Watson Wyatt up 15%
US - Watson Wyatt Worldwide has reported a 15% year on year increase on revenues for the third quarter of fiscal year 2007, topping US$395.6m.
Despite only making up 9% of total revenues, the Investment Consulting Group increased inflows by 44% to $34.3m. This was put down to strong demand for investment strategy advice and manager selection....
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