Niche, actuarial, risk and investment professions recruiter The Emerald Group has announced a 57% increase in its turnover to more than £6.6m.

Commenting on the figures, chief executive Jeff Deacon says: “The past year has been a successful one for us and given that we have been in the midst of a recession I am extremely pleased with our results.
 
“We have spread our risk by concentrating less on investment banking and pensions and more on the actuarial market which has now grown steadily for 11 consecutive years. We have also seen our international business expand and have good penetration in the Asian and European markets, and we anticipate this trend to continue.”