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Artificial intelligence stocks led the week, while miners and established companies delivered a broad run of stronger profits and dividends.
Large price gaps also showed that good company news did not always produce lasting buying.

Credit Clear led the market’s biggest weekly rise, while Butn and Tyro Payments fell despite reporting important business developments.
Profit growth, dividends, acquisitions and capital raisings shaped a mixed week across Australian financial stocks.

AUB Group delivered a robust FY26 with 12.2% underlying NPAT growth to $224.6 million, driven by strong international and domestic performances, and completed its strategic UK Prestige acquisition. The company declared a fully franked 71-cent final dividend and provided positive FY27 profit guidance.

Big swings hit ASX financials this week as profit updates, takeover votes and cost cuts drove fast re-pricing. The winners paid (or promised) cash. The laggards spooked investors with losses, restructures or shaky earnings outlooks.

AUB Group Limited has reported a robust first half with underlying net profit after tax rising 14% to AUD 90.4 million, prompting an upgrade to its full-year earnings guidance. The company also announced a new CFO appointment amid mixed divisional performances.

Small caps did the heavy lifting this week, led by two big discovery stories in resources. Funding raises and takeover moves kept attention on who can pay for the next step, not just promise it.

Big moves came from consumer fintech names as investors quickly re-priced growth, losses, and capital needs. A capital-raise week also split the market: some raisings steadied prices, others triggered fresh selling.

AUB Group has successfully raised AUD 400 million through an institutional placement to fund its acquisition of Prestige and support future growth. A complementary AUD 40 million Share Purchase Plan will also be offered to eligible shareholders.

AUB Group Limited has announced the acquisition of a 95.9% stake in UK-based PIHL Holdings Limited (Prestige) for AUD 432 million, significantly expanding its UK retail insurance broking footprint. To fund this strategic move, AUB is launching a fully underwritten AUD 400 million institutional placement alongside a share purchase plan.

AUB Group has ended acquisition talks with EQT and CVC after the consortium declined to proceed with a $45 per share offer. The company reaffirms its FY26 earnings guidance and signals confidence in its organic growth strategy.

AUB Group delivered a robust FY25 with a 17.1% rise in underlying net profit and a 15% dividend increase, while navigating a $45 per share acquisition proposal from an EQT-CVC consortium.

AUB Group has approved EQT's partnership with CVC Asia Pacific to jointly pursue a $45 per share acquisition, extending exclusivity to December 4 as due diligence continues.