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  1. What is the difference between Quick reports and Suitability reports?

    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...
  2. How do I send research in Synaptic Research?

    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...
  3. 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...
  4. Can I share portfolios?

    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:...
  5. 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 ...
  6. How do I save results from the fund picker and include it in reports?

    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...
  7. 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...
  8. How is the performance vs. volatility graph calculated?

    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...
  9. 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...
  10. 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...