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  1. My chosen fund is unavailable – why is this?

    Your firm’s Synaptic Suite Administrator might have set a restricted list of funds for you to choose from. You can check this by selecting Settings tab from the top ribbon and Fund Universe ; from here you can have a ‘read only’ view of whether y...
  2. What do the Modeller graphs tell me?

    The widest point of the graph dictates the “mode” value range i.e. the range in which the most answers fell. The probability of achieving the minimum amount of the target goal decreases as you move up the graph. In the example above, the probabi...
  3. How does Synaptic deal with contract data?

    Synaptic does not just copy “brochure” text out of a contract’s Key Features document. All data is analysed, and expressed quantitatively where possible – e.g. three detailed, filterable fields rather than a single field containing brochure text. ...
  4. How is the attitude to risk level determined? What is this based on?

    The ATR questionnaire is made up of 12 questions and each of these questions has 5 possible answers, ranging from ‘strongly disagree’ to ‘strongly agree’. Clients’ answers are scored between 0 and 4 and the appropriate ATR level is dictated by the o...
  5. What are the benefits of using Synaptic Research?

    The key elements for financial advisers are clearly researching recommendations to clients, and generating documentation to support a recommendation: The key benefits to financial advisers are as follows: Speed and ease of use, but in a system wh...
  6. Have you got any tips on filtering?

    Here are some tips when filtering contracts and where relevant, funds: You can see everything you are currently filtering on and why specific contracts/funds are being excluded by using the Audit Trail If you make a recommendation to a client whi...
  7. Why does quote prices sometimes differ between Webline and providers?

    When you first register with Webline, any quotations you request will, by default, be requested from the insurers with 100% commission (i.e. no commission sacrificed). It is possible to set the value of commission you would like from each product p...
  8.  Getting started with cost and charges calculator

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  9. Synaptic Comparator Administrator User Guide - Download

    Click here to download Synaptic Comparator Administrator User Guide
  10. How do I filter on Policy Conditions?

    The policy conditions tab shows conditions such as minimum initial ages, minimum investments, various types of charging etc. The list of policy conditions can include two types of fields - numeric fields which can be filtered and textual fields whi...