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49 Events maltatoday SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2017 TWO groups of Atlas employees recently spent two afternoons clearing the ditch around the White Tower at L-Aħrax tal-Mel- lieha. The Tower and its surround- ings had been left abandoned for over 15 years and wild vegetation had taken over the whole area. Equipped with gardening gloves and shears, all the staff under the guidance of the Restoration Project Co-ordinator, Martin Vella, began by clearing the ditch from high weeds and dead bushes. They then removed all the cut wood from the ditch by hand. Staff members made use of At- las Volunteering Leave, a scheme launched to provide an additional two days leave for each staff mem- ber to use for any volunteering ini- tiatives with charitable institutions or NGOs. This Corporate Social Re- sponsibility project was organised as part of the larger sponsorship project over three years where Atlas is supporting Din l-Art Helwa in re- spect of the restoration of the tower. Atlas will be sponsoring the resto- ration of the British period guard- room which will be used as a mul- ti-purpose room for meetings and events. Din l-Art Helwa thanked Atlas In- surance and all employees who took part in this activity for finding time to help in this restoration project. Wazdan surprise SiGMA 2017 with a Malta Philharmonic Orchestra flash mob THE world has seen Crazy Up- town Funk flash mobs, Thriller flash mobs, and Frozen Grand Central flash mobs. But have you ever seen a National Orches- tra flash mob? For the launch of SiGMA, one of Europe's biggest iGaming events, Wazdan staged a spectacular flash mob with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra to call attention to Maltese cul- ture for City of Culture Valletta 2018 and Wazdan's own creativ- ity as a major games producer with products covering slots, ta- ble games and video poker as well as launching the world's-first re- al- time in-game 'Volatility Level Control'. Professional dancers dressed in traditional Maltese costumes helped to make the event even more fun for the packed crowds, iGaming people, businesses, government representatives, regulators, affiliates and press. Wazdan have over 100 HT- ML5 casino games full of in- novative, industry-first features licensed in Malta, Curacao and soon the UK. More than 60 people were in- volved in the Wazdan f lash mob choreographed to the rhythm of Maltese composer Charles Camilleri's "Malta Suite Waltz," and inviting the crowd to join the dance and the wider move towards European City of Cul- ture 2018 in Malta. The perfor- mance was choreographed and produced by Marcus Ward at Ogilvy Malta. Wazdan are present with their stand at B138 showcasing the games that are building real traffic, displaying features that include a world-first real-time in-game 'Volatility Level con- trol' and seeking partnership opportunities with operators looking to enhance their con- tent offering. Wazdan's popular portfolio in- cludes titles such as Magic Tar- get Deluxe, Valhalla and Wild Guns. Delegates will also be able to see demos of upcoming titles Los Muertos, Mayan Ritual and Captain Flynt, among others. Visitors to stand B138 could win one of three wonderful pre- release bottles of Malta's most exclusive malt whisky Pend- eryn, matured in Maltese wine casks, again demonstrating the range of craft skills available in Malta. For further information visit www.wazdan.com or email: dm@wazdan.com or set up a meeting directly by calling Da- vid Mann on +356 9907 3458. Wazdan have stunned the iGaming community at SiGMA with a flash mob performance by the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra. Atlas staff clean up White Tower ditch (left to right): Atlas Staff: Carlo Brincau, Gordon Camilleri, Keith Tanti, Stewart Sciberras, Sandra Coleiro, Lara Calleja, Antonella Bartolo, Glenn Mercieca, Catherine Calleja. APS Bank continues to strengthen its Management team APS Bank continues to strength- en its senior management team with the appointment of two heads for the asset-liability man- agement and compliance func- tions respectively. Marvin Farrugia, the new Head of Asset-Liability Management, joined APS Bank in 2005 as Sen- ior Manager Treasury after a ca- reer at the Central Bank of Mal- ta. He has held various roles in Wealth Management, Treasury and Asset Liability Management. Marvin holds a Master of Sci- ence in Finance from the Univer- sity of Leicester and is a Certified Public Accountant. Joseph Farrugia, the new Head of Compliance, joined the Bank in 2016 as Senior Compliance Officer after a 34-year banking career, the last thirteen of which in senior Compliance positions at HSBC Bank Malta plc. He holds a Diploma from the Char- tered Insurance Institute and a Diploma in Financial Services Operations and Compliance. Appointments for two newly- created positions in the Risk and Asset-Liability Management departments have also been an- nounced. Rodney Naudi, the new Business Continuity and Cyber Risk manager, graduated in Mathematics and Computing from the University of Malta and successfully pursed a Master's Degree in Advanced Software Engineering from the Univer- sity of Sheffield. His career spans over 20 years, most of which he spent at MITA heading the de- partment of Information Secu- rity. He is also a visiting Senior Lecturer at the University of Malta. Matthew Sammut, the new Syndicated Loans manager, who is also a qualified Chartered Fi- nancial Analyst (CFA), obtained a B.B.A. in Finance from Baruch College and a B.Sc. in Architec- ture from Cuny City Tech Col- lege in America. He subsequently held positions as a credit analyst with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and BNP Paribas in New York with experience cov- ering commodity trade finance, high yield lending, and invest- ment grade corporates. "We see the appointments of Marvin, Joseph, Rodney and Matthew as further milestones in the strengthening of our or- ganisation. They bring talent and experience to their respective ar- eas and we are confident of their contribution to the Bank's de- velopment", said Marcel Cassar, APS Bank's CEO. Rodney Naudi International students to benefit from new agreement between APS Bank and University of Malta APS Bank is launching the International Stu- dent Savings Account, the result of months of collaboration with the University of Malta which culminated in the signing of an MOU last Monday. Mindful of particu- lar difficulties which non-Maltese students may face when open- ing a bank account, the agreement will fa- cilitate the on-boarding process and allow stu- dents to access useful banking utilities, such as Internet Banking with mobile authentication, the setting up of standing orders to help meet regular payments and more se- cure online shopping thanks to an APS Student Premier Card. The signatories were Universi- ty of Malta Rector, Prof. Alfred Vella, and APS Bank CEO, Mar- cel Cassar. Vella said: "The University of Malta is pleased to be signing this MoU with APS Bank in a further effort to better the ser- vices it offers to its international student population. The Univer- sity looks forward to improved collaboration with APS Bank as one of its corporate part- ners." Cassar said the bank was proud to have col- laborated with the Uni- versity of Malta in of- fering a solution, which should see foreign stu- dents better integrated into the local fabric. "It is also another milestone in our long history of partnership with the University which we hope to take to yet new levels," he said. More information about the International Student Savings Account can be found on the Bank 's website. Interested stu- dents are also encouraged to vis- it the APS Bank 's Sliema branch at 226, Tower Road, Sliema. Standing (left to right): Stefania Agius Fabri, Administrative Director of International Students Office at University of Malta, Liana DeBattista, APS Bank's Manager (Corporate Strategy), Anthony Buttigieg, APS Bank's Head (Banking), sitting (left to right), University of Malta Rector, Prof. Alfred J. Vella, APS Bank CEO, Marcel Cassar