Australia · Financial institution
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
Commonwealth Bank of Australia is an Australian public company with its head office in Sydney. Its shares are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and it has no controlling shareholder. It provides retail, business and institutional banking and markets services in Australia. In New Zealand it operates through its subsidiary ASB Bank. According to its 2026 Annual Report, it is Australia's largest bank and serves more than 18 million customers.
Licences and registrations
Matched by LEI on the 22 tracked registers
None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registers.
- The tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
Swift network
Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory
- BIC
- CTBAAU2SXXX head office
- Connection to Swift
- Connected to SwiftThis BIC is registered as a live address on the Swift network. The institution sends and receives Swift messages under CTBAAU2S directly.
- Swift GPI
- Live member
- Payment schemes and systems
- No entry in the EPC registers, the ECB T2 and TIPS lists or the SIX Bank Master cites this BIC
- Branch codes
- 11 branch codes
- BIC first registered
- 1985-02-18
- Last updated
- 2022-09-02
Overview
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
Ownership
Publicly listed
Ticker CBA
Institution type
Universal bank
Trades as CommBank
- Ownership
- The bank's ordinary shares are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and are widely held, with no controlling shareholder.
- Stock listing
- Australian Securities Exchange CBA
- Head office
- Commonwealth Bank Place South, Level 1, 11 Harbour Street, 2000 Sydney, Australia
- Company register
- ACN 123 123 124 (ABN 48 123 123 124); AFSL and Australian credit licence 234945
Business lines
The bank reports four segments: Retail Banking Services (including the Bankwest and Unloan brands), Business Banking (including CommSec), Institutional Banking and Markets, and New Zealand (ASB).
Online
- Websites & references
- commbank.com.au ↗
Wikidata Q285328 ↗ - Official social accounts
- None found
Sources · 8 pages consulted
- commbank.com.au/
- commbank.com.au/about-us/our-company/paul-omalley.html
- commbank.com.au/about-us/our-company/management/alan-docherty.html
- commbank.com.au/content/dam/commbank-assets/investors/2026/CBA-2026-Full-Year-Results-Profit-Announcement
- commbank.com.au/about-us/investors/annual-reports/annual-report-2026.html
- commbank.com.au/support.imt.correspondent-banks.html
- commbank.com.au/personal/international/international-money-transfer/receiving-money-from-overseas.html
- marketscreener.com/news/cba-s-comyn-to-remain-head-of-australia-s-largest-bank-at-least-to-2028-ce7d5adeda8d
Leadership
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Chief executive
-
Matt Comyn
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
- Chair
-
Paul O'Malley
Chair and Independent Non-Executive Director
- Chief financial officer
-
Alan Docherty
Group Chief Financial Officer
- Executive
-
Andrew Hinchliff
Group Chief Risk Officer
- Executive
-
Emma Bunnell
Chief Operations Officer
Supervisors & regulators
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
- Australia
- Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) Prudential supervisorResolution
- Australia
- Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) ConductSecurities
- Australia
- Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) AML supervisor
Recent events 3 enforcement or investigation items
Researched 29 Sep 2026 · Sources
-
Other
The High Court of Australia heard appeals in shareholder class actions over the bank's 2017 continuous disclosure and reserved judgment.
commbank.com.au ↗ -
Enforcement
The ACCC issued the bank four infringement notices over Consumer Data Right rules, and the bank paid AUD 792,000.
commbank.com.au ↗ -
Enforcement
The Full Federal Court declared that the bank breached its continuous disclosure obligations around April 2017 but dismissed the applicants' individual claims.
commbank.com.au ↗ -
Enforcement
The ACMA amended the bank's enforceable undertaking under the Spam Act after the bank paid an additional AUD 7.5 million penalty.
commbank.com.au ↗
Compliance-relevant events of the last three years, newest first: fines and enforcement, investigations, incidents, leadership changes, mergers and licence changes. Each links to its source.
Identifiers
Head-office record
- BIC
- CTBAAU2SXXX
- How the BIC breaks down
- CTBABank
- AUCountry · Australia
- 2SLocation
- XXXBranch · head office
- Branch description
- FOR HEAD OFFICE AND ALL AUSTRALIAN BRANCHES
- LEI
- MSFSBD3QN1GSN7Q6C537
- LEI record
- View on GLEIF ↗
- How the LEI was matched
- BIC: Mapped to this BIC in the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI relationship file.
Profile
- Type
- Financial institutionClassified as a financial institution in Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, with no licence on a tracked register. This includes banks that neither the ECB nor the FSB lists, as well as brokers, fund managers, insurers and market infrastructure.
- Regulation
- Not on a tracked registerNo licence or registration was found for this entity on the registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
- Register licences
- None matched by LEI in the 22 tracked registersThe tracked registers cover payment, e-money, crypto and money-service firms in 37 countries. Bank licences from national supervisors are not tracked.
- Country · region
- Australia · East Asia & Pacific
- Trading venues (MIC)
- Operates MIC CBAL list of 2026-09-17
- OFAC sanctions
- No listing cites this BIC
- EU sanctions
- No listing matched this BIC or its LEI
- Country sanctions
- No country programme
- Founded
- 1911
Types come from Swift’s BIC classification, the licences on the 22 tracked registers, and the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks outside the euro area appear as financial institutions, because their supervisors’ registers are not tracked yet.
