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The final stage in the client-focused research process is to generate documentation for the client explaining which contract you are recommending, and why. N.B. Don’t forget that the system can be used to generate many other types of “repor...
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This article explains how to send research to other named users on your licence. It is possible to send research between named users on a licence. To do this find the piece of research to be sent to a named user. Use the Send button on the Menu...
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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...
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You also have the option of setting the ‘ Sharing ’ mode to either Private, Internal or Public as shown below. By setting the portfolio to one of the options, you will allow access to the portfolio to different User groups as defined below:...
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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 ...
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The results of the Fund Picker – i.e. your chosen selection of funds – must be saved using the Save list button which is highlighted in the screenshot below. The list of selected funds is then included in any suitability reports which y...
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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...
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The performance vs. volatility graph shows a plot of a fund’s annualised performance (on the X axis) versus its volatility over the same period (on the Y axis). The graph is most useful when comparing multiple funds rather than a single fund, as i...
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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...
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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...