August 2025 Reporting Season – Separating Signal from Noise: Finding Opportunity in Australia’s Mixed Results
Despite the August 2025 reporting season delivering a third straight year of negative earnings growth, the ASX surged past 9,000 which looks like a triumph of expectations over reality. Beneath the surface however, record volatility and hypersensitivity to earnings misses highlight the critical importance of disciplined stock selection in today’s market.
On the Road with Alphinity: ESG and sustainability priorities in Western Australia’s mining sector
In this report, research in Western Australia with mining companies and Traditional Owner groups explored cultural heritage obligations and environmental impacts. The findings inform an assessment of key ESG risks, including nature, decarbonisation, First Nations considerations, AI, and workforce safety.
Two hot stocks from the market’s hottest sector this year (and no, it’s not tech!)
Telstra’s dominance, Spark’s revival, and sector-wide discipline are fuelling the ASX telco rally. Here’s what could happen next.
Australian Webcast: Aus vs US Healthcare Sectors & why we still like Resmed
Elfreda Jonker speaks with Stuart Walsh about why Australia’s healthcare sector has outperformed global peers, thanks to niche leaders like CSL, ResMed, and Cochlear that are less affected by US policy headwinds. ResMed in particular has benefited from strong demand, product innovation, and competitor exits, driving an ongoing earnings upgrade cycle and healthy shareholder returns.
Stock picking, banks & a home bias
PODCAST: From banks to resources, Australian investors continue to have a home bias. But with uncertainty around positioning on the ASX, should investors remain heavy weight local market?
Australian Webcast: UK Technology Trip – growth opportunity for Xero & Technology One
Elfreda Jonker and Andrey Mironenko share insights from a recent UK research trip, exploring opportunities for ASX-listed technology companies Xero and Technology One.
Investing in earnings leadership (and 2 ASX examples)
Stuart Welch shares how Alphinity hunts for and invests in companies displaying earnings leadership, shares why those revisions need to be driven by real fundamentals, and provides a bull case for two ASX names that meet the criteria.
Australian Webcast: Australian banks & consumer staples
Elfreda Jonker reflects on Alphinity’s latest earnings note, highlighting how the team’s disciplined focus on earnings leadership has delivered consistent alpha through volatile markets. She explores key portfolio insights across Australian banks, the Coles versus Woolworths divergence, and insurance, demonstrating the power of earnings upgrades as a performance driver.
Alphinity’s process in action: Earnings – The beacon in a storm
In a volatile market shaped by macro uncertainty and shifting sentiment, Alphinity’s focus on earnings leadership has proven a steady guide. Through disciplined stock selection and attention to earnings revisions, we have uncovered standout opportunities in sectors like banks, consumer staples and insurance, showing that company fundamentals still drive performance.
