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Takeover chatter lit up Pepper Money, while Identitii ran hard after a regulator stepped in. At the other end, AMP slid despite higher profit, as investors weighed leadership change and legal costs.

Regal Asian Investments Limited (ASX, RG8) reported a robust turnaround in its half-year results to 31 December 2025, posting a profit after tax of AUD 81.3 million and declaring a fully franked interim dividend of 8.0 cents per share.

Insurance Australia Group Limited has announced a quarterly dividend of AUD 1.6241 per security for its Capital Notes, payable mid-March 2026, reflecting a steady 6.5141% annualised distribution rate.

Terra Metals has confirmed a substantial new titanium-vanadium-gallium mineralised system at its Southwest Prospect, dramatically expanding the Dante Project’s resource potential with critical metals now in focus.

Encounter Resources is set to launch a major 2026 exploration program at its Jessica Copper Project in the Northern Territory, partnering with South32 to test multiple high-potential copper targets identified through recent geophysical surveys.

Noxopharm Limited has secured a major scientific milestone with the publication of its Sofra™ platform research in Nature Immunology, highlighting a novel anti-inflammatory mechanism with broad therapeutic potential.

AGL Energy reported a 42% drop in statutory profit for the half-year ended December 2025, despite a modest revenue decline and growth in customer services. The company declared a higher interim dividend, underscoring confidence amid operational challenges and a strategic pivot to renewables.

SGH Ltd reported a solid half-year profit of $472.6 million, declaring a fully franked 32 cent dividend, while completing a major media merger that reshapes its investment portfolio.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia’s latest Basel III Pillar 3 disclosures reveal steady capital adequacy ratios and proactive adaptation to evolving regulatory standards as of December 2025.

HomeCo Daily Needs REIT delivered consistent earnings growth in 1H FY26, underpinned by strong operational execution and disciplined capital management. The REIT reaffirmed its FY26 guidance while progressing a substantial development pipeline valued at over $650 million.

Eminence Minerals has leveraged advanced Sentinel-2 satellite imagery to identify and rank multiple rare earth element targets across its Campo Grande Project in Brazil, setting the stage for focused ground exploration.

Audalia Resources has released supplementary details to its January 2026 Prefeasibility Study update, confirming a maiden ore reserve and outlining plans for construction to begin in late 2026, contingent on funding and approvals.