Investment managers since 1984

Proudly serving our clients for over forty years

Our journey

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 the Antipodes Group, specialist teams focus on Australian value equity, Australian small companies, global listed infrastructure and multi-asset strategies, with Antipodes providing additional exposure to global equities and global credit. 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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Video 23 Feb 2026
5 min

Communications Infrastructure

Cell towers are among the most compelling valuation opportunities we're seeing in listed infrastructure today. Despite essential, long-term contracted cash flows, listed tower companies are trading at significant discounts to comparable private market valuations, despite similar underlying economics. In this webcast, our infrastructure team unpacks the opportunity in European tower companies, addresses consolidation concerns largely misunderstood by the market, and explains why we see strong long-term compounding returns ahead.
Steven Kempler | Co-Founder and Portfolio Manager, Global Listed Infrastructure

by Steven Kempler

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


Article 16 Feb 2026
6 min

Economic uncertainty and the rising importance of social risk for investors

We are living through a period of profound economic uncertainty, marked by a cost-of-living crisis and widening income inequality. These pressures are reshaping consumer behaviour, labour dynamics and political priorities—creating a complex risk landscape for investors. While corporate governance has long been central to our investment process, an emerging risk is gaining traction: social license to operate. Rising living costs, wage pressures and affordability challenges can trigger labour unrest, regulatory intervention and reputational damage. By understanding these dynamics, investors can better anticipate emerging risks and position for resilience.
Ayesha Azeem, Senior ESG Analyst

by Ayesha Azeem

Senior ESG Investment Analyst


Dougal Maple-Brown
Video 4 Feb 2026
4 min

De-rating of the darlings

Australian equity valuations have shifted since 2020, with some areas cooling off while others remain unexpectedly elevated. It’s a market full of contrasts, and Dougal Maple‑Brown discusses one of the key drivers: De-rating of the Darlings.
Dougal Maple-Brown, Head of Australian Value Equities, Maple-Brown Abbott

by Dougal Maple-Brown

Head of Australian Value Equities


Dougal Maple-Brown
Video 3 Feb 2026
7 min

Where valuation resets are creating opportunity on the ASX

Australian equities have begun shifting away from the momentum-driven extremes of recent years, with valuation gaps narrowing as once‑popular market darlings undergo meaningful de‑rating. In an environment where headline multiples remain elevated, value investor Dougal Maple‑Brown sees the most compelling opportunities emerging beneath the surface as overstretched stocks reset and long‑term fundamentals reassert themselves. From select names like CSL and Woolworths, where expectations have sharply recalibrated, to areas such as energy that still trade below long‑run pricing assumptions, Maple‑Brown argues that valuation discipline is finally being rewarded—while caution remains essential in parts of the market where prices continue to imply unrealistic growth.
Dougal Maple-Brown, Head of Australian Value Equities, Maple-Brown Abbott

by Dougal Maple-Brown

Head of Australian Value Equities


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