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Banks, fund managers and lenders drove a busy week as buy-backs, dividends, capital raisings and one big profit warning pulled prices in opposite directions. Judo Bank slumped, while AI-linked fund launches and buy-back plans helped lift selected names.

Judo Bank has raised its FY26 cost of risk guidance due to three specific customer exposures, yet maintains a strong profit outlook with a projected 30% increase in pre-tax earnings.

ASX Ltd sank, while Klevo and Judo Bank surged as investors split sharply between costly regulatory problems and clearer growth plans. Payments, retirement income and capital management drove the busiest finance stories of the week.

Judo Bank has successfully upsized a capital-relief securitisation to $750 million, strengthening its CET1 ratio and enhancing return on equity for FY27.

Big gains in InvestSMART met heavy selling in General Capital and Klevo as investors split between clean balance-sheet stories and names carrying extra uncertainty. Finance stocks were driven by capital returns, raisings, loan growth and a handful of governance risks.

Judo Capital Holdings has announced a fully franked quarterly distribution of AUD 1.91175 per capital note, reflecting a 7.668% annualised yield based on prevailing BBSW rates plus margin.

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.

Judo Bank’s Q3 results show solid lending expansion, stable credit quality amid economic uncertainty, and reaffirmed FY26 guidance with a healthy capital buffer.

Finance stocks split into two camps this week: small caps with fresh cash or growth plans surged, while several larger names fell despite solid operating updates. The clearest pattern was simple. Investors paid up for visible growth, but sold hard where profit quality, capital or market-sensitive funds came into question.

Judo Bank reported solid Q3 lending growth and stable asset quality, maintaining its FY26 profit before tax guidance between $180m and $190m despite increasing credit loss provisions due to economic uncertainty.

Deal headlines and big drill hits shared the stage with a brutal sell-off in a handful of tiny raisings. The week’s biggest winners were backed by clear news; the biggest losers showed what happens when buyers vanish after a halt.

Big gains hit wealth platforms while Zip swung the other way as early optimism didn’t stick. Dividends and buy-backs kept coming, but investors still punished stocks where the next step looks unclear.