GPT Group

GPT Group reported an operating result (FFO) of AUD 338.8m for H1 2026 (+5% year‑on‑year; +8.3% excluding trading gains) and assets under management of AUD 41.6bn (+4.6%). Retail occupancy stood at 99.8%; like‑for‑like rental income rose 5.8% across the portfolio. Management confirmed full‑year guidance of AUD 0.354 FFO per security and a distribution of AUD 0.245 per security; the stock was unchanged at AUD 5.13 at yesterday’s close. GPT emphasised operational strength, a growing investment‑management platform and plans to realise operational scale benefits in H2 2026/27. » More on de.investing.com

GPT Special Project Management was at the center of a major bribery and corruption scandal involving UK government contracts to supply military communications to Saudi Arabia. Whistleblower Ian Foxley uncovered evidence that GPT, with the knowledge and approval of the UK Ministry of Defence, paid millions in bribes to Saudi officials through intermediaries, a practice that persisted for decades. Despite a guilty plea from GPT and public exposure of government complicity, individual prosecutions largely failed, and the UK government has not acknowledged its role in the scheme. » More on theguardian.com