Risk Management and Transactions Support Department

Jan Schmidt, Executive Director

Transactions Support Division
Pavel Huňka, Director
Risk Management Division
Marek Šesták, Deputy Executive Director in charge of a division
Transaction Settlement Division
René Hönig, Director

Responsible for

settling CNB transactions and foreign payments of CNB clients
administering trading information systems, including acquiring, developing and supporting such systems, and distributing market data
administering and developing the interbank payment system CERTIS and the central register of short-term securities and a settlement system for transactions in the securities SKD
administering the system of bank accounts with correspondent banks and asset accounts with securities depositories, including opening and closing such accounts
dealing with complaints linked with transactions to and from abroad
providing custodian services and payment agent services
defining the reserve management methodology and evaluating its implementation
setting limits on risks assumed in the management of international reserves and evaluating compliance with those limits
managing the CNB’s foreign exchange liabilities portfolio
administering the portfolio of external reserve managers, including hiring and evaluating such managers
setting interest rates on the accounts of CNB employees and clients
negotiating and concluding contracts with trading counterparties in the area of trading in financial market instruments