Commonwealth Bank of Australia Company Description
Commonwealth Bank of Australia, one of the Big Four banks in Australia, offers retail and commercial banking, insurance, and investment services, including credit cards, home loans, deposit accounts, mutual funds, and retirement products. The bank also provides business and institutional banking. Commonwealth Bank of Australia owns brokerage Commonwealth Securities, fund manager Colonial First State, and ASB Bank, which provides banking, investment, and financial services in New Zealand. The company has more than 1,000 branch offices in Australia as well as operations that reach Asia, the UK, and the US. It is in talks to acquire BankWest, the Australian division of HBOS.
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