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Hearty congratulations to the Financial Times, 125 years old on Wednesday. And appropriately enough the pink 'un is groaning with full-page adverts from admiring corporates like BlackBerry and Mercedes Benz. There's also a healthy smattering of lesser-known brands. There's a trusted Indian bank you've never heard of on page 20 and a jolly full pager for the Indian state Uttar Pradesh on page 26. And look, Turkish Airlines takes over page 21, while a Turkish mobile network is splashed all over page 23. But there are some other venerable advertisers too. Take the one on page 35 from wealth manager Pictet & Cie, a frequent advertiser in the FT and few other places. And who is Pictet & Cie's group managing director and head of group communications? Step forward, Stephen Barber, the brother of the FT editor Lionel.Hearty congratulations to the Financial Times, 125 years old on Wednesday. And appropriately enough the pink 'un is groaning with full-page adverts from admiring corporates like BlackBerry and Mercedes Benz. There's also a healthy smattering of lesser-known brands. There's a trusted Indian bank you've never heard of on page 20 and a jolly full pager for the Indian state Uttar Pradesh on page 26. And look, Turkish Airlines takes over page 21, while a Turkish mobile network is splashed all over page 23. But there are some other venerable advertisers too. Take the one on page 35 from wealth manager Pictet & Cie, a frequent advertiser in the FT and few other places. And who is Pictet & Cie's group managing director and head of group communications? Step forward, Stephen Barber, the brother of the FT editor Lionel.
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