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  1. How do I add my agency codes?

    This article explains how to add your Agency Codes into Synaptic Research so that the link with Webline can be used.  As long as your Webline username and password are recorded in Synaptic Research, you will be able to use the link between the two ...
  2. How do you calculate the Stochastic projection graphs?

    The stochastic projection graphs use a fund’s historic returns to estimate the probability of future returns. Synaptic Research runs 10,000 Monte Carlo projections per fund and then shows every fifth percentile return between the 5 th and 95 th...
  3. How do I filter using a grid of contracts?

    When you start a piece of research, the filtering screen only displays the company and name of the contract: Any number of data fields can be added to the grid to view by simply selecting (clicking on) the field name from any of the tabs on the ...
  4. Can I produce a Portfolio report?

    You can generate a report about a portfolio by viewing the portfolio settings and then clicking on the Report button at the bottom of the pop-up screen. The report about a portfolio consists of the following parts: The name of t...
  5. How do I send research in Synaptic Research?

    This article explains how to send research to other named users on your licence. It is possible to send research between named users on a licence.  To do this find the piece of research to be sent to a named user.  Use the Send button on the Menu...
  6. Where do I find products and how do I start new research?

    The first screenshot shows the list of product types on the software’s home page, divided up into tabbed groups such as Health, Life and Investments. See the section on Synaptic’s data for more information about how this list of product type...
  7. How can I check fund availability?

    You can see which contracts a group of funds can be bought through using the  Availability link in the menu bar. This link is displayed on both the filtering and ranking-results pages. Clicking on the Availability  link displays a pop-up window w...
  8. Who supplies the past performance data and how often is it updated?

    The fund past performance data in Synaptic Research is supplied by FE, as described above. Synaptic are responsible for calculating some derived functions of the past performance such as alpha and beta.  All fund data is as-at the most recent mo...
  9. Do I use the Fund Picker or research into linked funds?

    Firms who subscribe to both the product and fund modules of Synaptic Research have a choice: you can either use the Fund Picker as a quick and simple way of selecting the funds to recommend on a contract, or you can use the Fund Research link in or...
  10. Is there a difference between Product Research and Fund Research?

    Fund research works in almost exactly the same way as research into products such as term assurance, investment bonds, annuities etc. Mutual funds are treated as just another type of product, and have an entry (“Fund data”) on the Investments tab o...