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eVestment Wants To Change The Way Retail Traders Invest
Sunday, August 16, 2015 - 5:33pm | 634eVestment's newest product, SmartVision Analytics, is a first for the company, allowing financial advisors to bring institutional investor insights to retail investors. "We have about 100 registered investment advisors that use some of our core products and analytics, holdings analysis and asset...
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Willis Group And Towers Watson Merge To Form $18 Billion Company
Tuesday, June 30, 2015 - 11:36am | 468Shares of Willis Group Holdings PLC (NYSE: PLC) spiked higher by more than 5 percent Tuesday morning after the company announced it signed a definitive merger agreement under which it will combine with Towers Watson & Co (NASDAQ: TW) in an all-stock merger of equals transaction. Willis...
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Barron's Recap: Taking Another Look At Mutual Funds
Sunday, April 5, 2015 - 10:58am | 850This weekend in Barron's online: the quarterly guide to mutual funds, where to find yield in the current market, as well as the prospects for Eastman Chemical, Towers Watson, Owens-Illinois, Trex and more. Cover Story "Righting the Ship at Magellan, Pimco Total Return" by Sarah Max. High-profile...
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UPDATE: JP Morgan Upgrades Towers Watson Following Impressive 2Q14 Results
Friday, February 7, 2014 - 9:06am | 161In a report published Friday, JP Morgan analyst Jeffrey Volshteyn upgraded Towers Watson (NYSE: TW) from Neutral to Overweight and raise the price target from $105 to $120. TW reported 2Q14 EPS to be on the higher end due to increased cost efficiencies. Volshteyn expects deceleration of growth in...
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Earnings Expectations For The Week Of November 4: Disney, Tesla, Groupon And More
Sunday, November 3, 2013 - 5:32pm | 1342While many S&P 500 components have already shared their third-quarter results, there will be plenty more earnings reports for investors to mull over this week. The week's highlights include quarterly reports from media giants CBS, Disney and Time Warner, which all are expect to post earnings...
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Is American Eagle Ripe for Takeover?
Thursday, March 7, 2013 - 12:01pm | 455According to CNBC, yes. The improving economy is opening the pockets of companies and PE firms looking to deploy cash. Apparel retailer, American Eagle (NYSE: AEO) is on the short list of possible targets, M&A watchers say. Citigroup analyst, Scott Chronert, says rising valuations, a stable...
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UPDATE: Bank of America Merrill Lynch Upgrades Towers Watson to Buy
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 8:30am | 67Bank of America Merrill Lynch is out with its report today on Towers Watson (NYSE: TW), upgrading TW to Buy. In a note to clients, Bank of America Merrill Lynch writes, "Towers Watson shares have pulled back 6% following strong 3QF11 results versus the S&P down 4%. We are upgrading TW shares...
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Bank of America Upgrades Towers Watson To Buy, Raises PO To $70
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 6:34am | 21Bank of America has upgraded Towers Watson (NYSE: TW) from Neutral to Buy and has raised the price objective from $68 to $70.
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Citi Maintains Buy on Towers Watson
Friday, June 3, 2011 - 8:49am | 114Citi is out with its report today on Towers Watson (NYSE: TW), maintaining Buy. In a note to clients, Citi writes, "TW remains one of our top ideas following a day of meetings with CEO John Haley. While John's commentary was conservative, this is expected and in line with management's past stance...
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Goldman Sachs Raises TW Target From $59 To $65
Friday, May 6, 2011 - 9:01am | 21Goldman Sachs is raising its PT on shares of Towers Watson & Co. (NYSE: TW) from $59 to $65. Towers Watson closed Thursday at $60.90.
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Update: J.P. Morgan Initiates Coverage on Towers Watson (TW)
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 9:18am | 94J.P. Morgan initiates coverage on Towers Watson (NYSE: TW) with an Overweight rating and a $60 price target. In a report sent to clients, J.P. Morgan notes, "Formed through the January 2010 merger of Towers Perrin and Watson Wyatt, TW has become one of the largest global human resources (HR) and...
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J.P. Morgan Initiates Coverage on Towers Watson (TW)
Monday, November 29, 2010 - 8:39am | 18J.P. Morgan initiates coverage on Towers Watson (NYSE: TW) with an Overweight rating and a $60 price target.