Peter Karas Email & Phone Number

Brisbane City, Qld, Au

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane, Australia

 Oversee the successful funding of daily market settlement obligations across all Fixed Income, Debt Markets & Derivative Products,  Monitor daily cash flow, investment and counterparty management Ensure the fulfilment of all regulatory, corporate reporting and compliance requirements are managed for APRA, ASIC, APCA & RBA Adhere to Treasury Risk Policy, Funding & Cash Limits Oversee and ensure the completion and full accuracy of all securitisation processes prior to final sign off.  Oversee customer and operational support in the daily processing  Reconciliation and reporting of third party client accounts; with a strong customer service focus and adherence with service level agreements, includes funding ESA & Nostro accounts held with 3rd parties. Operational risk over processes, systems and personnel is mitigated Responsible for Clearing Stream 4 and RTGS payments for both Retail & Wholesale Customers Ensure operation employees adhere to Service Level Agreements & manage external vendor relationships. Deliver on Treasury / Financial Markets & Operations strategies and ensure best practises is achieved Implementation of new internal systems & platforms – including testing of UAT, performance, Functional and User Acceptance testing.

Brisbane, Australia

 Ensure adequate staff are recruited and cross-trained so that objectives are achieved Transactions are settled by the required deadline Compliance with internal policies and regulatory requirements is maintained Operational risk over processes, systems and personnel is mitigated Technical knowledge of Treasury products and procedures is provided to staff Implementation of new instruments, systems, procedures and regulations Review and manage regulatory changes in line with both market reforms & government policy’s Managing a number of key stakeholders & form’s, while aligning strategies to corporate goals Maintaining strong relationships with brokers, clearers and custodians Ensure resources are adequately distributed so that daily departmental goals can be achieved: Timely settlement of the Bank’s ESA obligations Treasury Client static data is accurately recorded and reviewed. All documentation is received in compliance with AML requirements All Treasury transactions are accurately confirmed within one hour of deals being struck Ensure the department adheres to the standards set out in our operational SLA Complete monthly management reports by their deadlines Identifying operational risks associated with current product development / processes to ensure relevant industry standards are adhered too

Brisbane, Australia

 Participating in strategic development of I&PS and QIC. This includes transition management, corporate projects, budgeting; activity based costing and other initiatives consistent with the corporate plan. Contributing to the overall success of I&PS in the performance of its business unit role. Maintaining and reviewing the Risk and Issue’s register within operational division and providing timely solutions ensuring compliance within corporate guidelines.  Providing a high level of expert service to internal and external clients. Strategic and operational conference updates, with views to short and long term corporate goals. Managing I&PS obligations with respect to investment administration processes, e.g. accurate and timely recording and settlement of investment transactions, derivative valuations and data quality assurance.  Managing the day to day relationship with the Custodian and Futures Clearer, ensuring that operational SLA’s are adhered to and measuring service provider performance against agreed standards. Liaising and co-ordinating with QIC’s counterparties and third party service providers Co-ordination of UAT testing and review of in house and third party information systems and upgrades. Ensuring best practice in investment Services and market strategies are being adhered too. Reviewing and updating of Investment Services procedures as required. Monitoring changes to ARPA and ASIC, to ensure best practises are in line with current strategies  Responsible for 30 external managers, based in the domestic and international markets. This role is responsible for a small and specialised team.  Managing existing and new investment products, this includes daily cash flows and funding requirements Support structure for front office divisions (Capital Markets, Strategy, Private Equity, Bio Capital, Domestic and International Equities), which included strategic and operational.

Brisbane, Australia

Brisbane, Australia

 Daily processing of unit registry transactions. Reconciliation of QIC & NCS Registry data. Assisting with the accurate and timely validation of daily product cash flows and weekly forecasting, prior to its release to the Front Office. Recording of daily cash settlements; income and expenses in Cash Management spread sheet and daily reconciliation of Australian Dollar accounts. Daily and Monthly Client Reporting. Processing monthly, quarterly and final unit trust distributions. Daily striking and validation of unit trust prices.  Assisting with the processing of asset transitions as required. Liaising with QIC Service Providers & Internal Clients and the resolution of any issues which may occur during the course of daily operational business. Liaising & communicating with other I&PS workgroups to ensure the smooth coordination of operational workflows. Providing a high level of service to the internal and external clients of I&PS. Contributing to the overall success of I&PS in the performance of its business unit role. Accurate & timely validation & release of domestic equity & fixed income transactions Accurate & timely validation & release of F/X and Derivative transactions. Ensuring the accurate & timely settlement of all classes of investment transactions. Timely and accurate validation & release of corporate actions instructions. Validation of the Equity, Fixed Income, Currency & Derivative Data provided by the Custodian / back Office and Futures Clearer Accurate and timely validation of daily product cash flows and weekly forecasting, prior to its release to the Front Office. Daily validation & authorisation of Product Unit Prices Reconciling Performance & Registry Data Liaising with QIC Service Providers & Internal Clients and the resolution of any issues which may occur during the course of daily operational business.

Brisbane, Australia

 Organizing and maintaining Annual Reports of all listed companies on the Australian Market Reporting all price variances ranging from Balance Sheets, Cash Flows Statements and Profit and Loss Calculating Dividends and Appreciation Ensuring all data has been quality assured and maintaining all other relevant data onto FEDES (ASX System) Ensure previous and current records are in accordance with ASX and accounting standards Producing reports to ASX standards all ensuring reports have been certified.

Operations Accreditation Program

Futures Module & Government Bonds, Securities & Debt Derivatives

Breakthroughs In Unit Pricing

Project Management Fundamentals

Continuous Improvement – Improving Systems & Processes

Leadership, Management & Team Dynamics