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  1. What fund sectors do you have on Synaptic Research?

    Synaptic Research uses two different types of fund classification in different contexts: Relative past performance figures such as quartile rankings and alpha are calculated in relation to the fund’s ABI or IA sector average. On the Sectors tab ...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. What are the basics of fund research?

    Fund research starts at the same filtering/grid screen as product research. The principle is exactly the same as for product research: you can filter funds out by selecting features, and by specifying values for fields on the  Stats tab (e.g. remov...
  5. Can I change the order of data fields in the grid?

    Once you have added fields to the research grid you can change the order of the columns by clicking on the  Options link in the top right of the grid, and then choosing the  Change field  order link. This displays the pop-up window illustrated by t...
  6. 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...
  7. Does Synaptic Research “run in offline mode”?

    No. You need an internet connection to use Synaptic Research. (This guarantees that you always have access to all your work, regardless of which computer you did the research on, and that you are seeing the latest product and data. It also ensures t...
  8. 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...
  9. Can I share research?

    Designated users have the ability to mark research as shared so that it can be imported by other users. You mark research as shared simply by clicking on the not shared link on the menu bar. You can stop sharing the research by clicking on the link...
  10. Entering client details

    You can view a factsheet for an individual contract simply by clicking on its name in the grid (clicking on the company name displays a factsheet for the provider). The contract factsheet is illustrated by the first screenshot, and can be saved in P...