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44 Events maltatoday, SUNDAY, 23 APRIL 2017 Emirates SkyCargo, the freight di- vision of Emirates, has transported 'New Zealand Aotearoa' – Emir- ates Team New Zealand's race boat – from Auckland to Bermuda in advance of the Louis Vuitton America's Cup sailing competition which will begin in late May 2017. Emirates SkyCargo has once again demonstrated its ability to safely transport outsized and unusual cargo. Emirates SkyCargo transported Emirates Team New Zealand's race boat and all associated support equipment including the team's chase boat. In order to facilitate the loading and air transportation process, the high-tech sailing boat had to be disassembled into smaller parts – two hulls, two wings, beams, rudders and other equipment. Its trained and experienced staff worked closely with the techni- cal staff from Emirates Team New Zealand making sure that the load- ing went smoothly. The complete shipment weighed slightly over 44 tonnes; at over eight tonnes, the team's chase boat was the heaviest individual component in the shipment. Three ground crew from Emirates Team New Zealand travelled with the equip- ment onboard the Emirates Sky- Cargo freighter for the flight, which lasted 18 hours and 50 minutes. The flight included a 90-minute stopo- ver in Los Angeles for the aircraft to refuel and change flight crew before continuing its journey to Bermuda. Given the logistical challenges in- volved in the transport of the boat, Emirates SkyCargo initiated the planning process with Emirates Team New Zealand several months prior to the actual date of the trans- portation. Emirates SkyCargo is no stran- ger to carrying heavy and outsized cargo. Over the years the carrier has transported helicopters, aircraft engines, outsized land vehicles, equipment and machinery for the construction and oil and gas indus- tries, power generators and ships' rudders. With its global network of over 150 destinations and a dedi- cated fleet of 15 freighter aircraft, Emirates SkyCargo facilitates quick and efficient transport of heavy and outsized cargo. Emirates operates daily scheduled flights between Malta and Dubai via Larnaca, Cyprus, on a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Emirates Sky- Cargo is located on the First Floor at MIA Departures and can be con- tacted on tel. no 25577255 ext 4, or at skycargomla@emirates.com. Emirates SkyCargo takes Emirates Team New Zealand's boat to the skies Emirates SkyCargo freighter taking off from Auckland with Emirates Team New Zealand's boat More than seven in 10 institutional investors see 'hard' Brexit, new research shows More than seven in 10 (73%) insti- tutional investors believe Brexit will be 'hard', including 29% who believe it will be 'very hard', new research by Managing Partners Group (MPG) reveals. More than four out of five (82%) also believe the number of UK- based financial services firms generally seeking to establish sub- sidiaries in the European Union will increase over the next three years due to Brexit. While 44% believe that UK asset managers specifically will probably get to passport their funds into the EU after Brexit, around 30% believe this will not happen. The full findings of the research will be announced at the Finance Malta 10th Annual "Conference due to be held in Malta on 17 and 18 May 2017. MPG believes that one of the biggest beneficiaries of Brexit will be Malta because of its EU membership, its efficient regulatory and legal environment and its highly educated, English- speaking workforce. Although a sizeable minor- ity in our survey believe UK asset managers will be able to passport their funds in the EU after Brexit I think this will be unlikely – cur- rent members of the European Economic Area such as Switzer- land, Liechtenstein and Norway do not have this privilege," Jeremy Leach, Chief Executive Officer at MPG, commented. "As such, many asset managers and other UK financial services companies will look to establish a secondary entity somewhere in Europe post-Brexit and Malta should certainly be on the list of serious options. Our survey also showed that respondents believe the most important considera- tions for those UK companies looking to set up another opera- tion elsewhere are a comprehen- sive legal and regulatory frame- work (78%), followed by the tax regime (52%) and economic sta- bility (42%). Malta is exemplary under all of these criteria." "Malta's proposition as an in- ternational financial centre has continued to enjoy momentum, as evidenced by the sustained growth experienced in 2016 and the conduit of international busi- ness operations currently seeking an investment services licence through the Malta Financial Ser- vices Authority," Finance Malta chairman Kenneth Farrugia said. "This success of Malta's finan- cial services industry has been driven by a number of factors, including the presence of a com- prehensive regulatory legal and framework, the work ethos and skills of the human resources in Malta, the accessibility to the Regulator and its pro-business approach, Malta's cost competi- tiveness as well as political and economic stability." Malta Stock Exchange chairman Joe Portelli added: "Malta offers a highly competitive, cost-effective solution for any company looking to establish itself within the EU. We are a pragmatically well-reg- ulated, English-speaking finan- cial centre with a hardworking and educated workforce. Setting up in Malta can be done relatively efficiently and highly cost effec- tively, with costs being consider- ably lower than other European domiciles." For more information on the Con- ference, visit http://conference .f inancemalta . org/2017-conference/ . For more information on Manag- ing Partners Grou, visit www.man- agingpartnersgroup.com . Jeremy Leach, Chief Executive Officer at MPG New partnership to offer more services for children with developmental disorders World Autism Day 2017 was this year marked with an important partnership between the CareMal- ta Group and Hand in Hand Malta through which Hand in Hand ltd, a company specialising in services for persons with developmental disorders was set up. This partnership brings together two entities who have established themselves in their respective fields. CareMalta has been the leading private operator in elderly services for the past twenty-five years and has also ventured in the area of disability through its latest company, HILA – home to inde- pendence and limitless abilities. The aim of HILA is to offer a range of services to persons with disabil- ity including housing, learning and development and leisure with a person-centered approach. HILA operates two homes for persons with disability – Casa Apap Bolo- gna in Mosta and Santa Monica in Qormi. Hand in Hand Malta was set up in 2008 by Jacqueline Abela De- Giovanni following 16 years of experience in the field of clinical interventions especially related to disability services. She has worked in different organisations in Malta before relocating to Holland where she worked at the Amsterdam In- ternational Community School as a Special Educational Needs Co- ordinator (SENCO). Relocating to Ireland, Jacqueline first worked in a Child Development Centre and then in a Rehabilitation Centre for people with acquired brain in- jury. She is also an Accredited Play Therapist and obtained her MSc in Applied Behaviour Analysis from Queen's University in Belfast. Ap- plied Behaviour Analysis is the process of systematically apply- ing interventions based upon the principles of learning theory to improve socially significant behav- iours to a meaningful degree, and to demonstrate that the interven- tions employed are responsible for the improvement in behaviour. Through the recently-formed partnership Hand in Hand Ltd will be expanding its services that had been previously offered by Hand in Hand Malta enabling It to provide a wide range of services according to the needs of the child, ranging from psychological assessments, evidence-based intervention (ABA), occupational therapy and speech therapy services. HILA op- erates Casa Apap Bologna in Mos- ta, now also home of Hand in Hand Ltd and will soon be inaugurating its second home in the community, Casa Santa Monica in Qormi Present for the launch were Naz- zareno Vassallo, Chairman of Vas- sallo Group, Natalie Briffa Far- rugia, CEO of CareMalta Group, Janet Silvio, Executive Director of HILA and Jacqueline Abela De- Giovanni, who has now been ap- pointed CEO of Hand in Hand Ltd. A number of parents and children currently benefitting from the services offered by Hand in Hand were also present for this occasion.