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Financials coverage focuses on credit quality, funding mix, capital strength, return on equity, and whether the market is paying for durable spread income or cyclical leverage.
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- 24 Aug 2026New Zealand supplied nib's FY26 growth while Australian health profit fell 10%nib holdings limited (ASX:NHF) fell 9.1% after FY26 results. The core Australian health margin, not the group profit rise, explains the sell-off.
- 21 Aug 2026Five regulators sit inside Steadfast's 35-cent scheme spreadSteadfast Group (ASX:SDF) entered an A$6 cash scheme after a trading halt. Its cash record and break arithmetic show what the 35 cents must cover.
- 20 Aug 2026MA Financial grew AUM 44%; the 18% rally still carries a credit-cycle discountMA Financial Group (ASX:MAF) jumped 18.1% after 1H26 earnings beat expectations. Its larger asset base still lacks a through-cycle loss record.
- 19 Aug 2026Transaction margin dollars grew 42 per cent. Klarna still lost almost a quarter of its value.Klarna (NYSE:KLAR) fell 22.8% on a euro-and-Germany volume cut that raised margin guidance. We test what its $5.7bn price now assumes.
- 15 Aug 2026At $15.23, Nubank's 33% ROE has to outrun 6.9% arrearsNu Holdings (NYSE:NU) rallied 9.3% after its first $1 billion quarter; the valuation now asks credit returns to survive seasoned arrears.
- 14 Aug 2026Adyen's 16% relief rally assumes its two acquisitions will earn their keepAdyen (EURONEXT-AMSTERDAM:ADYEN) jumped 16.4% after raising 2026 growth expectations. The new valuation already asks two acquisitions to prove their fit.
- 11 Aug 2026Berkshire's US$32.6 billion buying burst barely dents its cash mountainBerkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.B) deployed US$32.6bn through July, but US$359.2bn of liquidity still dominates the allocation question.
- 7 Aug 2026ASX's results rally prices a cleaner technology reset before CHESS 2ASX Limited (ASX:ASX) rose 5% after FY25 earnings growth. We test whether rate income can offset CHESS 2 and regulatory cost.
- 6 Aug 2026AMP's profit pop prices capital returns before bank runoff is finishedAMP Limited (ASX:AMP) jumped after 1H26 profit and a new buyback. The test is whether flows, not runoff capital, now drive value.
- 3 Aug 2026FleetPartners' bid rally prices SG Fleet's synergies before the board has a dealFleetPartners (ASX:FPR) jumped on SG Fleet's $3.60 approach. The test is whether fleet-finance cash flow, not certainty, supports the move.
- 23 July 2026OFX's bid surge prices a cleaner exit than the payments record has earnedOFX Group (ASX:OFX) jumped 69% after the close-screen bid repricing. We test whether the payment platform's record supports the new price.
- 21 July 2026HUB24's platform selloff puts flow quality before FY26 margin reliefHUB24 (ASX:HUB) fell after its Q4 FY26 update; the issue is whether flows still justify platform-style operating leverage.
- 7 July 2026Netwealth's Morgan Stanley pop prices platform flow before margin paybackNetwealth Group (ASX:NWL) jumped 6.7% after a Morgan Stanley platform deal; the question is how much flow can outrun FY27 spend.
- 2 July 2026NAB's upgrade pop asks whether business-bank spreads can outrun bad debtsNational Australia Bank (ASX:NAB) jumped after an upgrade. We test whether business-bank spreads and credit quality support the move.
- 1 July 2026Perpetual's rejected bid turns a rally into a break-up value testPerpetual (ASX:PPT) jumped after rejecting a takeover approach. The question is whether control value outruns a messy earnings rebuild.
- 30 June 2026Zip's two-day rally prices a US turnaround before credit costs have finished their sayZip Co (ASX:ZIP) rallied again as payments risk came back into favour; the question is whether US cash profit can outrun credit costs.
- 25 June 2026Judo's credit reset turns a growth-bank story into a cost-of-risk argumentJudo Bank's credit downgrade erased about 40% of ASX:JDO. We test whether three bad loans are idiosyncratic or a structural cost-of-risk reset.