Australia's three listed small cap ASX lenders — MoneyMe (ASX:MME), Harmoney (ASX:HMY) and Plenti (ASX:PLT); each released quarterly trading updates to the market today, providing a timely window into the health of the non-bank lending sector.
Taken together, the releases tell a consistent story. These companies are carving out positions that the major institutions appear either…
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Amaero (ASX:3DA) has spent the better part of a decade building capability in titanium and refractory metal powders, refining a production technology that delivers yields the industry once assumed were unattainable, and embedding itself inside the US defence manufacturing industry.
The geopolitical shock of the Iran conflict has simply accelerated the timeline. What was already a…
Knowing how to read a balance sheet is a key skill investors need to know, because the balance sheet is the most underrated document in an annual report. Most new investors skip straight to earnings - perhaps not knowing how importance the balance sheet is or having an appreciate but not knowing how to read…
This article explores 5 Recent AI Acquisitions on the ASX and whether or not these deals are just 'AI-washing' or have potential to be game-changing. What do we mean by game-changing? Like Pro Medicus' acquisition of Visage was in the GFC - it paid US$3m but has made the company an >A$20bn giant.
The AI investment…
Many investors may prefer stock market sectors with high margins over those with low margins. Profit margins are one of the simplest signals investors reach for when assessing business quality, yet they are also one of the most frequently misread.
It is tempting to treat margins as a scoreboard and just say high is good and…
A handful of ASX Stocks Benefit From the NDIS, but could lose if a long-cried for crackdown actually happens. We're not saying they'll go out of business, but the gravy train might slow down.
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The explosion of the NDIS
What began as…
Environmental Clean Technologies (ASX:ECT): Can The Technology That Re-Rated Metallium Strike Again?
Environmental Clean Technologies (ASX:ECT) is looking to profit from Rice University’s Flash Joule Heating (FJH) just like Metallium. The difference is while Metallium's focus was metals recycling, ECT is focused on PFAS contamination - a problem that could turn out to be as bad as asbestos.
The thesis is that FJH does not just move, concentrate…
Add a new term to your vocabulary: The Iran Ceasefire Rally. The rally on the ASX yesterday, that saw our bourse rise over 2.5% in its best day in several months, occurred amidst a 2 week suspension of hostilities in Iran. And the ASX was not alone with Asian markets and North American futures rallying,…
ASX Biotech Investing has always been the market’s most difficult arena. Yes tech and resources are risky spaces too, but at least a gold explorer can gain just off the back of gold price momentum or activity from neighbouring peers.
With biotech it is all on the success of the individual company. The science is extraordinary…
Australian Active Fund Managers are struggling, make no mistake. Hitting home the point yesterday were reports that Ox Capital Management — a boutique emerging markets specialist led by veteran investor Joseph Lai; had entered formal wind-up proceedings on March 27 2026.
This wind up was not the first, and likely won't be the last. So each…
