A number of week-long placements in financial services firms are being once again offered to 160 students from secondary schools as part of a career exposure experience.
Invitation letters to take part in this initiative are being sent to firms by the Education Psychosocial Services section of the Education Ministry and the Educational Consultative Council of the Malta Financial Services Authority.
This joint collaborative project is now in its seventh year having started in 2009, and some 100 students have benefitted from it in every year.
This programme, which will run from November to July, helps students get an initial taste of duties and responsibilities involved in working in the financial services sector.
Peer-to-peer rentals for boats
A new service has been set up in Malta called Click & Boat, which its founders are describing as “the Airbnb of the sea”.
Click & Boat is a French start-up created in September 2013 by Edouard Gorioux and Jeremy Bismuth, allowing boat owners to monetise their assets by renting them through a secure platform.
In less than two years, Click & Boat offers more than 2,000 boats in main destinations, with some 20,000 boats listed in all. The start-up also offers an insurance solution.
The Click & Boat mobile application is available on App Store and Google Play. Signing up is free of charge.
www.clickandboat.com/en
Award for Nexia BT
Maltese firm Nexia BT was declared winner of the International Advisory Firm of the Year 2015 in the single firm category of the International Accountancy Bulletin (IAB) 2015 Awards.
The award was presented to Nexia BT partners Karl Cini and Anita Aloisio (right).
Hili bond oversubscribed
Hili Properties plc, the property division of Hili Ventures Ltd, announces that due to heavy oversubscription for its €37 million 4.5 per cent unsecured bonds 2025, the subscription lists were closed within hours of opening.
Interest on the bonds commences on October 16 and refunds of unallocated monies will be made by October 21. The bonds are expected to be admitted to The Malta Stock Exchange on October 21 and trading is expected to commence the following day.
Hili Properties plc will announce the basis of acceptance of applications and the allocation policy to be adopted by not later than Wednesday.
Business centre opens in Mrieħel Bypass
Business Office Services has opened a newly-constructed business centre along the Mrieħel Bypass, providing office space supported by a suite of business services.
The new business centre joins a large network of office spaces operated by Business Office Services in Luxembourg and elsewhere internationally.
In addition to fully-furnished and equipped plug and play offices and meeting rooms, the new centre provides copy and scanning hubs, secretarial and administrative services, optional catering services, a fully-functional kitchen and terrace, mail deliveries, 24/7 secured access, and secure underground parking.
www.boservices.com.mt