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WCM Global Growth has secured full underwriting for its $6.5 million Dividend Reinvestment Plan tied to a fully franked 2.35 cents per share final dividend. The issue price is due on 22 September, with the new shares scheduled for issue eight days later.

Platinum Asia Fund Complex ETF delivered a 31.2% return for the year ended 30 June 2026, while net assets climbed to $280.9 million after the PAI scheme of arrangement. The result was strong in absolute terms but trailed its Asian equity benchmark by 6.7 percentage points.

La Trobe Financial’s 12-trust FY2026 report shows a sharply expanded securitisation platform, with $20.1 billion issued across 23 RMBS transactions since 2014 and cumulative losses of 0.03% of original issuance. The audited report also highlights rising loan pools, new liquidity draws and the liquidation of two called trusts.

La Trobe Financial’s residential mortgage-backed securities program expanded to $20.1 billion of issuance across 23 transactions, while cumulative losses remained at 0.03% of original issuance. The audited FY2026 report also records a further $1.25 billion transaction completed after year-end and highlights the continuing wind-up of older trusts.

La Trobe Financial’s 12 audited residential mortgage-backed securities trusts reported cumulative losses of just 0.03% of original issuance volume, while the broader group’s assets under management climbed to $24.9 billion. A new $1.25 billion transaction completed after year-end extended the platform’s funding momentum, although one called trust remains in wind-up limbo.

La Trobe Financial’s 12 audited residential mortgage-backed securities trusts reported continued portfolio expansion and low cumulative losses, with a further $1.25 billion transaction completed after year-end. The accounts also show rising credit loss allowances in newer pools and three trusts moving through call or wind-up processes.

La Trobe Financial’s securitisation platform reached $20.1 billion in cumulative RMBS issuance, while reported losses remained at just 0.03% of original issuance volume. The FY2026 report also records a $1.25 billion transaction completed after year end and continued expansion across newer mortgage pools.

La Trobe Financial’s audited FY2026 report points to continued expansion in its residential mortgage-backed securities program, with $20.1 billion issued across 23 transactions and cumulative losses of 0.03% of original issuance. The report also flags growing loan pools, fresh liquidity usage and a $1.25 billion transaction completed after year end.

La Trobe Financial’s securitisation platform expanded to $20.1 billion of cumulative RMBS issuance, with reported losses of just 0.03% of original issuance. Its latest annual report also records $1.25 billion of post-year-end issuance and continued growth in the underlying mortgage pools.

MyState delivered a sharp rise in FY26 profit as Auswide integration produced $11.8 million in run-rate synergies, while the group lifted its full-year dividend to 24.5 cents per share. The next test is turning early integration gains into a larger payoff without losing control of technology costs and credit risk.

Janus Henderson Global Sustainable Equity Fund increased net assets to A$56.4 million in the year to 30 June 2026, but operating profit fell to A$3.7 million as investment gains more than halved. Distributions rose sharply, while the fund’s parent changed hands at year-end without a material reported impact.

Fat Prophets Global Contrarian Fund lifted net tangible assets per share to $1.5713 and declared a 3.0 cent final dividend, even as annual profit fell to $5.183 million. The fund also raised $5.377 million through a rights issue while maintaining a concentrated portfolio with investments worth 103% of net assets.