NEW YORK — Towers Watson & Co.'s fiscal third-quarter earnings jumped 39 percent, as the human resources and risk management consultant's revenue got a bump from a new business and the company kept expenses in check.

The New York company also raised its fiscal 2013 earnings forecast on Tuesday.

Towers Watson earned $94.9 million, or $1.34 per share, in the quarter that ended March 31, up from $68.2 million, or 95 cents per share, a year ago. Excluding items like transaction and integration costs, adjusted earnings totaled $1.60 per share.

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