Maple-Brown Abbott

Funds management

The middle of a pandemic may have been an unusual time to launch a value fund but Maple-Brown Abbott stands by its decision....

Expert Analysis

Too big to ignore

Investors could be forgiven for overlooking Asia-ex Japan in their portfolios, Geoff Bazzan writes, but its forecast growth and consumption opportunities make it too impo...

Funds management

Investors ‘dancing in the dark’ without market signals

Although returns have been strong across asset classes, the question remains whether market strength has been “built on a foundation of sand”, according to Maple-Brown Ab...

Funds management

Maple-Brown Abbott capitalises on dividend trend

Maple-Brown Abbott has launched an Asian equity fund as it has noticed Asian companies are beginning to return money to shareholders. ...

People & Products

Maple-Brown Abbott appoints ESG head

Emma Pringle will replace Natasha McKean who moved to DNR Capital....

Funds management

Value-focused ETFs lead the way for annual performance

Exchange traded funds focused on commodities and financials have been among the best performers over the past year....

Funds management

Asia a strong dividend play

Strong balance sheets from companies in the region typically provide dividend yield north of 5%, according to Maple-Brown Abbott....

Features

Balancing returns while excluding mining

Australian investors need to consider whether they are willing to sacrifice returns for their ethical values as the exclusion of miners could cause a significant skew to ...

Funds management

Plenty more to go for value

Strong performance of value stocks in Q4 2020 is expected to continue into 2021, according to Maple-Brown Abbott....

Expert Analysis

Listed vs unlisted: what’s the difference?

While investors may know they should consider infrastructure in portfolios, writes Steven Klempster, they may be in the dark over the different types available to them....

People & Products

Maple-Brown Abbott appoints COO

Melanie McQuire has been appointed as chief operating officer, responsible for the operating, technology strategy and platform of the business....

People & Products

MBA appoints two senior managers

Wendy Cox has been appointed to the newly-created role of head of finance and HR, while Lata McNulty has been promoted to the newly-created role of chief risk officer by ...

Expert Analysis

Is there still a place for value investing?

The COVID-19 stockmarket crash has brought about the end of the bull market, writes Dougal Maple-Brown, but it has failed to end the dominance of growth managers....