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  1. What fund graphs can I find on Synaptic Research?

    Synaptic Research provides a wide range of fund graphs, see below.  (Please note that firms who have only subscribed to Synaptic Research’s product module only have access to the annual performance graph.) Cumulative performance Monthly premium ...
  2. How do I set up Personal Preset Criteria?

    If, when doing research for a particular product, you always choose the same basic criteria then you could save yourself time and set these up as Preset Criteria .  Presets can be set up on a Personal basis (just for you to use) or a Company basis ...
  3. Why do I get "Agency number mismatch" on Webline?

    How to fix 'agency number mismatch' on Webline
  4. How do I administer my firm's user list?

    You can view all your firm’s users by clicking on the User list  link on the menu bar of the home page. This link is hidden unless either (a) you are an administrator for your firm, or (b) you have been given the ability to carry out file-checks. ...
  5. Application Tabs

    There are 7 tabs at the top of the screen that you can choose from: Clients - where you can add or retrieve client details. Risk rating -  Risk rated funds and portfolios Modeller  - an investment planning and risk profiling tool. Comparato...
  6. Can I filter on specific linked funds?

    As well as – or instead of – filtering on sectors, you can also eliminate contracts which do not offer specific linked funds. The functionality for doing this is at the bottom of the sectors list. In the first screenshot, contracts are being eli...
  7. How is the asset allocation graph calculated?

    The asset allocation graph shows a pie chart of a fund’s industry/sector holdings. It can be used either to illustrate the holdings of a single fund or to compare the holdings of multiple funds. In the example screenshot below a typical UK growth fu...
  8. Choosing a product type

    The software’s home page provides access to a number of areas of the system: The Home  tab, containing news about products, companies and information on Synaptic products and training, plus the range of product areas (as many as seven), plus the Fi...
  9. What products do you have on Synaptic Research?

    Synaptic Research covers all the life, pension and investment products which can be sold by independent financial advisers in the UK. The standard data available through the system is as follows, and is subject to frequent change in the light of in...
  10. How do you use the Fund Picker?

    The Fund Picker  is a tool which is available on the list of linked funds for a contract. It is accessible from the page’s menu bar, as illustrated by the screenshot below: The Fund Picker takes the full list of funds which are available on the...