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  1. 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...
  2. How do I create a Company factsheets

    A company factsheet shows information about a product provider. It consists of four sections, illustrated by the screenshot below: The company’s description of themselves. Head-office contact details. A list of the products offered by the com...
  3. Re-opening old research

    All research which you carry out in Synaptic Research is automatically stored. You don’t have to click on any sort of save button to store your work. (And, if you lose your connection to the internet halfway through your research, you won’t lose a...
  4. How do I find contracts, providers, funds, and clients?

    The area on the right of the software’s home page lets you search for contracts, product providers, funds, and clients. You simply click on the tab for the type of search you want to do, and then enter the text to search for. The first screenshot be...
  5. 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...
  6. What fund reports can I produce?

    You can generate suitability reports for fund research in exactly the   same way as for product research: you use the   Report   link on the menu bar of either the filtering screen or the ranking screen. As ever, it is worth bearing in mind that...
  7. Can I flip the grid in the filtering screen?

    N.B.  Flipping the grid only applies to product research. It is not available on fund research. When you are dealing with a small number of contracts, and a large number of data fields, it can be easier to view the grid in a “flipped” orientation ...
  8. What is the layout of the filtering screen?

    The filtering screen provides access to a wide variety of functionality. The key parts of the screen are illustrated by the numbers in the screenshot below, and are described below.  1. The menu bar   Like all other pages in the...
  9. How do I update my Product & Fund research password in the Synaptic Suite?

    To access Synaptic Product & Fund Research through the Synaptic Suite, you will need to add your username and password with the Product & Fund tab . Navigate to www.synaptic.co.uk . To logon onto the Synaptic Suite, click on the icon below:...
  10. How do I carry out file-checks?

    File-checks allow designated users – usually compliance officers – to inspect the research created by other members of their firm.(This only applies to client-focused research. Product-focused research cannot be viewed in a file-check.) You can sta...