Our team
The people behind the research.
Professor Stewart Jones.
His academic record, books and publications
Professor Stewart Jones
FASSA · Ph.D · FCPA Co-Founder · Chief Research OfficerThe intellectual engine behind Financial Trends Australia. For more than three decades, one of Australia’s most respected and influential figures in accounting, financial reporting, and credit risk research. A Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (FASSA), a distinction reserved for scholars who have made sustained, nationally significant contributions to their discipline. Serves as Head of the Accounting Discipline at the University of Sydney Business School and Co-Editor-in-Chief of Abacus, one of the world’s leading accounting and finance journals.
His research spans corporate bankruptcy prediction, credit risk modelling, international accounting standards, sustainability and climate-risk disclosure, and the application of modern statistical learning and machine-learning methods to real financial decision-making. It is grounded in rigorous econometrics, validated across decades of data, and designed to explain how markets actually behave under stress.
He has published over 160 scholarly works, including nearly 80 refereed journal articles and more than 20 books, many of which are considered foundational texts in the field. His research leadership is further evidenced by seven Australian Research Council grants and numerous competitive industry grants, reflecting long-standing confidence in both the relevance and integrity of his work.
At Financial Trends Australia, his role is singular: to ensure the research engine is methodologically sound, empirically defensible, and intellectually uncompromising. Alpha360 draws directly on the frameworks, empirical insights, and decades of research he has developed and refined. The platform is not built on narratives or back-fitted signals. It is built on a lifetime of serious research into how accounting information, risk, and corporate failure actually work.
The team.
Henry Jones
Co-Founder · Chief Executive OfficerThe commercial and investor-facing lead at Financial Trends Australia, responsible for strategy, execution, and market engagement. An equity specialist by background, operating at the intersection of public markets, corporate strategy, and capital formation.
He has executed over two dozen ASX equity capital market transactions, spanning listed placements, convertible notes, IPO and pre-IPO opportunities. His experience includes engaging directly with clients, presenting the investment case, assessing suitability, and converting interest into confirmed allocations across multiple placements. He has interviewed CEOs of listed investment companies, sell-side analysts, and moderated briefings focused on turning complex information into practical investment decisions.
At Financial Trends Australia, his role is to ensure that world-class research is translated into clear, usable, and commercially relevant outputs. He oversees investor communication, product strategy, and the delivery of The Jones Report, ensuring that the research remains grounded in evidence while being accessible to real investors making real decisions. His approach is defined by clarity, discipline, and trust. He bridges academic-grade research with the realities of capital markets.
Jordan Cheng
Chief Operating OfficerManages our operations, supporting research delivery, capital-markets activity, and member engagement through structured systems and clear processes.
Has coordinated ASX capital raisings totalling approximately $45 million, working between listed issuers, sophisticated investors, and brokerage firms. Responsibilities have spanned investor eligibility checks, compliance administration, payment processing, and maintaining detailed investor records.
At Financial Trends Australia, he oversees data integrity and operational continuity, ensuring the infrastructure behind the research platform remains stable, secure, and accountable.
Harrison Ratner
Account ExecutiveWorks with prospective members from the first conversation, walking them through Alpha360, the research and the portfolios, and the membership options available.
Australian-owned. Independently operated.
Financial Trends Australia Pty Ltd (ABN 65 091 191 472) operates from New South Wales, Australia. No external investors. No venture capital. No conflicting interests.
Research methodology developed over decades.
The Alpha360 scoring system and Jones Dynamic Risk Score were developed by Prof. Stewart Jones through decades of peer-reviewed academic research. The methodology is the foundation. The platform is the delivery mechanism.
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