BNET Industries

Watson Wyatt Worldwide

(WW) is in the Business Services Industry

Market Cap:$1.9B

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$1.7B

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

Watson Wyatt simplifies the messy world of human resources. Founded in 1878 as actuarial firm R Watson & Sons, and headquartered in Arlington, VA, Watson Wyatt Worldwide (NYSE: WW) provides consulting on human resources issues. The company offers solutions in three groups: Benefits, Technology Solutions, and Human Capital. It has exertise in retirement plans, benefits services, employee management, compensation, disability, and HR procedure streamlining. It operates from over 90 offices in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. The company has annual revenue of about 737.42 million and employs about 3,875 people. In August 2005 Watson Wyatt & Company acquired the assets and assumed the liabilities of European-based Watson Wyatt LLP. In January 2006 it changed its name to Watson Wyatt Worldwide.

Number of Employees 6,235

Contact Information

901 N Glebe Rd

Arlington, Virginia 22203

www.watsonwyatt...

(703) 258-8000

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Human Resources Consulting Services: 541612

Company News

Recent Events

EU mergers and takeovers (Nov 30)

11/30/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Watson Wyatt, Towers Perrin detail merger background

11/12/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Cisco Net Falls 18%; Time Warner Sales Up

11/05/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Watson Wyatt Q1 Net Profit Down, Adj. EPS Beats Estimates; Guides Q1 Below Estimates; Backs...

11/05/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Watson Wyatt Announces Earnings Release Date and Conference Call for First Quarter Fiscal 2010

10/15/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Watson Wyatt Launches New Version Of BenTrack - Quick Facts

9/17/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Watson Wyatt Earnings Fall, but Beat Expectations

8/13/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
IDA seeks to keep Towers Perrin in county

7/17/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Business in the Burbs: Towers Perrin gets IDA offer to stay in Westchester

7/16/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt to Combine, Form 'Towers Watson'

7/06/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Towers Perrin, Watson Wyatt to Merge

6/30/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Concerns Brew About Integration of Watson Wyatt, Towers Perrin

6/29/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story
REFILE-Bank of America promotes two M&A bankers

7/06/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
UPDATE 1-US consultants Towers Perrin, Watson Wyatt to merge

6/28/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

News & Analysis

business operations and watson wyatt worldwide - All News and Analysis

Watson Wyatt Worldwide F3Q09 (Qtr End 3/31/09) Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2009-05-08

Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from the line of Josh Vogel from Sidoti & Co. Please proceed. Josh Vogel - Sidoti & Co. Hey good morning, thank you. You guys obviously did a good job, getting margins back up and keeping them up in the Insurance...

Tags: Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Cost Management, Margin, Call Transcript, Earnings, Managerial Accounting, Insurance, Financial Planning, Human Capital, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Seeking Alpha
Reviewing and Rethinking the Annual Bonus

BNET - 2005-11-01

Board pay is an issue that has taken up a lot of column inches in the press over the last few years. In parallel with this, previously sleepy institutions have woken up and been prepared to engage actively with boards. The result has been some bruising battles, with GlaxoSmithKline, J...

Tags: Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Board, Corporate Governance, Payroll Solutions, Business Operations, Corporate Law
The Uncertain Future of Longevity

BNET - 2005-10-19

More than ever before, pension fund and life insurance liabilities are sensitive to changes in mortality. In the UK, annuity and deferred annuity liabilities of pension schemes and insurers amount to over ú1 trillion. Historically much attention has been paid to investment risks but increasingly recognition is being given to...

Tags: Liability, Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Annuity, Investment, Payroll Solutions, Insurance, Financial Planning, Finance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance
Corporate Governance Development in UK and Continental Europe

BNET - 2005-10-01

The potential onset of 'Corporate Governance Fatigue' is a risk for all publicly-quoted companies, which needs to be resisted strongly. The commitment of corporate Boards to fairness, transparency and accountability has an appreciable effect on whether the greatest practicable enhancement is achieved over the period of their shareholders investment. The...

Tags: Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Payroll Solutions, Business Operations
Saving Private Pension Insurance: An Evaluation of Current Proposals to Shore Up the PBGC

BNET - 2005-04-01

PBGC is not a system of private insurance, rather it is in large part a system of social insurance and it has been the approach to date that profitable firms that sponsor DB pensions subsidize firms with weaker prospects. Yet federal sponsorship of this particular social insurance program is unique...

Tags: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp., Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Pension, Insurance, Financial Planning, Payroll Solutions, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance

Federal Policy Options to Support a System of Employment-Based Health Insurance

BNET - 2004-04-12

The majority of Americans obtain their health insurance through an employment-based system, with decision-making about the purchase and delivery of health care shared among the consumer, the health care provider and the employer-sponsored plan. This paper explores the barriers of the individual health insurance market and concludes that it does...

Tags: Health Insurance, Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Health Care, Benefits, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Payroll Solutions, Insurance, Human Resources, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance
Risk Sharing in Employer Pensions Provision

BNET - 2002-01-01

An overview of the major factors contributing to the risks undertaken by employers which offer employee pension plans is depicted in the paper. The main risks are in the areas of asset allocation policy, benefit design and longevity. The paper leads to some proposals for benefit design where the objective...

Tags: Risk, Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Asset Allocation, Asset Management, Payroll Solutions, Strategy, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Management