Grin and bear it

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The chairman discovers his most charming smile has all the markings of a Tarantino hard stare

"What has F&C done to that nice young lady Ms Luis?" asked the chairman of the insignificantly-sized investment group SmallBlue Planet as we enjoyed a couple of bottles of Chateau Sinopia at The Curious French Import. "I wasn't aware they'd done anything to her," I replied, a little nonplussed. "Well, in that case, where is her smile?" said the chairman. "Ah," I said. "You're referring to F&C's ad for its series of killer roadshows, which shows Phil Doel, for example, as Mr UK because he covers UK equities, Richard Swingbin as the suavely double-barrelled Mr Multi-Manager because he has be...

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