Free advice on fees for no service

Free advice on fees for no service
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David Chaplin
I have a globally significant free pen collection; the presents of conferences past, most of them now bled dry of ink.But there’s always room for more, including the handful I picked up at the Financial Services Council (FSC) conference last week.(According to an independent assessment of the FSC pens carried out by a close relation, the Mosaic Financial Services Infrastructure bamboo-plated black ink ballpoint was judged best in show.)Free stuff works even for rich celebrities who pocketed gifts to the value of US$137,000 ($241,339) from...

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