Deloitte global revenue up 7.6%

Cape Town - Deloitte member firms on Wednesday reported aggregate revenues of $35.2bn for the fiscal year ended May 31 2015, representing 7.6% growth in local currency terms.

The professional services firm experienced growth across all of its core practices, industry sectors and geographic regions.

Significant investments have been made across audit, consulting, enterprise risk services, financial advisory and tax and legal services to build capabilities in areas such as business transformation, digital transformation, cyber, analytics, cloud computing and crisis management.

"These services enhance the impact Deloitte makes in helping clients address the complexity, uncertainty and speed of change in their business environments," said Deloitte in a statement.  

The company has recruited 62 000 new employees to the Deloitte network. It has also invested over $200m in community and societal impact initiatives around the world.

Deloitte has invested $500m in advancing audit quality, including investing more than $100m in innovation to continue to transform the audit and deliver value to the capital markets.

"A particular focus continues to be 'the auditor of the future', developing the skills, capabilities and mindset of current and next-generation Deloitte audit professionals," said the company.

Deloitte has been recognised as the global leader in consulting services by multiple analyst organisations for the fifth consecutive year.