
CIO Update with Will Bartleet, CIO and multi-asset portfolio manager at Pacific Asset Management
Overview
The
outbreak of a new coronavirus in central China has led to an increase in market volatility. The source of the outbreak is thought to have been a seafood
market in Wuhan, a city of 11 million in central China and has so far infected around 6,000 people and caused over 130 deaths worldwide. The virus
has spread to 15 countries although at this stage less than 100 cases have been detected outside China.