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  1. I have tried logging in and now the site says I am logged out – why is this?

    For security reasons, Comparator locks the user account for 15 minutes if the password / username combination is entered incorrectly three times in a row. This has been designed to prevent unauthorised access / misuse of any user accounts. You will ...
  2. Income Analysis Research - Other Income

    Other income gives you the opportunity to add details of any other income sources that you would like the system to take into consideration when determining how to meet the income profile along with calculating the tax liability for the scenario. S...
  3.  Maturity Values Calculator

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  4. What is the Resource Centre?

    The Resource Centre is a selection of useful documents, tools, and links to web sites. Its contents are constantly updated in line with industry events, but examples include:  Critical illness definitions. Ethical investment informatio...
  5. Is there a difference between Product Research and Fund Research?

    Fund research works in almost exactly the same way as research into products such as term assurance, investment bonds, annuities etc. Mutual funds are treated as just another type of product, and have an entry (“Fund data”) on the Investments tab o...
  6. Filtering the grid of contracts

    The left-hand side of the grid screen shows all the fields of data which are recorded about the contracts, divided up into tabbed groups.(The fields and tabs which are available depend on the type of contract.) Features tab The first,  Featur...
  7. How can I check fund availability?

    You can see which contracts a group of funds can be bought through using the  Availability link in the menu bar. This link is displayed on both the filtering and ranking-results pages. Clicking on the Availability  link displays a pop-up window w...
  8. How do I start fund research?

    You start fund research by choosing one of the types from the  Fund Data  section on the  Investments  tab of the Home page. The screenshot below shows this tab with the fund section highlighted.  You then have the option...
  9. How do I add fields to the grid?

    When you first start research into a product type, the filtering screen shows only the company and name of each contract. This is illustrated by the first screenshot below: You can add any number of data fields to this grid, as illustrated by th...
  10. How do I update my Webline password in the Synaptic Suite?

    To access Synaptic Webline through the Synaptic Suite, you will need to add your username and password with the Webline tab. Navigate to www.synaptic.co.uk . To logon onto the Synaptic Suite, click on the icon below: Enter your logon...