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Synopsis For decades, humanoid robots lived in science fiction. Now they are assembling cars in Shenzhen, delivering food in Los Angeles, and operating robotic arms on the International Space Station.Read more

I firmly believe that for BNPL companies, you MUST modify the generic fundamental analysis principles of Profitability, Low Debt, P/E, EPS, etc, in order to receive a more accurate company valuation. You have to view BNPL companies as Short term lenders + Payment companies, so your metrics for valuations would look more into Tranaction margin & Net Credit Loss Rate to loan book value, similarly to other lenders / banks.Read more

Contrarian India Bet vs. AI Skepticism : GQG Partners manages $166 billion in assets but has made a controversial strategic wager—maintaining over $24 billion in Indian investments (14% of AUM) while deliberately avoiding AI stocks.Read more

Credit Corp Group Limited ASX: CCP Market Cap: AU$923.0m Weighted Average Number of Shares: 80.37m The Business CCP’s main business is acquiring portfolios of bad debts from financial institutions and collecting on them for profit. As the original lenders write off these debts, the portfolios are generally bought at a discount.Read more

ASX runs the core plumbing behind Australia’s share market, and that monopoly makes its earnings unusually steady. But a long and costly upgrade cycle is holding profits back for now, so the shares may only make sense if the price falls or the cost blowout finally fades.Read more

GQG Partners looks oddly unloved: clients pull money out even as the firm keeps generating strong profits and paying big cash dividends to shareholders. The catch is that the whole story hinges on a star manager, shaky investor confidence, and a few headline risks that could hit fast if things go wrong.Read more

Key Growth Estimates by Sector: Highest Growth Potential (2025-2026): Data Centers : Capacity doubling over 5 years (~20% annually) Build-to-Rent : Pipeline suggests 10x growth potential from current base Moderate Growth: Retail : Steady positive returns expected, supported by demographics Industrial : Stable 3-5% returns with supply-demand rebalancing Recovery Phase: Office : Negative to positive transition, quality assets leading The market has made a "U-turn" with improving economic conditions (interest rate cuts starting, stable employment, controlled inflation) providing a supportive environment for commercial property recovery across all sectors through 2025-2026. • Improved financial conditions have resulted in more transactions and this will likely continue next year with the anticipated rate cuts.Read more

Bad press is a problem for any company, and bad press involving misleading statements and compliance failures even more so. On 3 October 2025, Fiducian Group Ltd (ASX:FID) announced that ASIC had commenced civil proceedings against one of its subsidiaries, Fiducian Investment Management Services Ltd (FIMS).Read more

GQG Partners looks like a fast-growing fund manager that wins clients by buying big, unpopular companies others avoid. But a recent scandal tied to one of its major holdings, plus heavy exposure to tobacco and controversial energy projects, raises a hard question about what kind of risk you’re really taking.Read more