Commonwealth Bank building in South Brisbane, Queensland, c1920.
The Commonwealth Bank is the largest Australian listed company on the Australian Securities Exchange with brands including Bankwest, Colonial First State Investments, ASB Bank (New Zealand), Commonwealth Securities (CommSec) and Commonwealth Insurance (CommInsure). Commonwealth Bank is also the largest bank in the Southern Hemisphere.
The Commbank was founded in 1911 by the Australian Government and fully privatised in 1996. The bank was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 1991.
