Introduction:
Commonwealth Bank of Australia provides integrated financial services in Australia, New Zealand, and internationally. The company offers retail, premium, business, and institutional banking; and funds management, superannuation, insurance, investment, and share-broking products and services. It operates in six segments: Retail Banking Services, Business and Private Banking, Institutional Banking and Markets, Wealth Management, New Zealand, and International Financial Services and Corporate Centre segments. The company offers transaction and savings accounts, term deposits, personal and business loans, credit cards, insurance products, international payment, and private banking services, as well as home, car, and personal loans. It also provides financial planning and share trading services, managed funds, investment growth bonds, property investments, and self-managed super funds; allocated pensions and guaranteed annuities; and merchant, international and foreign exchange, insurance and risk management services. In addition, the company offers debt raising, financial and commodities price risk management, and transactional banking services; asset management, platform administration, and financial advice services. It operates 1,172 branches; and 3,963 ATMs in Australia. Commonwealth Bank of Australia was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.