What opportunities do the key investment characteristics of US regulated utilities present for global listed infrastructure investors?
BEng, BCom, MAppFin, CIM
Andrew joined Maple-Brown Abbott in 2012. Andrew is the Managing Director of Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure which he started with his partners in 2012. Before joining Maple-Brown Abbott he spent eleven years working for Macquarie Group, the remaining five years of which he spent as a Portfolio Manager within their Global Listed Infrastructure team, working in Sydney and New York. Andrew has more than twenty years of experience in financing and investing in infrastructure assets and securities. In addition to being a portfolio manager for the strategy, he is also responsible for coverage of Regulated Utilities across North America. Andrew began his career at Lend Lease and was there for five years.
Andrew joined Maple-Brown Abbott in 2012. Andrew is the Managing Director of Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure which he started with his partners in 2012. Before joining Maple-Brown Abbott he spent eleven years working for Macquarie Group, the remaining five years of which he spent as a Portfolio Manager within their Global Listed Infrastructure team, working in Sydney and New York. Andrew has more than twenty years of experience in financing and investing in infrastructure assets and securities. In addition to being a portfolio manager for the strategy, he is also responsible for coverage of Regulated Utilities across North America. Andrew began his career at Lend Lease and was there for five years.
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Maple-Brown Abbott Global Listed Infrastructure Pty Limited Board
Asset Allocation Committee
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