First State Investments is the international operation of Colonial First State Global Asset Management (‘CFSGAM’), the specialist asset management business of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia. CFSGAM has funds under management of US$166.9 billion as at 31 December 2012 and is one of the largest Australian-based investment managers with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, London, Edinburgh, Paris, Frankfurt, New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, Jakarta and Tokyo.
The Commonwealth Bank (ASX code CBA) is one of the largest listed companies on the Australian Securities Exchange, is included in the MSCI Global Index, and is a leading global banking group, providing unwavering support to our businesses.