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Wilson Asset Management's active portfolio surged 75.5% in FY2026, vastly outperforming benchmarks and underpinning a generous fully franked dividend. The fund's pivot to AI, critical minerals, and small resources sectors underpins a cautiously optimistic outlook amid market volatility.

Integrated Research (ASX: IRI) reported a 13-17% decline in pro forma revenue for FY26, weighed down by a softer renewals book and weaker new business in H2. Despite this, cash reserves rose 27%, underpinning ongoing investment in the company’s product-led growth strategy.

XPON Technologies delivered a positive unaudited Group EBITDA of $1.1 million for FY26, supported by strategic divestments and a focus on its AI marketing platform Wondaris. The company improved gross margins and maintained strong customer retention despite divesting non-core businesses.

FortifAI has released Version 1.0 of its Nol8 AI Data Plane, providing low-latency, governed data delivery designed to boost GPU utilisation and reduce costs for Agentic AI applications. The launch enables early customer testing and proof-of-concept trials.

Metcash Limited posted a modest rise in FY26 revenue and EBITDA, driven by strong Food segment growth and strategic acquisitions, while facing pressure in Hardware margins and suspending its Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

XPON Technologies is selling its Google Marketing Platform and Cloud Platform business to Incubeta for an initial A$5.5 million cash plus up to A$2 million earn-out, aiming to accelerate growth in its Wondaris AI Marketing Platform and fund AI-focused acquisitions.

icetana AI has scored its first commercial wins for Antara Core, an on-premise AI surveillance platform, with prepaid contracts worth $617,000 from Millennium Services Group. The deal also debuts its floor hazard detection technology in major Australian shopping centres.

IperionX’s Titan Definitive Feasibility Study outlines a shovel-ready Tennessee project targeting heavy rare earths, titanium, zirconium, and hafnium with robust economics and strategic US supply chain implications.

XPON Technologies is shedding Alpha Digital after just over a year, in a move that clears the way for a tighter AI-centric growth strategy. The deal involves significant debt forgiveness, reflecting a clean break from a services-led business that once contributed over a third of group revenue.

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEMIT) posted a robust 41.3% net asset value total return for FY2026, outpacing its benchmark and narrowing its share price discount, while maintaining dividends and expanding share buybacks.

FortifAI has appointed Kelly Herrell, a seasoned Silicon Valley CEO with a track record of scaling infrastructure tech companies to IPO and acquisition, as its new CEO. Herrell’s leadership aims to accelerate commercialisation of FortifAI’s AI Data Plane technology through its Nol8 subsidiary.

Webjet Group reported a 1% revenue rise to $136.4 million for FY26 but saw underlying EBITDA drop 20% to $28.1 million due to increased investment and softer trading. The company completed its Locomote acquisition, announced a fully franked 4 cents per share dividend, and revealed CEO Katrina Barry’s resignation.