Colonial First State Infrastructure Managers (Australia) Pty Ltd (Barangaroo Nsw)

Name: Colonial First State Infrastructure Managers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Address: Level 5, Tower 3, International Towers, Barangaroo Nsw, 2000
Telephone: +61 2 9303 4155

Colonial First State Infrastructure Managers (Australia) Pty Ltd is a large advisory firm based in Barangaroo Nsw. It manages $892.58 million of regulatory assets for 3 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2016.

Colonial First State Infrastructure Managers (Australia) Pty provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Colonial First State Infrastructure Managers (Australia) Pty: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Colonial First State Infrastructure Managers (Australia) Pty Ltd is $892.58 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 113% since the beginning of its operation, and $892.58 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $892.58 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $297.53 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Colonial First State Infrastructure Managers (Australia) Pty Ltd for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Michael John Venter serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Michael John Venter is pooled investment vehicles with 3 clients and $892.58 million of assets under management. Among the 4 most similar advisory firms, Colonial First State Infrastructure Managers (Australia) Pty has the highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $892.58 million for 3 clients. 100% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Colonial First State Infrastructure Managers (Australia) Pty also advises several private funds. Namely, one private equity fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $5,000,000 for each fund.

Careers at Colonial First State Infrastructure Managers (Australia) Pty Ltd

The company employs 21 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 52 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Michael John Venter has been acting as President since 1 Oct 2015. Carol Australia Holdings Pty Limited joined the executive team most recently as the Shareholder.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Pascal Kasimba	Chief legal officer	1 Sep 2013	Other	6674805
Giuseppe Flex	Chief compliance officer	1 May 2014	Other	5374713
Joe Flex	Chief compliance officer	1 May 2014	Other	5374713
James Spenier Twiss	Director	1 Apr 2015	Other	5976601
Perry Andrew Clausen	Director	1 Apr 2015	Other	6651442
Scott Patrick Lennon	Director	1 Apr 2015	Other	6368884
John Daniel Dorrian	Director	1 May 2015	Other	5421669
John Dorrian	Director	1 May 2015	Other	5421669
Michael John Venter	Director	1 Oct 2015	Other	5417595
Asieh Mansour	Director	1 Aug 2016	Other	4633889
Andrew Gregory Plum	Chief financial officer	1 Aug 2016	Other	6527030
Andrew Craig Doyle	Chief financial officer	1 Feb 2017	Other	6759034
Elizabeth Ann Hastilow	Chief legal officer	1 Jan 2018	Other	6917761
Mark David Steinberg	Chief executive officer	1 Oct 2018	Other	6916500
Diloshini Indika Seneviratne	Director	1 Feb 2019	Other	7082494
Robert Gordon Scott	Chief operating officer	1 Jun 2019	Other	5695143
Suzanne Clare Evans	Chief financial officer	1 Aug 2019	Other	7167881

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 9 indirect owners.

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Colonial First State Infrastructure Holdings Limited	Shareholder	1 Jul 2002	75% - 100%	foreign
Colonial First State Group Limited	Shareholder	1 Jul 2002	75% - 100%	foreign
Inc. Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group	Head parent company	1 Oct 2005	75% - 100%	foreign
Commonwealth Insurance Holdings Limited	Shareholder	1 Apr 2006	75% - 100%	foreign
Colonial Holding Company Limited	Shareholder	1 Apr 2006	75% - 100%	foreign
Commonwealth Bank Of Australia	Head parent company	1 Apr 2006	75% - 100%	foreign
Carol Australia Holdings Pty Limited	Shareholder	1 Aug 2019	75% - 100%	foreign
Mitsubishi Ufj Trust And Banking Corporation	Shareholder	1 Aug 2019	75% - 100%	foreign
First Sentier Investors Holdings Pty Ltd	Shareholder	1 Aug 2019	75% - 100%	foreign

Based in Barangaroo Nsw

The principal office where Colonial First State Infrastructure Managers (Australia) Pty Ltd performs its advisory services is located at Level 5, Tower 3, International Towers, Barangaroo Nsw, 2000, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number +61 2 9303 4155. The normal business hours are 8am-6pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at cfsgam.com.au and its LinkedIn profile.