No licence or registration was found for this entity on the 22 registers the directory tracks, or on the ECB and FSB bank lists. Most banks are licensed by national supervisors whose registers are not tracked yet. This does not mean that the institution is unregulated.
Ownership and group
GLEIF relationship records
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia group has 13 institutions in the directory, in 11 countries: all hold a BIC.
Including Commonwealth Bank of Australia (Europe) N.V., Asb Bank Limited, Commbank Europe LTD, Commonwealth Securities LTD, Gotymebank Limited.
See the Commonwealth Bank of Australia group →Group membership follows the accounting-consolidation relationships reported to GLEIF. It does not show ownership shares or control.
Addresses
- Registered address
- COMMONWEALTH BANK PLACE SOUTH FLOOR L1 11 HARBOUR STREET SYDNEY 2000 AUSTRALIA
- Operational address
- COMMONWEALTH BANK PLACE SOUTH FLOOR 1 11 HARBOUR STREET SYDNEY SYDNEY 2000 AUSTRALIA
ISO 20022 identification
As an agent in a Swift cross-border payment message (CBPR+)
A CBPR+ message identifies this institution by its BIC, and may add its LEI or a clearing code. CBPR+ does not allow a name and postal address next to a BIC.
- Identified by
- BIC, with its LEI
- Roles in CBPR+
- Any agent, including the instructing and instructed agents
CBPR+
For cross-border payments on Swift: the BIC, with the LEI and clearing code where known
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>CTBAAU2SXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>MSFSBD3QN1GSN7Q6C537</LEI>
</FinInstnId>Full record
Every ISO 20022 element the directory holds. Base ISO 20022 allows them together. CBPR+ does not allow a name and address next to a BIC
<FinInstnId>
<BICFI>CTBAAU2SXXX</BICFI>
<LEI>MSFSBD3QN1GSN7Q6C537</LEI>
<Nm>COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA</Nm>
<PstlAdr>
<TwnNm>SYDNEY</TwnNm>
<Ctry>AU</Ctry>
<AdrLine>COMMONWEALTH BANK PLACE SOUTH FLOOR L1 11 HARBOUR STREET SYDNEY 2000</AdrLine>
</PstlAdr>
</FinInstnId>The BIC, name and address are as published in Swift’s BIC directory. The LEI comes from the Swift and GLEIF BIC-to-LEI file. Check them against your own records before use.
Market identifiers
One trading venue or reporting service run under this LEI list of 2026-09-17
| MIC | Market | Kind | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| CBAL | COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA - LONDON BRANCH | Operating MIC | Systematic internaliser |
Network
Branches and correspondent banking
All 11 branch BICs connect to the head office, spread across 7 cities. Largest: Sydney (4), Melbourne (2). 18 other banks publish 18 accounts held with this bank.
- Own offices
- Respondent banks: they hold accounts here
Hover over a branch, account or group to see its details
Respondent banks
From the correspondent lists other banks publish
18 other banks publish 18 accounts held with this bank.
| Currency | Respondent bank | Held at | Account | Purpose | Published in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUD | Asb Bank Limited New Zealand | CTBAAU2S | — | incoming international money transfers | asb.co.nz ↗ dated Jun 2019 |
| AUD | Banco Santander (Brasil) S.A. Brazil | CTBAAU2SXXX | — | Receipt of international payment orders | cms.santander.com.br ↗ dated Apr 2019 |
| AUD | Bank Sinopac Company Limited Taiwan | CTBAAU2S | — | inward remittances | goodliver.org.tw ↗ |
| AUD | Banque Cantonale de Geneve Switzerland | CTBAAU2SXXX | 06796710008687 | standard settlement instructions | bcge.ch ↗ dated Aug 2026 |
| AUD | Brd - Groupe Societe Generale SA Romania | CTBAAU2S | — | Cash clearing, all types of transactions | brd.ro ↗ dated 21 Jan 2019 |
| AUD | Dbs Bank (Hong Kong) Limited Hong Kong SAR China | CTBAAU2S | — | Inward remittances | dbs.com.hk ↗ |
| AUD | DZ Bank AG, Deutsche Zentral- Genossenschaftsbank Germany | CTBAAU2S | — | Commercial payments | dzbank.com ↗ dated 10 Jul 2026 |
| AUD | Hang Seng Bank Limited Hong Kong SAR China | CTBAAU2S | — | inward payments | hangseng.com ↗ |
| AUD | ING Bank Slaski SA Poland | CTBAAU2S | 06796710001696 | interbank transactions (SSI) | ing.pl ↗ |
| AUD | National Bank of Greece SA Greece | CTBAAU2S | — | — | nbg.gr ↗ |
| AUD | Nordea Bank Abp Finland | CTBAAU2S | 06796710006825 | Commercial, FX, derivatives and money market payments | nordea.com ↗ dated 13 Oct 2025 |
| AUD | Postfinance AG Switzerland | CTBAAU2S | 06796710008839 | — | postfinance.ch ↗ dated May 2025 |
| AUD | Qilu Bank CO., LTD China | CTBAAU2S | — | AUD remittance route (intermediary bank) | qlbchina.com ↗ dated Aug 2026 |
| AUD | Raiffeisenbank A.S. Czechia | CTBAAU2S | — | — | rb.cz ↗ |
| AUD | State Bank of India India | CTBAAU2S | 100499751AUD112601 | — | sbi.bank.in ↗ |
| AUD | Taiwan Cooperative Bank LTD Taiwan | CTBAAU2S | 06796710004838 | Main SSI for FX and money market | tcb-bank.com.tw ↗ dated 17 Nov 2022 |
| AUD | Tienphong Commercial Joint Stock Bank Vietnam | CTBAAU2S | — | incoming payments from abroad | tpb.vn ↗ |
| AUD | Vseobecna Uverova Banka A.S Slovakia | CTBAAU2S | — | — | vub.cz ↗ |
Each row is an account the respondent bank lists as held with this bank, as published. Only banks that publish their correspondent accounts, and that Elucidate has researched, can appear, so the list is not complete. Confirm settlement instructions with either bank before relying on them.
