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Carnaby Resources has secured court approval to put Evolution Mining’s proposed acquisition to shareholders, with an independent expert declaring the scheme fair and reasonable. The decisive vote is scheduled for 26 October, subject to the scheme booklet being registered and distributed.

icetana AI has signed a five-year, $675,480 plus GST Antara Core contract with Millennium Services Group for deployment to one of Australia’s largest retail property groups. The deal is the third Antara Core sale in three months and is expected to add $135,096 to annual recurring revenue from 1 November 2026.

Innovaero Technologies is seeking A$40 million through a proposed ASX listing to advance its OWL loitering munition program and expand manufacturing capacity. The replacement prospectus also makes clear that the company remains loss-making and heavily dependent on the Department of Defence converting development work into production orders.

TechGen Metals has emerged from a year of lower losses and stronger cash reserves with three gold projects lined up for drilling, while copper and base-metal targets remain in the portfolio. The funding runway is improved, but the August capital raising and new director securities add a material dilution question.

Platinum Asia Fund Complex ETF delivered a 31.2% return for the year ended 30 June 2026, while net assets climbed to $280.9 million after the PAI scheme of arrangement. The result was strong in absolute terms but trailed its Asian equity benchmark by 6.7 percentage points.

Sunstone Metals has expanded its Bramaderos gold-equivalent resource to 3.6Moz and reported new Porotillo and Copete discoveries, but its FY2026 accounts carry a material uncertainty over going concern. A post-year-end A$9.94 million placement has improved liquidity, although further equity funding remains central to the exploration plan.

Everest Metals moved Mt Dimer into mining, established a 260,780-ounce Revere gold resource and upgraded its Mt Edon rubidium project in FY2026. Yet the company remains loss-making, has impaired its Mt Dimer development assets and warns that future funding and project cash inflows are needed to support its going-concern assessment.

Pivotal Metals has used its FY2026 annual report to position Horden Lake as a larger, better-understood Quebec copper project, with a maiden scoping study targeted for September. The company also expanded Belleterre drilling and added the Bambino project, but remains loss-making and dependent on further funding.

WA1 Resources has ended FY26 with a larger, higher-confidence Luni niobium resource, encouraging processing results and A$123.8 million in cash. The project now moves towards a targeted Q4 CY2026 Pre-Feasibility Study, with permitting, funding and commercial viability still ahead.

New Hope Corporation Limited (ASX:NHC) has lifted its reported coal resources to 2.96 billion tonnes, driven by major model updates at Bengalla and New Acland. The larger inventory comes with important qualifications: much of Bengalla’s addition is inferred, while a substantial portion of New Acland’s reserves still depends on future approvals.

Freedom Care Group’s 29%-owned Koala Disability Care has agreed to sell its Tuggerah disability care and registered NDIS provider business for $2.238 million plus GST. The deal could provide a cash distribution to Freedom Care, although the amount and timing of its proceeds remain unclear.

Cygnus Metals shareholders delivered overwhelming proxy support for Central Asia Metals’ proposed takeover, but the transaction still faces a Kazakhstan regulatory decision and possible court-date delay. Final poll results were not included in the chairman’s address and are expected separately.

La Trobe Financial’s 12-trust FY2026 report shows a sharply expanded securitisation platform, with $20.1 billion issued across 23 RMBS transactions since 2014 and cumulative losses of 0.03% of original issuance. The audited report also highlights rising loan pools, new liquidity draws and the liquidation of two called trusts.

La Trobe Financial’s residential mortgage-backed securities program expanded to $20.1 billion of issuance across 23 transactions, while cumulative losses remained at 0.03% of original issuance. The audited FY2026 report also records a further $1.25 billion transaction completed after year-end and highlights the continuing wind-up of older trusts.

La Trobe Financial’s 12 audited residential mortgage-backed securities trusts reported cumulative losses of just 0.03% of original issuance volume, while the broader group’s assets under management climbed to $24.9 billion. A new $1.25 billion transaction completed after year-end extended the platform’s funding momentum, although one called trust remains in wind-up limbo.

La Trobe Financial’s 12 audited residential mortgage-backed securities trusts reported continued portfolio expansion and low cumulative losses, with a further $1.25 billion transaction completed after year-end. The accounts also show rising credit loss allowances in newer pools and three trusts moving through call or wind-up processes.

La Trobe Financial’s securitisation platform reached $20.1 billion in cumulative RMBS issuance, while reported losses remained at just 0.03% of original issuance volume. The FY2026 report also records a $1.25 billion transaction completed after year end and continued expansion across newer mortgage pools.

La Trobe Financial’s audited FY2026 report points to continued expansion in its residential mortgage-backed securities program, with $20.1 billion issued across 23 transactions and cumulative losses of 0.03% of original issuance. The report also flags growing loan pools, fresh liquidity usage and a $1.25 billion transaction completed after year end.

La Trobe Financial’s securitisation platform expanded to $20.1 billion of cumulative RMBS issuance, with reported losses of just 0.03% of original issuance. Its latest annual report also records $1.25 billion of post-year-end issuance and continued growth in the underlying mortgage pools.

Great Boulder Resources has used FY2026 to make the leap from gold explorer toward producer, acquiring Peak Hill and securing a 481,000-ounce resource alongside its 1.02 million-ounce Side Well project. The strategic shift came with a A$9.93 million loss, a heavily expanded share count and a clear near-term test: whether 40,000 metres of drilling can support development by late 2027.

Vectus Biosystems swung to a $1.56 million FY2026 profit, but the result was driven largely by the sale of its VB4-P5 compound for XORTX shares and warrants rather than recurring operations. The company is now directing its resources towards VB0004 while its auditor flags material uncertainty over ongoing funding.

Tamawood will pay shareholders a fully franked dividend of 10.5 cents per share for the six months ended 30 June 2026. Investors who opt into the reinvestment plan will receive shares priced at a 3% discount to the 10-day VWAP.

Impact Minerals has completed its renounceable rights issue, raising $2.205 million before costs to fund work on its Lake Hope and Alluminous high-purity alumina projects. The raise also brings a substantial new pool of quoted options, while leaving room for further shortfall placements.

Globe International increased FY2026 EBIT and net profit despite almost no revenue growth, as a tighter brand portfolio improved margins across all three regions. The ASX-listed group also lifted its fully franked annual dividend to 23 cents per share and ended the year with A$26.7 million in cash.