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Brett Horn, CFA
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Marsh & McLennan Stays the Course in the First Quarter

Marsh & McLennan’s first-quarter results highlighted the steady nature of its narrow-moat franchise. While reported growth was strong, this was due to a shift in revenue recognition standards. Underlying growth held roughly level with recent results, and margins increased slightly on a comparable basis. We will maintain our $82 fair value estimate.
The brokerage side of the business saw 3% growth year over year excluding acquisitions, currency impacts, and the accounting change. We expect in...
Underlying
Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

Marsh & McLennan Companies is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides clients advice and solutions in risk, strategy and people. The company provides analysis, advice and transactional capabilities to clients. The company conducts business through two segments: Risk and Insurance Services, which includes risk management activities (risk advice, risk transfer and risk control and mitigation solutions) as well as insurance and reinsurance broking and services; and Consulting, which includes health, wealth and career services and products, and other management, economic and brand consulting services.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Brett Horn, CFA

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