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


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.

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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. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. 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.