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47 Events maltatoday, SUNDAY, 29 NOVEMBER 2015 Treat yourself at Costa Coffee this Christmas! COSTA is inviting its customers to treat themselves this festive season with its mouth-watering limited-edition menu. The run-up to Christmas is an incredibly hectic time for every- one with shopping and rushing around in preparation for the big day. "We're all busy making sure eve- ryone else has a great time but we all still like a moment to ourselves to sit back, relax and enjoy a little indulgence. This is what Costa is all about this Christmas, giving our customers the opportunity to enjoy some well deserved me time," said Ralph Llanwarne, Cos- ta Coffee's Executive Chairman. Costa's merry range of Christ- mas cup characters are back by popular demand. This year, Robin (Primo) is joining the joyful Snow- man (Medio), Elf (Espresso/Corto) and Santa (Massimo) to enjoy your favourite handcrafted coffee in. For those hunting for the per- fect present for a fellow coffee- lover, ceramic editions of Costa's character cups will be available, in Primo size, for customers to purchase from all Costa Coffee shops around Malta. "We have a really great and varied range of merchandise this year. They make the perfect stocking-fillers!" said Stephanie Ganado, Costa Coffee's Marketing Executive. Made with a shot of Costa's ex- pertly ground espresso, topped with delicately frothed milk and a sprinkle of Costa's famous gold magic dusting, Costa's new Salted Caramel Cappuccino is the per- fect choice for cappuccino-lovers seeking a warming aide to help ease them through the chilly win- ter season. Other new items on the menu include the Caramel Fudge Hot chocolate and the Tiramisu Latte, your typical smooth and creamy latte spiced up for Christ- mas. Customers visiting Costa this Christmas can also treat their taste buds to some delicious new additions to the muffin range, tray bakes and cakes or perhaps the mini mince pies whereby 25c of each packet will be donated to L-Istrina. Emirates signs biggest deal in ATP history Emirates and the ATP have elevat- ed their partnership announcing Emirates as the Premier Partner of the ATP World Tour from 2016. The five-year agreement repre- sents the biggest sponsorship deal in the history of the ATP. As Official Airline and Premier Partner of the ATP World Tour, Emirates will benefit from glo- bal marketing rights delivering a powerful and consistent presence via the Tour's iconic net brand- ing across 60 tournaments in 29 countries in six continents, and a cumulative global broadcast au- dience in excess of 800 million. With 4.3 million fans attending on-site and more than 880 mil- lion dedicated TV viewers across the season, the Tour has attracted record audiences in recent years. The partnership also provides a platform across the tournaments for fans and guests to experience Emirates' unrivalled hospitality onsite, and participate in exten- sive activation through the Tour's official website ATPWorldTour. com, the No.1 tennis portal in the world with over 325M visits a year. "Emirates is pleased to enhance its partnership with the ATP World Tour. For Emirates, the global reach offered by sponsor- ing the ATP World Tour affords us the opportunity to connect and engage with millions of tennis fans around the globe. Emirates offers direct flights to nearly 90 percent of the 32 countries visited by the ATP World Tour making this partnership particularly relevant for our customers. Tennis truly is an international sport and it is our own appreciation of this sport that has been the catalyst behind our growing tennis sponsorship portfolio,' said Boutros Boutros, Emirates Divisional Senior Vice President Corporate Communi- cations, Marketing and Brand. 'It says a lot about where we are as a sport that an industry leader in Emirates, such a highly regard- ed and well established player in the sports marketing world, has chosen to further increase its presence and association with the ATP World Tour," said Chris Ker- mode, ATP Executive Chairman & President. The 2015 ATP World Tour sea- son, due to culminate this Sunday at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals at The O2 in London, is currently tracking to hit an all- time annual attendance record. Emirates has been a Platinum partner of the ATP World Tour since 2013, as well as title sponsor of the Emirates ATP Rankings. This announcement sees Emir- ates replace Corona as the Tour's Premier Partner following the ex- piration of the agreement with the Mexican beer brand at the end of this year. Emirates' tennis portfolio in- cludes some of the highest profile events on the tennis calendar, in- cluding the Grand Slams the Aus- tralian Open, Roland Garros and the US Open, the Emirates Airline US Open Series, the