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  1. I get a warning message when selecting a specific fund – what could be causing this?

    There may be a number of icons that display next to each fund, if you click on them they will display further information. The “no entry” symbol (red circle with line through) means that the particular fund is missing data that means it will not b...
  2. Investment details for ISA

    When including a ISA Stocks and Shares in your research, you need to complete the ISA Investment panel. Click on ISA on the left hand menu On the right hand Investment pane, complete the amount of contribution that will be invested i...
  3. How to control the branch / sub company panel permissions in Synaptic Comparator

    Should you require that your branches / sub companies use your configured panels and charges (and not have the ability to change them), go into Setup  and then to Organisation Structure : The company on the example 'Training' has two ...
  4. What fund graphs can I find on Synaptic Research?

    Synaptic Research provides a wide range of fund graphs, see below.  (Please note that firms who have only subscribed to Synaptic Research’s product module only have access to the annual performance graph.) Cumulative performance Monthly premium ...
  5. Can I filter on specific linked funds?

    As well as – or instead of – filtering on sectors, you can also eliminate contracts which do not offer specific linked funds. The functionality for doing this is at the bottom of the sectors list. In the first screenshot, contracts are being eli...
  6. How is the asset allocation graph calculated?

    The asset allocation graph shows a pie chart of a fund’s industry/sector holdings. It can be used either to illustrate the holdings of a single fund or to compare the holdings of multiple funds. In the example screenshot below a typical UK growth fu...
  7. Investment details for SIPP

    When including a Self Invested Personal Pension in your research, you need to complete the SIPP Investment panel. Click on SIPP in the left hand menu: In the right hand Investment pane, complete the amount of contribution that will b...
  8. Webline errors - something went wrong?

    Sometimes, although very rarely, something can go wrong. If you get an error which you do not know what has caused it after checking yourprovider panel, agency codes or commission settings, gather as much details as you possibly can (including scree...
  9. When running through a Phased scenario, why am I only able to make changes to the summary details in the phased drawdown screen and not within the final results?

    The edit buttons within the summary area are greyed out because if any changes were to be made in the final results, it would affect the details of the first phased period. It is best to fine tune the details within the first phased period first, be...
  10. I have completed the modelling session, but the final report is not loading – why is this?

    Check that your browser allows pop-ups from Modeller. Sometimes the pop-up blocker can prevent the final report from loading.