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Advisory business heads healthy growth at PwC
 
 PwC has announced that
gross worldwide revenues
of its network of firms
grew by 11%, at constant
exchange rates, to
US$22bn in the fiscal
year ended 30 June 2006.
   “Revenues for the PwC
international network
were particularly strong
in 2006,” said global
CEO Samuel A. DiPiazza,
Jr. “We saw healthy
growth across the globe,
driven by the strength
of our brand and
services, buoyant
economic conditions and
the hard work and
 
 commitment of our
140,000 strong PwC
team.”
   The PwC network
performed well in all
major geographic markets
in FY2006. Developing
markets continued to
grow particularly
strongly with revenue
increasing by 26.4% in
Central and Eastern
Europe, 22.7% in South
and Central America and
16.8% in the Middle East
and Africa. Revenues
from North America and
The Caribbean were up
12.1% and in Asia,
 
 revenues increased
11.9%.
   Western Europe and
Australia and the
Pacific Islands also
continued to perform
well with revenues up
8.8% and 9.6%
respectively.
   For the second
consecutive year, most
large PwC firms achieved
double-digit revenue
growth. Revenue growth
was strongest in China,
Russia and other
developing markets.
Continued strong
economic conditions
 
 around the world helped
drive robust work for
non-audit clients and in
transaction-related
services during FY 2006.
   Advisory was the
fastest growing service
line, with 19.7% growth,
topping US$4bn,
reflecting the
successful
implementation of a
co-ordinated market
strategy around the
world and an increased
focus on priority
clients.
   Tax also performed
very strongly with 12.1%
 
 growth, to over US$5bn,
resulting primarily from
a heightened emphasis on
providing services to
non-audit clients.
   PwC Assurance
continues to place its
main focus on quality
and, despite a levelling
off in demand for
Sarbanes-Oxley related
services, reported
year-on-year revenue
growth of 7.8%, to over
US$11bn.
  
 
 
Detica reports strong interim results
 
 Detica Group has
reported revenue up 57%
(36% organic) to £68.3m
(2005: £43.5m), in its
interim results for the
six months ended 30
September, 2006.
   Detica said revenue
from its Government
practice was up 37% (35%
organic) to £41.0m
(2005: £30.0m), while
the Commercial business
saw an increase of 103%
(38% organic) to £27.3m
(2005: £13.5m).
   Profit before tax
with adjusted group PBT1
 
  
   
 
 
 
 
 for up to £2.2m in cash.
In the 12 months to the
end of September, the
number of staff
increased by 78% to
1,235 people.
   Dr Tom Black, chief
executive of Detica
said: “We are delighted
with the performance of
the Group over the last
six months. The first
half organic growth of
our UK business was
unusually strong in both
our Government and
Commercial sectors and
was supplemented by our
 
 recent acquisitions.
Following the
acquisition of
m.a.partners and several
recent US National
Security contract wins,
we are also seeing
improved momentum in our
US business after a
slower than expected
start to the year.”
   Detica said that in
light of its first
significant commercial
success with an initial
sale to BT Retail and
the resulting positive
market feedback, the
 
 Board has decided not to
pursue external funding
for StreamShield
Networks but to continue
to fund the business
from Group resources for
the foreseeable future
at similar levels.
   “We continue to see
healthy demand for our
services across our
markets and the outlook
for the Group therefore
remains good,” said Dr
Black.
  
 
 was up 35% to £6.3m
(2005: £4.7m).
   Detica completed two
acquisitions in the
period: m.a.partners, an
international
consultancy business in
the Capital Markets
sector, for up to £38.1m
in cash and shares; and
Inforenz, a business
specialising in
information forensics,
 
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