Synaptic Pathways Modules Overview

Entry Pack 

  • Salesforce Licence
  • Contacts
  • Holdings
  • Attitude to Risk Questionnaire
  • Portfolio Builder
  • Asset Allocation
  • Synaptic Risk Ratings
  • Investment Pathways
  • Central Investment Proposition
  • Moody’s Analytics
  • Launch Product & Fund, Webline & Retirement Analyser

Risk Explorer

  • Risk Illustrations based on Moody’s projections. 
  • Configure an investment scenario for research. This includes amount, withdrawals, contributions, term etc.
  • Capture costs including platform, product, portfolio, adviser charging/input as a single RIY
  • Models outcomes and downside risk/ Capacity for Loss (min gain). 

Comparison with ex-ante

  • Compare Platforms/Products
  • Whole of Market or use a Central Investment Proposition
  • Reduction in Yield
  • Stochastic Projections
  • MiFID II costs & charges disclosure
  • Impact of costs, inflation and value of advice
  • Ex-ante Illustration

Ex-ante (Pre-sales)

  • Same as above, but use this to create an ex-ante illustration for a single product

Switching      

  • Product switching (including pensions, ISA, bonds)
  • Consolidate one or more existing policies (ceding schemes) to a new single scheme
  • Add Target scheme (Leave blank to compare all available products, select a product & add alternative product)
  • Include Adviser Fees, Trades and Family assets under management
  • Critical Yield, Hurdle Rate, RIY and Growth Rate
  • Consolidation report
  • Stochastic & deterministic methodologies

Income Analysis   

  • Cashflow/Retirement income analysis
  • Configure an scenario, including
    • Investment details
    • Charges 
    • Plans 
    • Income requirements 
    • State pension 
    • Other incomes 
    • Annuity
  • PCLS, UFPLS and Phased Drawdown income strategies
  • Results showing income and fund value
  • Edit in Advanced Options

Synaptic Product & Fund Research 

  • Product Research
  • Fund Research
  • Fund Factsheets
  • Setup Preset Criteria
  • Reports