
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?

Global Webcast: Key highlights from recent European research trip
Elfreda Jonker and Matisse Clark discuss key takeaways from Matisse’s recent research trip to Europe, where she met with companies across the industrial, consumer and healthcare sectors.

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.

The Sustainability of AI: Insights from Asia’s Innovation Hubs
As the global AI race accelerates, so too does the scrutiny on its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) implications. A recent thematic research trip across Seoul, Taipei, Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen offered a rare window into how Asia’s tech giants and infrastructure providers are navigating the complex intersection of AI innovation and sustainability.

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.

Global Webcast: Key highlights from recent European research trip
Elfreda Jonker and Jeff Thomson unpack insights from a recent research trip across Europe, highlighting improving macro conditions, fiscal stimulus and renewed strength in the banking sector. They discuss key portfolio implications, including the case for Spanish bank CaixaBank, as Europe transitions away from deflation and into a more supportive environment for earnings and capital returns.

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.

Beginning of the End or End of the Beginning?
Long seen as untouchable, Apple and Google now face mounting pressure from the rapid rise of AI which is reshaping how users access information and interact with technology. Their core businesses in search and smartphones are under threat from structural shifts and regulatory challenges, raising the possibility that the next generation of tech giants may emerge from this inflection point.