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Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), also known as Commonwealth Bank or CommBank, is an Australian multinational bank founded as a government bank on December 22, 1911, and later became a public company on September 12, 1991. Headquartered in Commonwealth Bank Place South, 11 Harbour Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, it operates across New Zealand, Asia, the United States, and the United Kingdom. As the largest Australian listed company on the Australian Securities Exchange as of July 2024, CBA provides a comprehensive range of financial services including retail, business and institutional banking, funds management, superannuation, insurance, investment, and broking services. Its portfolio of brands includes Bankwest, Colonial First State Investments, ASB Bank (New Zealand), Commonwealth Securities (CommSec), and Commonwealth Insurance (CommInsure). The bank's history includes former constituent parts such as the Commonwealth Trading Bank of Australia, the Commonwealth Savings Bank of Australia, and the Commonwealth Development Bank.