Insights

This is the 23rd edition of our Trip Insights series, where we share our travel experiences and on-the-ground perspectives from our company meetings and regional visits.

“These massive increases in AI-related capex estimates will also pull up S&P 500 EPS estimates for 2026-27, given the accounting mismatch for revenue / profits (immediate recognition) and costs (mostly capitalised). The profits magic of capital spending booms”. James Chanos, President/Founder of Kynikos Associates.

China's industrial transformation is happening at remarkable speed. Drawing on observations from a recent research trip, this video explores how rapid advances in electricity generation, manufacturing and technology are shaping the country's competitive position and creating new investment opportunities. To learn more, read our accompanying article, Notes from the Road: China Speed.  

Genium Investment Partners has assigned a Recommended rating to the Allspring Global Income Fund, adding to Recommended ratings from Lonsec and Zenith over the past six months.

Our most recent trip to China reminded us of the formidable advantages the country is building in areas like power and electric vehicles as well as the importance of alignment when looking for investment ideas.

What would need to be true for AI to disrupt online classifieds platforms as severely as current valuations imply?

When the 4D Global Infrastructure Fund (Unhedged) passed its tenth anniversary in March 2026, it had delivered annualised returns of over 10% since inception[1]. Global Portfolio Manager Sarah Shaw reflects on what’s changed in the infrastructure world over that decade, what the next chapters look like, and why the core investment case remains as compelling as ever.

Our global infrastructure specialist reflects on a transformed investment landscape and the structural forces shaping the next decade.

In response to the re-emergence of inflation (core / trimmed mean) which has dogged Australian policy makers since COVID, last month the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) raised interest rates for a second time this year to 4.1%.