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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

Watson Wyatt Worldwide Announces Regular Quarterly Dividend

12/07/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story
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 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

pension plan and watson wyatt worldwide - All News and Analysis

HYBRID PLANS TO INCREASE IN 2007 - WATSON WYATT.(News Briefs)(Watson Wyatt Worldwide Consultants )(Brief article)

- 2007-01-08

WASHINGTON - Implementation of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 and new pension accounting rules will spur many companies to consider adding cash-balance and other hybrid plans in 2007, according to a news release from Watson Wyatt Worldwide. Consu WASHINGTON - Implementation of the Pension Protection...

Tags: news release, pension plan, Watson Wyatt Worldwide
Plan Design Issues for the 21st Century

BNET - 2004-08-01

The paper basically involves exploring the middle ground between defined benefit and the money purchase pension plans. Too many defined benefits and money purchase pension arrangement are like chalk and cheese. The paper deals with the Pension plan design survey which shows that around a quarter of plans that have...

Tags: Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Pension Plan, Payroll Solutions, Benefits, Human Resources
What Now? Implications of LTA and Annuity Charges

BNET - 2004-07-01

In recent weeks there have been a few unexpected changes to the pending rules governing UK defined contribution DC pension plan provision, the implications of which are far from trivial. The Finance Bill and Pension Bill are progressing in a routine manner through the various stages of Parliament. As part...

Tags: Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Annuity, Pension Plan, Payroll Solutions, Benefits, Human Resources
Company Pension Plans - Killing Shareholder Value?

BNET - 2003-10-01

Pension issues have been very much in the news recently. Some of the debate in the press has been reasonably well informed, some less so. But there is no smoke without fire. These are clearly major issues which companies need to deal with. But what exactly are the key issues?...

Tags: Shareholder, Watson Wyatt Worldwide, Pension Plan, Payroll Solutions