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Decidr AI Industries has successfully completed a $15 million placement to fund key product development and expansion initiatives, reinforcing its lead in the agentic AI sector.

Perpetual Limited is sharpening its focus on asset management and corporate trust following the binding agreement to sell its Wealth Management arm to Bain Capital for $500 million upfront, aiming to strengthen its balance sheet and simplify operations.

Regal Partners showcased its diversified $21 billion funds under management and ongoing growth momentum at the Macquarie Australia Conference, emphasising strong inflows, product innovation, and offshore expansion.

HMC Capital has unveiled a streamlined strategy focusing on high-return platforms across real estate, digital infrastructure, private credit, and energy transition, reaffirming its FY26 operating EPS guidance above 40 cents pre-tax and announcing significant capital recycling and growth initiatives.

Ovanti Limited has acknowledged its $5.27 million placement was material and confidential, while offering potential reasons for a sharp 70% share price rise before public disclosure.

Computershare Limited confirms its FY26 earnings per share guidance at 144 cents, a 6% rise on the prior year, while upgrading margin income expectations to around $740 million due to higher client balances.

Klevo Rewards disclosed a $2 million incentive from Mastercard, triggering a trading halt and sparking consideration of an on-market share buy-back. The company addressed ASX concerns over disclosure timing and affirmed compliance with continuous disclosure rules.

Pinnacle Investment Management is boosting its stake in Metrics Credit Holdings back to 35%, investing around A$100.5 million. Simultaneously, Korea’s National Pension Service, via Townsend, is increasing its holding to nearly 10%, pending regulatory approval.

Kina Securities has successfully closed an oversubscribed PGK 235 million subordinated bond, set to list on the PNGX Debt Market on 6 May 2026, offering a fixed 7.55% coupon over ten years.

Sequoia Financial Group has called off the sale of its InterPrac subsidiary to Conquest Investment Partners, citing unmet conditions and changed circumstances that made completion unviable. The company will now explore alternative strategic paths for InterPrac.

Synergy Group Limited (ASX:IS3) is pushing a substantial 25-for-1 share consolidation, pending shareholder approval on 29 May 2026, aiming to drastically reduce its share count and reset trading dynamics.

Stakk Ltd has reported a striking 186% quarter-on-quarter revenue jump to A$5.52 million in Q1 2026, driven by converting contracted clients into active billing and new engagements, underpinning strong recurring revenue and cash flow.