Of making a difference. Remember your humanity. And forget the rest. Terre hello, this big problems, big thinkers. Im terre blair. In this series, we confront the greatest problems facing the human race and we examine each issue by asking if there is an ethical framework to help us solve them. To do that, well hear from an Extraordinary Group of leaders as they search for answers and perhaps inspire us collectively to take action. In this episode, threats to our economic future. After the world Financial System teetered on the brink of collapse in late 2008, many new policies were put in place. And youll hear about those. But what about other changes, in values, motivations and incentives . After all, markets rise and fall and rise again. But what are the lessons about markets and about ourselves that could mitigate the economic pain . So many lessons, but what have we actually learned . Warren the fall of 2008 was Something Different than anything any of us had ever seen. Warren it wa
Survived with wilson at the helm. He has improved the Company Cash Flow and strengthened the Balance Sheet. You have been in the business for such a long time. What was the most stressful in it . Mark it does seem like a long time. Sticks out isy the day aig collapsed. You got people outside the window and cameras in your face. You have queues outside every branch we had around asia and you realize come on you havent been to bed that night, there were a few wishes going on. That is what sticks in the mind. You had regulators, government, customers. What do you do . . Rancine so what did you do it was early morning. You realized this was happening. Who is a frustration was a first person you call . Mark the people you trust on your team. The plans you have been running your business with there was a british Prime Minister in the 1950s and 1960s, harold macmillan, someone asked him a question, they said, Prime Minister, what blows you off course . He answered, events. Events blow your pl
China you get a rate cut. That is being fed into the effects in terms of asia trading. We saw chinese shares in hong kong up the most this year. Mario draghi bolstered that saying he would revive inflation as fast as possible. He had better. We are expecting inflation data to show it slowed once again in europe. Meanwhile you have china, and 42 of the World Economy is stimulating. How bad are things . Is there nervousness creeping in because of the steps that need to be taken by the World Economy. We have the outcome of that potentially 21 billion euro fund. We have the euro currently near a twoyear close. Stocks will extend a twomonth high. We are waiting for germany to open. Keep an eye on the looks of aviva. Will we see Friends Life Group that deal . Lets bring you breaking news around the French Energy sector. Has named an interim chairman and ceo. Interesting news coming in from the french market. We will bring you more as that develops. That is how markets are shaping up. Lets ha
It is a refreshing surprise when a chief executive officer of a well-known company offers to make you a cup of tea, this immediately makes me at ease as I am conducting my first MM Meets. The person in question is Standard Life CEO Andy Curran.