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Benjamin Hornigold Limited (ASX:BHD) delivered a 9.93% portfolio return in FY2026 but still posted a $420,931 loss after $565,697 in legal fees. Two settlements worth $2.6 million were received after year-end, while an $8.97 million judgment against JB Markets was assigned no value.

Novatti has reported a statutory profit and positive EBITDA for FY26 after cutting low-margin revenue and concentrating on Payments AU/NZ. The turnaround is substantial, but an auditor-flagged going-concern uncertainty, upcoming debt maturities and negative operating cash flow leave the recovery unfinished.

Ten Cap Alpha Plus Fund swung to a $53.5 million operating loss in FY2026 as every unit class lagged the S&P/ASX 200 benchmark. Net assets fell to $1.38 billion, while its new TCAP active ETF completed its first partial year on the ASX.

The Takeovers Panel has allowed Pengana Capital Group to withdraw its challenge to Pengana International Equities’ buy-back and proposed rights issue, but stopped short of endorsing the transactions. The regulator said it remained concerned about the structure and warned that settlement terms must not obstruct future proceedings.

The Takeovers Panel has declared unacceptable circumstances at DGR Global after finding that Nicholas Mather, Paul Simpson and associated entities coordinated acquisitions that lifted their combined voting power to 45.43%. Final orders, which could determine the treatment of the transactions and voting rights, have not yet been made.

Global X Copper Miners ETF delivered a sharp rise in annual profit as copper-mining equities lifted fair values and investor applications accelerated. The result was dominated by market gains rather than recurring income, leaving the fund highly exposed to further moves in copper shares and currencies.

Global X Gold Bullion ETF reported a AUD 1.07 million loss for the year ended 30 June 2026, despite net assets rising to AUD 621.9 million. The fund also disclosed a lower management fee from September.

Global X Silver Miners ETF (ASX:SLVM) reported a $13.915 million loss in its first financial reporting period, driven overwhelmingly by fair-value and foreign-exchange losses on listed silver-mining equities. The fund then disclosed that its net asset value rose by more than 10% after 30 June, highlighting the sharp market swings embedded in the strategy.

Global X ROBO Global Robotics and Automation ETF delivered a sharply higher annual profit, powered by fair-value gains across its robotics portfolio. But the fund disclosed that its net asset value has since fallen by more than 10%, leaving investors with a strong reported year and a materially weaker latest position.

VanEck’s 13 ASX-listed ETFs produced sharply divergent FY2026 results, led by a $1.002 billion profit for Global Infrastructure and a $321.5 million gain for Gold Miners. Video Gaming and Esports moved the other way, reporting a $21.5 million loss, while International Wide Moat was subsequently overhauled and renamed.

Global X Ultra Long Nasdaq 100 Complex ETF delivered a sharply higher annual profit, driven largely by realised gains, but its net asset value has since fallen more than 10%. The result highlights both the attraction and the volatility of geared exposure to the Nasdaq 100.

Global X India Nifty 50 ETF (ASX:NDI) swung from a AUD6.913 million profit to a AUD39.988 million loss as the value of its Indian equity portfolio fell sharply. The result was driven chiefly by unrealised mark-to-market losses, while net assets declined despite continued investor applications.