured CpE qualif ying for the attainment of Core Competencies in terms of the accountancy Board 's CpE Scheme and accreditation Rules. Registration is required by sending an email to jenni- fer.tonna@mt.ey.com or online w w w.ey.com/MT. KTM introduces EXC 2016 models Banif employees walked, took the bus or carpooled to work as part of the Banif Mobility Day