Colonial First State has awarded a global manager a $170 million mandate to invest in Australian real estate securities. : Colonial First State has awarded a global manager a $170 million mandate to invest in Australian real estate securities. DWS will invest in Australian real estate investment trusts (AREITs) on behalf of CFS under the mandate awarded in the first quarter of this year. DWS's Australian real estate securities team has three members and is led by Sydney-based APAC real estate securities head Chris Robinson.