Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) is the consolidated asset management division of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia group and Australia’s largest manager of Australian sourced funds.
CFSGAM is the largest manager of Australian-sourced funds, providing investment management services to institutional investors. We operate internationally under the name First State International.
We manage funds across a diverse range of domestic and global asset classes, including Australian and global equities, cash, fixed interest and credit, property securities, listed infrastructure, listed and unlisted property and direct infrastructure.
Being a separate and dedicated funds management business allows us to focus on our key strengths in asset management, while developing a performance culture to better position us to attract and retain quality personnel that will underpin the performance
of our clients’ investments.
We aspire to be a world class asset manager, delivering superior investment performance to our clients in Australia and around the world. More than just outperforming benchmarks and peers, this means exceeding our clients’ investment objectives and their expectations of service, accountability and initiative. To achieve this, we ensure that our interests are aligned with those of our clients and uphold a culture of always acting in our clients’ best interests.
