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GQG Partners looks like a rare kind of money manager: it throws off a lot of cash and returns most of it to shareholders, yet investors are pulling money out after a rough patch. The key question is whether this is a temporary slump you get paid to wait through, or the start of deeper problems tied to one star manager and a few lingering headlines.Read more

AI’s biggest roadblock is starting to look less like smarter chips and more like basic things like power, grid gear, and the metals that keep data centres running. This ETF targets the companies behind that build-out, but it also comes with the kind of commodity swings and “new fund” risks that can surprise investors.Read more

Qualitas steps in where Australian banks increasingly won’t, funding apartment and commercial property projects and getting paid in several ways as those deals are made and managed. It’s grown quickly and is now pushing into Europe, but the same real-estate cycle, tighter rules, or stumbles on its expansion could test how durable that growth really is.Read more

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

A once-popular Australian investment company has fallen out of favour as more investors shift to simpler, lower-fee options, leaving its shares trading below what its holdings appear to be worth. The appeal is a steady stream of cash payouts that could matter more if markets deliver weaker returns—though those payouts may rely on past wins and the manager still has to earn its keep.Read more

Macquarie’s latest results show a broad-based lift across all its major divisions, with much of its income coming from outside Australia, which can help soften bumps in the local economy. The key question is whether steadier parts of the business can keep offsetting the more unpredictable swings in markets, commodities, and one-off asset sales.Read more