ASX Finance Stocks Split: Cash Payouts Win, Weak Guidance Loses

• FOS Capital (ASX:FOS) sank 🔴 -22.50% after a weak half-year and no interim dividend
• Australian Ethical (ASX:AEF) jumped 🟢 17.38% on profit growth, record funds under management and a bigger dividend
• Navigator Global Investments (ASX:NGI) slid 🔴 -16.23% even as half-year earnings rose, after signalling a softer full year
• Deal talk stayed hot: ClearView (ASX:CVW) rallied 🟢 14.55% on a Zurich cash offer; Insignia (ASX:IFL) moved closer to a $4.80 vote