Latest Investment Funds News

Lowell Resources Fund (ASX, LRT) reported a stellar FY2025 with net assets soaring 72.5% to $72.3 million and profits jumping over 1400%, driven by strong gold and precious metals exposure.

Microequities Asset Management Group Limited reported a 19.3% rise in net profit for FY25, driven by strong fund performance and a surge in performance fees, while declaring a fully franked final dividend of 2.0 cents per share.

Somerset Minerals (ASX – SMM) is advancing its Coppermine Project in Canada with promising maiden drill results and a $4 million placement to fund expanded exploration.

Magellan Asset Management is set to overhaul its High Conviction Trust Active ETF by adopting the Global Opportunities Strategy, cutting fees and appointing a new portfolio manager.

Fat Prophets Global Contrarian Fund has announced a Share Purchase Plan allowing eligible shareholders in Australia and New Zealand to buy up to $30,000 in shares without brokerage fees. The move aims to increase fund size and trading liquidity ahead of potential broker coverage.

Platinum Asia Investments shareholders have decisively approved a scheme to restructure the company by swapping their shares for units in a new ETF, moving the firm closer to a significant transformation pending court approval.

Platinum Asia Investments has released detailed examples illustrating how its upcoming special dividend and share-for-unit exchange will be calculated as part of a major restructure scheduled for late August.

PM Capital Global Opportunities Fund has raised its final dividend for FY25 and increased its FY26 dividend guidance to 12.5 cents fully franked, reflecting strong portfolio performance and robust earnings reserves.

Lowell Resources Fund (ASX – LRT) has announced a 12-month on-market unit buy-back of up to 10% of its units, aiming to boost unitholder returns and capital efficiency without compromising future growth.

Centuria Capital Group has acquired a 32-hectare industrial estate in Port Adelaide at a significant discount, launching Australia's largest single-asset unlisted industrial fund with strong occupancy and growth prospects.

Quantum Graphite Limited has made significant strides in developing its Eyre Peninsula Graphite Hub, progressing detailed planning with government stakeholders and attracting new financiers for its Uley 2 project. Exploration and purification testwork updates promise to refine its resource and product quality outlook.

Atlantic Lithium advances negotiations for revised fiscal terms on its flagship Ewoyaa Mining Lease in Ghana, while reporting promising spodumene discoveries in Côte d'Ivoire and implementing significant cost-saving measures.