Hi,How would you rank the following investment consultancies in terms of prestige, career progression and training opportunities:Towers WatsonMercerAon HewittHymans RobertsonReddington PartnersCambridge AssociatesBarrie + hibbertBig 4 firmsSorry for the long list. I want to move into investment consulting and with so many outfits I'm not sure which one will be best for my career.Thanks

1. Towers Watson 2. Mercer 3. Aon Hewitt 4. Hymans Robertson 5. Reddington Partners 6. Cambridge Associates 7. Barrie + hibbert 8. Big 4 firms

HTH is this really an ordered list?

based on client base and results I say 1. Mercer, 2. TW

For prestige I'd have 1. TW, 2. MercerFor training opportunities I'd put 1. Mercer, 2. TWFor career progression it's a tieI wouldn't touch any of the others for investment consulting.

What is an Investment consultant? what do they do?

Has anyone got any views on moving in the opposite direction - investment consultant to management consulting? I've done an MBA and am keen to see what strategy opportunities are available but investment consulting's quite a niche area to start from. On the original query below, I'd caution against the "big 3" being seen as the most prestigious. They certainly have huge resources but the level of imagination, breadth of role and scope for making an impact at the smaller consultancies is huge.

In term of prestige:1. Mercer2. TWIn terms of career progression none of the above. Try one of big four