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An inspirational thought… Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning. Bill Gates In case you missed it… The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has charged Harlequin Group founder and chairman David Ames with three counts of fraud for activity carried out between January 2010 and June 2015. The SFO also restated that Harlequin investors, who invested via a self-invested personal pension following advice, may be entitled to compensation from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. MORE...

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