InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate Financial firms around the world ramp up contingency plans as coronavirus hits By financialnews_rlv83x - March 10, 2020 0 53 Banks and other large financial companies in major cities across the world ramped up their emergency measures to combat the spread of the coronavirus on Tuesday, with Barclays Plc and BlackRock Inc confirming one case in their New York offices.