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Brazilian Critical Minerals has reported striking economics for its Ema rare earths project, including a US$1.47 billion post-tax NPV, 105% IRR and six-month payback. The company’s A$7.87 million FY2026 loss, December debt maturity, permitting requirements and unresolved Drake dispute leave the development case dependent on execution and further funding.

ASX has immediately suspended Heavy Rare Earths’ HREO securities from quotation under Listing Rule 17.3.4, pending compliance with Listing Rule 2.5. The notice does not disclose the issue requiring compliance or indicate how long the suspension may last.

Metrics Income Opportunities Trust has been suspended from trading after its responsible entity warned that the audited FY2026 financial report may differ materially from figures released in August. The final report is expected on 30 September, but the filing does not disclose the size or direction of the changes.

Colchester Emerging Markets Bond Fund returned 4.96% net for the year, outperforming its benchmark by nearly three percentage points as net assets climbed to $254.7 million. The fund has since added an ETF class to the ASX, opening a new distribution channel for its emerging-markets strategy.

Muzinich BDC Income Fund - Active ETF will pay a $0.17 per-unit September distribution and is targeting the same monthly payout through August 2027. The proposed run-rate implies an indicative annualised yield of 10.45%, although the payments remain targets and may vary.

Colchester Global Government Bond Fund delivered returns of 2.32% to 2.48% across its existing classes in FY2026, ahead of its 2.16% benchmark. The audited report also records the launch of an ETF class on the ASX, while profit before finance costs fell sharply as market gains reversed.

Metrics Real Estate Multi-Strategy Fund units have been suspended at the fund’s request after its responsible entity warned that the final audited 2026 financial report may differ materially from figures released in August. The report is expected on 30 September.

Metrics Master Income Trust has been suspended from trading after warning that its audited FY2026 financial report may differ materially from unaudited figures released last month. The final report is expected on 30 September, but the trust has not disclosed the nature or size of the revisions.

Cobalt Blue has secured a US$150,000 contract to deliver key technical work for Glomar Minerals’ planned US polymetallic nodule refinery. The work takes Project Infinity into a formal Preliminary Economic Analysis, although the project remains at an early evaluation stage and its cost estimates carry a wide accuracy range.

WCM Quality Global Growth Fund delivered a positive 16.87% return for the year, although it lagged its global benchmark and reported sharply lower distributions. Its longer-term record remains ahead of the benchmark, leaving investors weighing recent relative weakness against a new income-focused policy.

Rubicon Water’s technology has been selected as part of a joint venture bid for a major Moroccan irrigation upgrade covering 69,600 hectares. The opportunity could become its largest EMEA contract, but formal execution remains subject to a 15-day appeal period and subsequent commissioning.

Excite Technology Services has secured an additional $3.2 million in work from an Australian Federal Government agency over 24 months. The contract offers a meaningful test of the cybersecurity provider’s post-restructure momentum, although standard government terms leave the scope and value adjustable.

Otto Energy plans to return approximately A$20 million to shareholders after consolidating its shares 100:1, with the proposed payment set at A$0.417 per post-consolidation share. The proposals require approval at the company’s 13 November 2026 AGM and remain subject to an outstanding ATO tax ruling.

Challenger Gold has locked in US$24 million through five-year unsecured convertible debentures to advance its Hualilán project, with a further US$6.3 million potentially available. The financing carries an 11% coupon and only part of the proceeds is unconditional, leaving shareholder approval and a much larger funding requirement ahead.

EBR Systems has completed the FDA’s pre-approval inspection of its new Santa Clara manufacturing facility, receiving two Form 483 observations. The company says it expects to correct them in the fourth quarter and still anticipates approval by year-end, although the FDA has not yet made its final determination.

Element 25 has moved its Butcherbird manganese expansion from feasibility into project delivery, targeting mechanical completion and commissioning in the first quarter of calendar 2027. The company also strengthened funding and commercial support, although construction, financing conditions and the absence of FY2026 revenue leave execution as the central test.

Micro-X has secured an eight-month, US$0.75 million contract extension from the US Department of Homeland Security to upgrade its miniature CT baggage scanner for scaled manufacturing. The award advances a technology platform towards possible commercial use, but does not yet represent a product sale or customer deployment.

Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals will keep its ASX securities suspended until at least 30 September while it reviews interim Phase 3 data and assesses the operational and financial consequences. The company also remains in discussions with Obsidian Global GP, LLC, but has not disclosed the trial results or their direction.

OpenLearning has signed a five-year LMS agreement worth a minimum A$1.75 million with one of the Philippines’ largest private education institutions. The contract does not begin until July 2027, but marks the company’s biggest LMS SaaS win in the country.

BSA Limited (ASX:BSA) has entered an immediate voluntary suspension while it prepares to disclose a material acquisition. The company expects to make the announcement by market open on 30 September, but has provided no details on the target, value or funding.

WhiteHawk has secured an unsecured A$1.5 million facility and says it does not currently expect to raise equity, after cutting annualised operating costs by about A$1.24 million. The funding comes at a 16% interest rate and must be repaid in full at maturity, leaving execution and cash receipts central to the plan.

Bass Oil says production at its Indonesian Bunian field has risen from 250 bopd to more than 800 bopd on a 100% share basis after Bunian 6 began producing from a newly discovered reservoir. Output could reach about 1,000 bopd once additional trucking capacity is available.

Eureka Group Holdings has completed its fully underwritten $80.2 million equity raising, with retail shareholders contributing $9.5 million at a 33% take-up rate. The remaining retail shortfall was allocated to sub-underwriters ahead of new shares beginning trading on 1 October.

Felix Group Holdings has secured A$5.54 million in institutional funding and launched a further A$1 million shareholder purchase plan as it pivots towards an open procurement platform. The ASX-listed software company is also guiding to at least 15% revenue growth in FY27.