Independent financial advisor Paul Bonello will make a return to an RTK radio after a meeting which he had with the operators of the station on Tuesday.

This was announced in a joint statement issued by Bonello and RTK103.

Earlier this week, Bonello hinted that he had been removed from the programme after comments he had made on the potential acquisition by APS Bank of HSBC Malta operations.

The radio station had denied that this was the case.

In a statement Friday, it was said that Beacon Media Group, operators of RTK103, and Bonello held a cordial meeting yesterday evening during which it was agreed that the independent financial advisor would return to the station as a guest on Christine Delicata's programme 'Għal Kulħadd', after the recently-acquired sponsor for the slot pulled out.

RTK stated that discussions with the sponsor initially took place four months ago and only reached a conclusion in recent days and that the sponsor was unaware Bonello would be impacted by the arrangement.

As mentioned in Beacon Media's initial statement, there were never any ulterior motives in RTK's acquiring of a sponsor for the slot occupied by Bonello. There was certainly no attempt on behalf of Beacon Media to silence anyone.

The guest slot occupied by Bonello, an independent financial advisor without any ties to an investment house, is neither a sponsored nor a paid advert. Nor does he receive any remuneration.

Beacon Media reiterated its commitment to providing the general public with objective, informed and diverse opinions in line with its mission, ethics and values.

Beacon Media and Bonello said they are pleased recent misunderstandings have been cleared and look forward to collaborating going forward.