First State Investments is a global asset management business with experience across a range of asset classes and specialist investment sectors. We manage investments on behalf of institutional investors and pension funds, wholesale distributors and platforms, financial advisers and their clients. We employ teams of investors who are specialists in their respective fields and set their own investment style. Their incentive structures are directly aligned with the results they deliver for clients. We are owned by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and in Australia we operate as Colonial First State Global Asset management (CFSGAM).