Dispatches: Perpetual doubles profits

Fund manager Perpetual more than doubled annual net profit as it recovered from last year's equity market rout, the group said today. (The Australian)

International investors have so far proved more patient with Australia's political deadlock than most pundits expected but that patience will wear thin if there's no early resolution, analysts say. (The Age)

Profusion has acquired an executive search and recruitment firm as part of its Asian expansion plans. (Investor Daily)