Karen Morrish Email & Phone Number

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne Area, Australia

Custodial services provided to Process and manage trades & settlements for Bendigo Bank Managed Funds suite.

Melbourne, Australia

• Daily supervision, co-ordination and control of cash/stock movements, balancing of cash positions, completion of settlements and reports Australia wide for Laminar Group and a large number Proxy Austraclear/Exigo Clients.• Weekly and monthly reports to management and accounts department.• Weekly and monthly P&L and Risk Management updates for Fund Manager• Reconciliation of corporate actions, brokerage and fees receivable/payable.• Assisting clients’ complete and process… Show more • Daily supervision, co-ordination and control of cash/stock movements, balancing of cash positions, completion of settlements and reports Australia wide for Laminar Group and a large number Proxy Austraclear/Exigo Clients.• Weekly and monthly reports to management and accounts department.• Weekly and monthly P&L and Risk Management updates for Fund Manager• Reconciliation of corporate actions, brokerage and fees receivable/payable.• Assisting clients’ complete and process Austraclear Participant applications for Proxy, updating of Standard Settlement Instructions, completing and advising of settlement processes for trades, stock transfers and managing cash flows.• Completion of audit requests from client and other parties.• Creation, implementation and maintenance of effective procedures and manuals and training for staff and clients when required.• General office duties. Show less

Melbourne, Australia

Answering international and domestic client enquiries for various investment products in relation to Safe custody holdings, transactions, transfers, settlements, reconciliations and asset services, cash movements, reports, statements etc.

Typing of complex technical reports including photos, graphs etc.Accounts payable, receivable and reporting using Quickbooks.Banking and account reconciliations.Assisting National Office Manager and three directors.Reception.General office duties.

Development of Interest Rate Products department in all areas from settlements through to front office including creation and implementation of procedures and manuals.Trading, recommending various interest rate products and strategies for private client advisers/clients.Relationship building with advisers and clients in relation to products, portfolios, settlements, reporting, and all other company services may be required, suitable and available that that compliment a clients… Show more Development of Interest Rate Products department in all areas from settlements through to front office including creation and implementation of procedures and manuals.Trading, recommending various interest rate products and strategies for private client advisers/clients.Relationship building with advisers and clients in relation to products, portfolios, settlements, reporting, and all other company services may be required, suitable and available that that compliment a clients profile/investment mandates.Maintaining effective procedures and relations with clients and personnel at all levels.Daily overview of local and offshore news and developments relevant to rates business.Production of research/information documents for recommended rates products.Weekly and monthly reports to management.Maintenance of Interest Rate Products and services on intranet web page for domestic and international rates businesses. Show less

Trading and recommending various fixed interest products for all Australian offices.Designed, tested, created procedure and user manuals and assisted in the development and implementation of a new fixed interest trading system that automated money market and bond trading, settlements and reporting.Assisted international dealers when required.Weekly and monthly reports to management.Maintenance of the department’s intranet web page.UBS Team Leader – Rates… Show more Trading and recommending various fixed interest products for all Australian offices.Designed, tested, created procedure and user manuals and assisted in the development and implementation of a new fixed interest trading system that automated money market and bond trading, settlements and reporting.Assisted international dealers when required.Weekly and monthly reports to management.Maintenance of the department’s intranet web page.UBS Team Leader – Rates SettlementsSupervision of daily cashsheets, settlements, account reconciliations, and daily reports.Processing and reconciliation of managed products and debenture applications, commissions due/received/allocated.Expanded secondary market trading of fixed interest prospectus products.Liaison with financial controller, accounting staff, advisers, clients, managed product and debenture issuers.Monthly reporting to Head of Private Client Services.Designed and developed Access Database used for recording and reporting of various interest rate products.Designed and implemented new procedures for retail client transactions.General office duties. Promoted to Rates Dealer.Authorised Dealer Settlements Manager (Potter Warburg/UBS)Supervision and management of 6 staff.Maintaining effective procedures and relationships with clients and personnel at all levels.Daily supervision, co-ordination and control of cash/stock movements, balancing of cash positions and completion of settlements in Austraclear and RITS.Computer input of trades/orders when required.Completion of audit requests from client and other parties.Reconciliation of coupon interest payments.General office duties. UBS purchased Potter Warburg and I was transferred to Team Leader role. Show less

Supervision of all cash and stock settlements and settlement staff Australia wide.Daily reporting to Reserve Bank of Australia in relation to cash and stock movements Australia wide.Relieved assistant accountant when required – to complete bank reconciliations, general ledger input, trial balances and occasionally completing reports to balance sheet stage.Computer hardware operation, software upgrading and implementation, running file backups of money market and general ledger… Show more Supervision of all cash and stock settlements and settlement staff Australia wide.Daily reporting to Reserve Bank of Australia in relation to cash and stock movements Australia wide.Relieved assistant accountant when required – to complete bank reconciliations, general ledger input, trial balances and occasionally completing reports to balance sheet stage.Computer hardware operation, software upgrading and implementation, running file backups of money market and general ledger systems.Other responsibilities were similar to Potter Warburg above.Originally employed as a settlements courier, then promoted to computer operator/data entry, promoted to settlements clerk and eventually Manager Operations.Left to join Potter Warburg Securities as Settlements Manager. Show less