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Bankwest was founded in 1895. It was owned by the State of Western Australia until 1995, when it was privatised and listed on the ASX. It was acquired by the Commonwealth Bank in 2008.
Bankwest is a full-service retail bank in Western Australia, but has scaled back many other activities.