At the forefront of active equity market investing for forty years

Boutique investment manager with a global presence

Maple-Brown Abbott was founded in 1984 and is one of Australia’s most enduring boutique investment managers. Now affiliated with Antipodes Group, specialist teams focus on Australian value equity, Australian small companies, global listed infrastructure and multi-asset strategies. Each investment team operates autonomously, serving institutional, intermediary, high net-worth and retail clients in Australia and globally. 

Boutique investment manager with a global presence

Maple-Brown Abbott has significantly evolved since our origins 40 years ago across investment styles, asset classes, geographies and client types. Today we are a boutique of boutiques, focusing on active management of differentiated listed equity strategies. As one of the earliest Australian managers to sign up to the UN PRI, we have a long history of deep ESG integration which is core to each of our strategies.

We integrate ESG considerations across all of our investment strategies

As an investment manager with a long-term investment horizon, Maple-Brown Abbott believes that responsible investing enhances our investment decision-making and ultimately leads to superior long-term returns for our clients.

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Article 10 Jul 2025

Proven performance, disciplined approach: Three years of the Maple-Brown Abbott Australian Small Companies Fund

With a proven track record of strong returns, lower volatility, and consistent outperformance, the Maple-Brown Abbott Australian Small Companies Fund stands out as a disciplined, high-conviction strategy delivering sustainable value through most market conditions.
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Article 27 Jun 2025

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oOh!media (OML) is currently benefiting from a combination of structural and cyclical tailwinds Including: 1) shift in media spend / continued reallocation of advertising budgets from traditional media to Out-of-Home (OOH); 2) cyclical upswing with lower interest rates and improving macroeconomic conditions supporting an increase in overall media spend; and 3) operational turnaround improving fundamentals with the rollout of new contracts and improved execution.
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Article 26 Jun 2025

Where is the value in Australian share markets?

With the Australian equity market trading near all-time highs, valuations across many sectors—particularly Industrials and Financials—appear expensive. Key benchmark stocks such as Commonwealth Bank, Goodman Group, Macquarie Group, and Wesfarmers are contributing to the expensive profile. Dougal Maple-Brown outlines his view on the market and where we see value in Australian equities.
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Article 22 Jun 2025

Energy as a weapon: The critical case for energy transition

Market noise would have us believe we're at the end of the road for the energy transition and the push to decarbonise - not just in the US, but even in more climate-oriented markets such as Europe. But the reality is far more nuanced than the headlines suggest.

Your future, our focus

Excellence

We aim to work as a high performing team to achieve excellence in our investment outcomes, communications with clients, quality of our administration, IT competency and compliance.

Client focus

We seek to provide our clients with the highest level of service and accurate and timely investment information. We provide products that are attractive, competitive and in our clients’ best long-term interest.

Integrity

We always act with integrity and the highest ethical standards. Our team is open and honest in all actions and communications.

Transparency

We seek to maintain transparent relationships with our clients and one another. We encourage honest feedback from all groups.

Creating wealth

We are in the business of creating wealth for our clients. We aim to be an employer which provides opportunity, job satisfaction and security for our employees.

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