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Robert Walters rides UK recovery

Robert Walters has continued to benefit from cyclical upswing in the UK as well as expansion in emerging markets.
April 8, 2015

Recruiter Robert Walters (RWA) has received its sixth consecutive EPS upgrade after announcing net fee income for the first quarter of the year was 15 per cent ahead on a constant currency basis. The group benefited from economic recovery in the UK, where net fee income was up by more than a fifth to £18.6m, on a constant currency basis.

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The group's Asia Pacific division, which has previously been dragged down by a dampened performance from its Australian business, is also recovering well. Australia enjoyed a second consecutive quarter of growth and overall net fee income for the Asian Pacific region was up 8 per cent to £21.2m.