Latest Derivatives News

Imugene Limited reports a complete response in the first patient treated with azer-cel combined with BTK inhibitors in its Phase 1b trial, highlighting potential for resistant follicular lymphoma.

State Street Global Advisors has declared a 77.48 cents per unit distribution for its SPDR S&P/ASX 200 ESG ETF, blending cash, franking, and foreign tax credits for the fiscal year ending June 2026.

Westpac Banking Corporation declared a fully franked distribution of AUD 1.3884 per Westpac Capital Notes 9 for the quarter ending September 2026, reflecting a 5.5082% annualised rate based on the latest 3-month BBSW plus margin.

Australian Rare Earths (ASX: AR3) has announced a maiden Ore Reserve of 26 million tonnes at 920 ppm TREO for its Koppamurra Rare Earths Project, underpinned by a robust Pre-Feasibility Study delivering an A$858 million post-tax NPV and a rapid payback of less than one year.

Lefroy Exploration’s metallurgical tests reveal up to 97% gold recovery from its Burns High-Grade Deposit, underpinning plans for a resource update by September 2026.

Mount Ridley Mines has confirmed that high-grade scandium mineralisation at its Grass Patch Complex extends beyond the current Block 1 resource in all directions, based on re-assays of 481 historical drill samples. This expansion supports a resource upgrade and highlights the project's strategic importance amid tightening global scandium supply.

Catalyst Metals has nearly doubled the Trident underground gold resource to 1.1 million ounces at a robust 5.4g/t grade, underpinning a 10-year mine plan targeting 60,000 ounces annually from 2027.

Carnarvon Energy has boosted its Bedout Basin prospective resources by 92%, now holding over 6.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent across 130 prospects, with exploration drilling set to start in April 2027.

FortifAI Limited (ASX: FTI) has laid out its vision for the burgeoning Agentic AI infrastructure sector, spotlighting its Nol8 AI Data Plane technology designed to tackle critical GPU underutilisation and data delivery bottlenecks. The company projects a $120 billion total addressable market by 2030, driven by explosive growth in AI agent workloads and data movement demands.

Macquarie Group Limited has announced a quarterly distribution of AUD 1.6148 per MQGPE capital note, payable in September 2026. The payment is partly franked and based on a 3-month BBSW plus a fixed margin, reflecting a 6.41% annualised yield.

Macquarie Group Limited has announced a quarterly distribution of AUD 1.5598 per MQGPG capital note, payable in September 2026. The distribution is partly franked at 35%, reflecting a total annualised yield of 6.19%.

AIC Mines has returned strong drilling results from the Jolly shoot at its Jericho copper deposit, reinforcing the deposit’s potential as the first mining target and underpinning the ramp-up of production at nearby Eloise.