Investment managers since 1984

Proudly serving our clients for over forty years

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Combining our earnings-based valuation approach with a focus on sustainability

A differentiated investment process

Australian small companies

Managing Australian value equities since 1984

Staying true to our commitment to value investing

Australian value equities

Investing in long-dated, inflation-linked assets with strong environmental characteristics

A tighter definition of infrastructure

Global listed infrastructure

A longstanding commitment to responsible investing

Responsible investment

Our approach to ESG

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. 

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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.

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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 13 Jan 2026
10 min

Essential networks: The infrastructure investment case for 2026

We enter 2026 with investment optimism. While growth risks linger and inflation remains sticky, these conditions historically favour infrastructure assets. At the same time, powerful secular trends, decarbonisation and digitalisation, are creating significant opportunities across the sector. Valuations for listed infrastructure look fair on an absolute basis and attractive relative to broader equity markets and private transactions. Our focus remains on actively managing a portfolio of high quality infrastructure assets with high barriers to entry and strong strategic positions, delivering inflation-linked cash flows and attractive risk-adjusted returns through the economic cycle.
Justin Lannen, Co-Founder and Portfolio Manager, Global Listed Infrastructure

by Justin Lannen

Co-Founder and Portfolio Manager, Global Listed Infrastructure


Article 6 Jan 2026
9 min

Australian small caps – Momentum meets earnings growth in 2026

The 2025 calendar year marked a decisive breakout for Australian small caps – can this momentum extend into 2026? Market earnings growth forecasts favour small caps over large caps across FY26–FY27. The recovery cycle also appears to have further room to run, with historical trough-to-peak comparisons pointing to additional upside in both duration and magnitude. Adding to this strength is an emerging resources renaissance at the smaller end of the market, where companies offer diversity of commodity and greater exposure to both gold and high-growth emerging thematics, including electrification and the energy transition.
Phillip Hudak | Co-Portfolio Manager, Australian Small Companies

by Phillip Hudak

Co-Portfolio Manager, Australian Small Companies


Video 10 Dec 2025
3 min

Infrastructure in 2026: are you ready for what’s ahead?

Portfolio Manager Andrew Maple-Brown joins Dean McLelland, CFA, to share why we’re optimistic about the outlook for global listed infrastructure. Supportive macro conditions—marked by ongoing growth risks and persistent inflation—create an environment where infrastructure assets can thrive. Mega themes like decarbonisation and digitalisation are driving sector growth, while valuations remain attractive compared to broader equities and private markets. Our focus is on high-quality assets with strong strategic positions and barriers to entry, including electric utilities, water utilities and communication infrastructure.
Co-Founder and Managing Director, Global Listed Infrastructure

by Andrew Maple-Brown

Co-Founder and Managing Director, Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure


Video 10 Dec 2025
3 min

Australian small caps in 2026

Portfolio Manager Phillip Hudak, CFA, joins Dean McLelland, CFA, to share why he believes the recent resurgence in Australian small caps could extend into 2026. While some domestic tailwinds may ease, Phillip sees a broadening recovery in earnings growth and expects small companies to outperform large caps, reinforcing their investor appeal. Compared to previous cycles, he anticipates compelling upside—not just in the magnitude of returns, but in the duration of this recovery. Improving earnings momentum, stronger market breadth and selective valuation opportunities all point to a favourable environment for active stock pickers.
Phillip Hudak | Co-Portfolio Manager, Australian Small Companies

by Phillip Hudak

Co-Portfolio Manager, Australian Small Companies


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