Australian Open Series, the ATP rankings, the Dubai Tennis Championships (UAE), Barcelona Open (ESP) and Rogers Cup (CAN). Emirates operates a daily sched- uled flight between Dubai and Malta via Larnaca, Cyprus. For further information and flight schedules, one can visit the site: www.emirates.com/mt KTM Malta representative attends KTM Dealer Training in Austria KTM Malta representative, Wil- liam Attard McCarthy success- fully attended the KTM Dealer Training at the company's Head- quarters, in Mattighofen Austria. The intensive training course was spread over two days and it focused on the dealer system, which is in use by all KTM dealers worldwide. The course covered the func- tionality and usability of the new upgraded system that makes it easier and faster for dealers and the factory to communicate ef- ficiently resulting in better serv- ices to customers. This was also a good opportunity for KTM Malta staff to meet with the country re- gional managers and strengthen the already existing good relation- ship while networking with other KTM dealers. This year, KTM has been very busy extending its Street range by introducing new models includ- ing the KTM 1290 Super Duke GT, KTM 1290 Super Duke R Spe- cial Edition, KTM 690 Duke, and KTM 690 Duke R. KTM is the largest European motorcycle manufacturer and is the global market leader in "Ready to Race"- on and off road motor- cycles. For more information on KTM or for local enquiries please call 2339 3000, visit our show- room at FAPI Motors Ltd., Mdina Road, Attard, or email us at info@ fapimotors.com. RSM consolidates as a leading mid-tier firm in Malta The Accountancy firm Spiteri Bai- ley & Co is merging with the mem- ber firm of RSM in Malta with effect from 1 January 2016. As a result of this merger, RSM will rank as one of Malta's leading mid-tier firms. The new, combined RSM will em- ploy a unique talent pool of around 100 qualified full time professional staff in different disciplines includ- ing accounting, law, IT, tax and risk management. This enables RSM to provide holistic service solutions to its clients delivered by the best in class. The merged entity, which will continue to be an active member firm of RSM International, will have 7 partners led by Managing Part- ner Maria Micallef and including Conrad Borg, Vladimiro Comodini, Joe Ellul Falzon, George Gregory, Karen Spiteri Bailey and William Spiteri Bailey. The partners will be supported by Gordon Micallef and Dr Timothy Zammit, Divisional Di- rectors within the IT Advisory, and the Tax and Corporate service lines, respectively. Commenting on the merger, Managing Partner Maria Micallef said, "In these past years RSM in- vested heavily in building in-house the necessary specialist competen- cies to provide holistic services of quality to our clients. Merging with a firm like Spiteri Bailey & Co will enable us to expand our service portfolio to mid-tier companies that are seeking to expand their business both locally and abroad. It will also help to increase our staff base with competent resources at a time when there is significant difficulty to re- cruit qualified staff. "Very importantly, the cultures and work ethic of the respective firms are similar to each other, based on the ethos of delivering high quality work across all our as- signments. We are looking forward to streamline the operation over the next few weeks, be of greater service to our clients and consolidate our position as one of Malta's leading mid-tier firms, within the RSM glo- bal network." William Spiteri Bailey said, "The choice to merge with RSM comes after a careful process to define our long-term objectives and select the best path to help us get there. Merg- ing with RSM feels like the natu- ral step to take. The partners have known each other for a number of years. We enjoy a strong profes- sional relationship based on mutual respect for our respective undertak- ings and we are joining a global net- work of like-minded professionals to service clients in a holistic manner." The majority of services and staff will continue to be housed at the RSM offices in Mriehel while the Spiteri Bailey offices in B'Kara will temporarily house the audit serv- ice line. The firm will be moving to larger modern premises in 2016. RSM International is the world's sixth largest provider of tax services, has the fifth largest firm in the US and the third largest in China. RSM International was the fastest grow- ing top ten global network in 2014, posting an 18% increase in revenue, year-on-year, to US$4.4 billion for the year ending 31 December 2014. The firm has recently adopted a unified global brand that reinforces the network's global position as the adviser of choice to entrepreneurial, growth-focused organisations. YOUR FIRST CLICK OF THE DAY www.maltatoday.com.mt