Maple Brown Abbott Limited (Sydney)


Maple Brown Abbott Limited is a large advisory firm based in Sydney. It manages $9.81 billion of regulatory assets for 58 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2015.

Maple Brown Abbott Limited provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and act as responsible entity/trustee for some of the pooled investment vehicles for which we provide portfolio management services. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Maple Brown Abbott Limited: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Maple Brown Abbott Limited is $9.81 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 14% since the beginning of its operation, and $866.33 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $9.81 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $169.19 million each.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 90% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is cash and cash equivalents, which make up 10% of the firm’s portfolio.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Maple Brown Abbott Limited for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Edwin John Cloney serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, insurance companies, investment companies, other investment advisers, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, state or municipal government entities, and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of Edwin John Cloney is pooled investment vehicles with 29 clients and $5.12 billion of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Maple Brown Abbott Limited has the 3rd lowest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $9.81 billion for 58 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 94% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Maple Brown Abbott Limited doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Maple Brown Abbott Limited

The company employs 56 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 48 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There’s a single person with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Edwin John Cloney has been acting as President since 1 Feb 2000. Susan Roberts joined the executive team most recently as the Director.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Asia Union Investments Pty Limited Shareholder 1 Jan 1983 Other foreign
Maple Brown Family Investments Pty Limited Shareholder 1 Jun 1984 50% - 75% foreign
John Keith Kightley Shareholder and director 1 Feb 1994 Other 6469407
Dean Ashley Smedley Chief compliance officer 1 Apr 1998 Other 6470089
Edwin John Cloney Chairman 1 Feb 2000 Other 6470083
Michael John Wilkins Director 1 Jul 2007 Other 6470084
Susan Craig Maple Brown Shareholder 1 Jun 2008 Other 6470078
Richard Alan Grundy Chief operations officer and chief financial officer 1 Jul 2008 Other 6470085
Geoffrey Ross Bazzan Director 1 Jul 2008 Other 6470086
Dougal Lee Maple Brown Director 1 Jul 2008 Other 6470087
Garth Michael Rossler Chief executive officer 1 Jul 2009 Other 6470080
Jennifer Beth Sapsford Chief legal officer 1 Feb 2011 Other 6476839
Trevor Thomas Robinson Director 1 Mar 2013 Other 6470088
Robert Arthur Richard Lee Director 1 Oct 2015 Other 6711855
Jennifer Ann Elliott Director 1 Jan 2017 Other 6786176
Nisha Kaneyson Chief legal officer 1 Nov 2017 Other 6878148
Lee Ping Kho Chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2018 Other 6935735
Susan Roberts Director 1 Apr 2019 Other 7098151

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 6 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Christopher Murray Abbott Shareholder a and c class 1 Apr 1970 75% - 100% 6470094
Barbara Ann Abbott Shareholder b and d class 1 Apr 1970 50% - 75% 6470096
Rosalind Phyllida Abbott Beneficial owner f class 1 Dec 2000 50% - 75% 6470101
Susan Craig Maple Brown Shareholder 1 May 2003 75% - 100% 6470078
Kerry Vincent Bennett Trustee e and f class 1 Jan 2008 Other 6470097
David Hugh Campbell Abbott Beneficial owner e class 1 Apr 2009 50% - 75% 6470100

Based in Sydney

The principal office where Maple Brown Abbott Limited performs its advisory services is located at Level 31, 259 George Street, Sydney, 2000, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 61-2-8226-6200 or by fax 61-2-8226-6201. The normal business hours are 8:30am -5:30pm aest on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at maple-brownabbott.com.au.