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Synaptic Research should normally not require you to make any changes to your browser configuration. For example, it should be possible to go into pretty much any internet cafe, type in the software’s URL, and start using it. There are no component...
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Preset criteria allow compliance officers to apply (orenforce, if required) standards across their organisation. For example: Contract features which must be recommended to a client (e.g. PPI on personal pensions). Other conditions w...
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Synaptic Research can be used for any number of generic research purposes, as well as for providing advice to clients: Build spreadsheet-style grids of data which can be filtered and sorted near-instantly regardless of their size. Compare specifi...
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This article explains how fact sheets can be produced from Synaptic Research for Contracts, Companies and Funds. Within Synaptic Research there is the ability to produce fact sheets for current Contracts, for Companies who are present on th...
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Synaptic Research provides four types of fund research: Research into unit trusts, life funds, pension funds, and offshore funds and investment trusts. Research into all the funds offered by a single promoter (such as Fidelity or Merrill Lynch)....
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To access Synaptic Webline through the Synaptic Suite, you will need to add your username and password with the Webline tab. Navigate to www.synaptic.co.uk . To logon onto the Synaptic Suite, click on the icon below: Enter your logon...
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The annual performance graph shows the fund’s performance in each discrete 12-month period to date. It is similar to the graph which is included in fund factsheets, and meets the FCA’s requirements for fund advertising (though this regulation only a...
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See the Getting Started section for a brief introduction to the software. There are three main facilities available from the software’s home page. These are illustrated by the numbered areas in the screenshot below: 1. A...
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The Comparison link on the menu bar of the filtering page shows every single field about the contracts remaining in the research grid. For example, it can be used to generate complete comparisons of a specific group of contracts (e.g. competitor ana...
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This screen is the heart of Synaptic Research. On the right-hand side it starts by showing all the contracts for the type of product being researched. On the left it shows all the fields of data which Synaptic collects about those contracts, divided...