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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.

HMC Capital reported a statutory loss of $111.6 million for FY26 amid significant fair value losses, yet delivered operating earnings close to guidance and maintained its dividend. The group’s strategic partnerships and capital recycling position it for a 16% rise in underlying earnings in FY27.

Dealmaking and capital moves drove the week in financials, while one regulatory shock hit hard. PEXA slumped, but Magellan, Euroz Hartleys and several smaller finance names rose on mergers, asset sales and balance-sheet updates.

HMC Capital has secured A$1.35 billion in private credit mandates from global investors, boosting its Australian commercial real estate lending platform and setting the stage for larger loan originations.

Big moves came from small and mid-cap names tied to drilling, project studies and fresh funding. Healthcare, mining and takeover stocks all had a busy week, but not every strong announcement held its gains.

A handful of small-cap names posted big weekly swings, but the bigger story was a flood of new studies, resource upgrades and funding deals across gold, rare earths and battery materials. Investors chased scale and near-term production, while several raisings and gap-down reopenings showed how quickly early enthusiasm can fade.

HMC Capital has cleared key regulatory hurdles and locked in a $603 million investment from KKR, trimming its stake in the energy platform now rebranded as Illuma Energy. The deal paves the way for expanded battery storage projects and underpins a targeted development milestone in 2026.

Finance stocks split into two camps this week: steady earners with cash returns, and event-driven names with violent price swings. Aland Equity, Ovanti and FleetPartners led the move list as investors reacted to deal talk, a placement probe and a profit result plus legal settlement.

HMC Capital has unveiled a streamlined strategy focusing on high-return platforms across real estate, digital infrastructure, private credit, and energy transition, reaffirming its FY26 operating EPS guidance above 40 cents pre-tax and announcing significant capital recycling and growth initiatives.

A single exploration name blew the doors off the leaderboard, while two well-known uranium plays and a Nevada explorer sank hard. Behind the noise: deals got closer to completion, big raisings reset prices, and several “good news” gaps didn’t survive the week.

A single drill program in WA delivered a once-a-year spike, while several small caps fell hard after reopening with price gaps. This week also saw big money raised for gold and uranium builds, and a run of resource upgrades across critical minerals.

HMC Capital has forged a strategic partnership with global investor KKR, securing up to $603 million to expand its Energy Transition Platform focused on battery storage and wind projects. This deal aims to boost Australia’s renewable capacity while enhancing shareholder returns.