Branch codes
| BIC | Branch | City | Address | LEI | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CTBAAU2S3FX | MELBOURNE GROUP TREASURY CENTRE | Melbourne | MELBOURNE MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA | — | 2022-09-02 |
| CTBAAU2S3OT | EXPORT/ IMPORT COLLECTIONS AND DOCUMENTARY CREDITS | Melbourne | MELBOURNE MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA | — | 2022-09-02 |
| CTBAAU2S400 | — | Brisbane | BRISBANE BRISBANE AUSTRALIA | — | 2022-09-02 |
| CTBAAU2S500 | — | Adelaide | ADELAIDE ADELAIDE AUSTRALIA | — | 2022-09-02 |
| CTBAAU2S600 | — | Perth | PERTH PERTH AUSTRALIA | — | 2022-09-02 |
| CTBAAU2S700 | — | Hobart | HOBART HOBART AUSTRALIA | — | 2022-09-02 |
| CTBAAU2S800 | — | Darwin | DARWIN DARWIN AUSTRALIA | — | 2022-09-02 |
| CTBAAU2SCLS | CLS CONTROL FUNCTION | Sydney | COMMONWEALTH BANK PLACE SOUTH FLOOR 1, 11 HARBOUR ST SYDNEY SYDNEY 2000 AUSTRALIA | MSFSBD3QN1GSN7Q6C537 | 2025-03-01 |
| CTBAAU2SFXD | GROUP TREASURY FOREIGN EXCHANGE ACCOUNTING AND SETTLEMENTS | Sydney | COMMONWEALTH BANK PLACE SOUTH FLOOR 1, 11 HARBOUR ST SYDNEY SYDNEY 2000 AUSTRALIA | — | 2025-03-01 |
| CTBAAU2SITS | INTERNATIONAL TRADE PROCESSING CENTRE | Sydney | COMMONWEALTH BANK PLACE SOUTH FLOOR 1, 11 HARBOUR ST SYDNEY SYDNEY 2000 AUSTRALIA | MSFSBD3QN1GSN7Q6C537 | 2025-03-01 |
| CTBAAU2SOBU | OFFSHORE BANKING UNIT | Sydney | COMMONWEALTH BANK PLACE SOUTH FLOOR 1, 11 HARBOUR ST SYDNEY SYDNEY 2000 AUSTRALIA | MSFSBD3QN1GSN7Q6C537 | 2025-03-01 |
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Sources & method
Every value comes from a public source, such as Swift’s ISO 9362 BIC directory, GLEIF or the OFAC and EU sanctions lists. Most sources are matched on a BIC or an LEI, not on a name.
Swift GPI membership is matched on names and is indicative. A missing sanctions match does not mean that no listing applies. Always screen against the official lists.
The sanctions facts on this page cover the BIC and its LEI only.
An institution is one entry in the directory: a BIC8 in Swift’s directory, or a firm on a tracked register that holds no BIC. Licences held by an institution with a BIC are shown on its page.
Read the methodology →Credits for this page
- Wikidata—CC0, matched on the BIC or LEI recorded in Wikidata. It is community-edited, so check key facts.
- Ownership and group—GLEIF Level 2 relationship records (accounting consolidation), matched by LEI.
- Overview, leadership, regulators and events—researched per institution by an AI model with web search, from the institution's own website and reports, regulators, company registers and news. Figures, people and events link to their source, and each card shows the research date. AI research can be wrong or out of date, so check key facts at the source.
- Images—logos and photos from Wikimedia Commons (credited with their author and licence) or from the institution's own website, where Wikimedia has none. Elucidate keeps a copy of each; the links lead to the source and the original image. Logo: commbank.com.au (official website) · original; Matt Comyn: commbank.com.au (official website) · original; Paul O'Malley: commbank.com.au (official website) · original; Alan Docherty: commbank.com.au (official website) · original; Andrew Hinchliff: commbank.com.au (official website) · original; Emma Bunnell: commbank.com.au (official website) · original.
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