International professional recruiter Harvey Nash highlighted a strong performance in Asia as it issued a trading update in advance of its final results for 2015 on 28 April 2016. 

The company reported a 41% rise in net fee income (NFI) in Asia, albeit from a low base. Harvey Nash’s US business also saw strong growth in NFI, up 25% compared with 2014. NFI in UK & Ireland was up 4%. 

In a statement, Harvey Nash says: “The board is pleased to report adjusted pre-tax profit from continuing operations for the year ended 31 January 2016 is expected to be in line with market forecasts. Gross profit from continuing operations grew across all the group's geographies and service lines, on a constant currency basis.”

Baseline figures were not provided.