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  1. Phased Drawdown Results

    During the phased drawdown route the first set of results that will appear on screen are for the phased drawdown period only. Unlike the normal drawdown route where the PCLS or UFPLS needs to be chosen up front, with phased drawdown both are display...
  2. Phased Drawdown - 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. Fo...
  3. Phased Drawdown - Income Requirements

    There are two options for income requirements. These are a Level Income or a Profiled Income.  Level Income – if this option is chosen, then the annual figure specified will be assumed to be payable monthly in advance, with no escalation assoc...
  4. Phased Drawdown - Adding Plans

    The plan name dropdown allows you to select a plan that has been previously input in the clients holding screen, alternatively you can input a new plan by choosing ‘Add new plan’ from the dropdown choices.  You can add as many plans as you would...
  5. Phased Drawdown

    Phased Drawdown is an investment strategy option that can be selected during the income steps of income analysis. Phased Drawdown will compare PCLS and UFPLS for a phased period before moving into full drawdown. Upon selecting phased drawdown, the ...
  6. Routes through the system

    Analyser has been designed to allow you to quickly access the areas of the tool that you require. As a result, there are two main routes through the system. They are: Income analysis – This route allows you to go through the income analysis secti...
  7. Synaptic Analyser Quick Start Guide

    Synaptic Analyser - Quick Start Guide All information contained within this guide is fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. ...
  8. What is the capacity for loss figure? How can these be determined?

    The 10k Illustration Screen includes boxes to enter the clients Capacity and Tolerance for loss in order to comply with the FCA ruling that an adviser should establish what a client is “willing and able to lose”. A client’s tolerance for loss is ...
  9. What is the £10k illustration screen?

    The minimum, maximum and mean values along with the asset allocation ‘doughnut’ and growth projection graph are displayed in the ‘10k Illustration Screen’ also known as the ATR results screen. This screen is designed to illustrate the potential los...
  10. How do the calculations work in Modeller?

    Stochastic projections are used as a way to estimate the probability of future outcomes. These figures are calculated by considering various inputs (namely cash flow and asset allocation) before running 1000 different economic scenarios. This proces...