Colonial First State Global Asset Management is the largest manager of Australian-sourced funds. We provide asset management services to wholesale and institutional investors across a diverse range of domestic and global asset classes, including Australian and global equities, cash, fixed interest and credit, property securities, listed infrastructure and fund of hedge funds. Our Property and Alternatives Investments division offers integrated investment solutions for direct property; private equity and infrastructure.

We are the consolidated asset management division of the Commonwealth Bank, utilising the expertise formerly within Colonial First State Investments, Colonial First State Property and First State Investments with a company history of more than 18 years. Our corporate timeline outlines the business’ growth over this time.

Being a separate and dedicated business allows us to focus on our key strengths in wholesale asset management, while developing a performance culture to better position us to attract and retain the key investment talent that will underpin our future growth and success.

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 our interests are aligned with our clients and uphold a culture of always acting in our clients’ best interests.