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Speculative resources names drove the biggest moves this week, with Patriot Resources, Brazilian Critical Minerals and Rent.com.au leading the gainers. At the other end, Qoria, SQX Resources and 4DMedical fell hard as capital raisings, weak follow-through and post-gap selling hit sentiment.

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.

MA Financial Group reported a 44% year-on-year jump in assets under management to $14.8 billion in 1Q26, underpinned by strong lending growth and transactional activity despite asset sales and market volatility.

A dividend shock, a mega-merger and a fresh equity raise dominated ASX finance names this week. Magellan surged on its Barrenjoey plan, while Excelsior plunged despite confirming a large special payout.

MA Financial Group is set to realise a $20 million gain from selling Infinite Care, delivering investors more than 2.8 times their capital back and positioning the asset within a leading aged care provider.

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.

MA Financial Group reported a 36.1% rise in revenue and a 51.6% jump in net profit for 2025, while declaring a fully franked final dividend of 14 cents per share.

MA Financial Group has contracted to acquire Queensland’s Hyperdome Town Centre for $678.7 million, funded by a $405 million equity raise, pushing its proforma assets under management to $14.7 billion. The group also closed a $230 million credit notes raising early due to strong demand.

MA Financial Group advances exclusive due diligence on a major Queensland retail asset and prepares a new ASX-listed credit notes offer, signaling strategic growth moves.

MA Financial Group has reported a surge in assets under management and loan book growth alongside a major $525 million property acquisition, signaling robust momentum across its financial services divisions.

MA Financial Group has completed its acquisition of IP Generation, issuing over 11 million shares upfront and setting a $10.4 million deferred payment split between cash and shares.

MA Financial Group delivered a robust 1H25 with underlying earnings per share up 26%, driven by record revenue and strong growth across asset management, lending, and advisory segments. The company signals continued momentum into the second half and ambitious FY26 targets.