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Vanguard High Yield returns to focus as distribution quality, sector diversification, franking, portfolio construction and dependable corporate cash flow shape Australia’s increasingly selective income ETF debate today.

• July 21, 2026 12:44 PM AEST
• Sam

VanEck Quality returns to focus as global volatility, earnings durability, balance-sheet strength, valuation discipline and currency exposure reshape the debate around international equity funds.

• July 21, 2026 12:44 PM AEST
• Sam

ANZ Group Holdings Limited (ANZ) has lodged a notice with the ASX detailing changes to aggregated voting share holdings held through its controlled entities. As at 20 July 2026, ANZ's controlled entities held 1,089,768 ordinary fully paid shares, representing 0.04% of the company's total issued share capital of 3,015,919,897 shares. The holding decreased from 1,154,739 shares reported in the previous notice dated 29 April 2026. The notice filed under Corporations Act subsection 259C(2) exemption outlines detailed changes across ANZ's employee share plan and investment fund activities during the reporting period.

• July 21, 2026 12:33 PM AEST
• Aakashdeep

Sunrise Energy Metals Limited (SRL) has applied for quotation of 12,506 ordinary fully paid shares on the Australian Securities Exchange following the exercise of options by shareholders. The shares were issued on 17 July 2026 at an exercise price of $0.40 per security as part of a Share Purchase Plan (SPP) options conversion. The move expands the company's quoted securities on market and reflects continued capital management activity.

• July 21, 2026 12:33 PM AEST
• Aakashdeep

Spheria Emerging Companies Limited (ASX: SEC), an Australian small-cap focused investment company, returned -0.2% for the month ending 30 June 2026, outperforming its S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries Accumulation Index benchmark by 1.8%. The fund's Net Tangible Asset (NTA) per share stood at $2.229 on a post-tax basis as of 30 June 2026, with a share price of $2.30. The company's monthly update reveals divergent performance across its portfolio, driven by selective exposure to emerging Australian companies and a deliberate underweight stance to the resources sector.

• July 21, 2026 12:33 PM AEST
• Aakashdeep

Lumos Diagnostics Holdings Ltd (ASX: LDX) has announced significant commercial progress for its FebriDx rapid diagnostic test across priority U.S. urgent care groups. A leading regional health system operator has committed to deploying FebriDx across more than 30 urgent care sites, while three additional tier-one accounts representing over 230 sites are undergoing clinical and economic validation. The developments demonstrate accelerating adoption of the company's point-of-care diagnostic technology within its targeted top 100 urgent care groups strategy.

• July 21, 2026 12:33 PM AEST
• Aakashdeep

Westpac Securitisation Management Pty Limited has announced the interest rate for its Series 2024-1 WST Trust Class A Notes (ASX Code: WS1HA) for the interest period from 21 July 2026 to 20 August 2026 (inclusive). The applicable interest rate has been set at 5.3675% per annum, with the interest payment scheduled for Friday, 21 August 2026. The record date for the payment is Wednesday, 19 August 2026. This announcement represents a routine disclosure of distribution rates for the listed debt instrument.

• July 21, 2026 12:33 PM AEST
• Aditi Sarkar

Control Bionics Limited (CBL), an ASX-listed medical technology company, has disclosed that director Stephen Rix increased his shareholding in the company on 21 July 2026 through participation in a Share Purchase Plan (SPP). The director acquired 400,000 ordinary shares at a value of $30,000, bringing his total direct and indirect interest to 6,750,703 shares. The transaction represents a notable increase in insider equity ownership and was conducted outside any applicable closed trading period.

• July 21, 2026 12:33 PM AEST
• Aditi Sarkar

Ainsworth Game Technology Limited (AGI) has announced it will release its half year financial results for the six-month period ended 30 June 2026 on Wednesday, 26 August 2026. Chief Executive Officer Ryan Comstock and Chief Financial Officer Lynn Mah will host a teleconference call at 10.00am AEST on the same day to present the results and discuss the company's performance and outlook with investors and analysts.

• July 21, 2026 12:33 PM AEST
• Anjali Anand

Lion Selection Group Limited (ASX:LSX) has committed to invest $0.6 million in Koonenberry Gold Limited (ASX:KNB) as part of a $4 million capital raising, the company announced on 21 July 2026. The investment will fund near-term, multi-project discovery-oriented drilling across Koonenberry's portfolio of exploration projects in New South Wales, following thick gold intersections drilled in 2025. The funding positions Koonenberry to test multiple high-quality targets with large-scale discovery potential across its NSW exploration portfolio.

• July 21, 2026 12:33 PM AEST
• Anjali Anand