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Asset Allocation


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INTRODUCTION:


The Asset Allocation Module allows you to easily manage the investment risk level in each account. Regular review of portfolios is required for compliance with the Uniform Prudent Investors Act.

This module monitors asset classes, not specific securities. This allows it to work equally well for accounts that are individually managed as well as accounts that are modeled, all with minimal setup time.

Because there are no specific securities involved, this module identifies accounts that are outside of the defined allocation parameters. The trades needed to bring the account back into alignment would be created by a modeling program or by individual decision.

FUNCTION:


You can define more than 1200 asset allocation codes, with up to 20 asset groups in each code. For every asset group, you would define the target allocation percent, and an acceptable variance percent. The accounts to be monitored would be assigned one of these allocation codes.

You can run the analysis for
  • single accounts
  • all accounts in an allocation code
  • a range of accounts
  • specific accounts scheduled for an investment review in the tickler system.
Within any of the groups above, you can further select reports for a single officer.

The report can include all accounts or only those outside of the defined margins. It can be grouped by allocation code or by officer.

If an account owns assets that are not specified in the allocation code, those percentages are shown separately. For example, if an allocation code specifies 50% equity, 40% fixed income and 10% real estate, the actual percentage of those holdings would be compared with the target percentages. If the account also holds non-marketable assets, those would be listed in a separate section below, followed by a grand total for the account.

You can print either a summary or detailed format – or both.

The summary format is designed to provide an overview for the trust committee or auditors. It shows which accounts are outside the target allocations, so that they can be reviewed in more detail.

The detailed format provides concrete information to make trade decisions. For each asset group, you can see the target percent, the actual percent, and the dollar amount that is above or below the target. The details for the group list each asset held with its yield on market and the unrealized gain or loss, classified by long-term or short-term. If the allocation in this group needs to be reduced, you can easily select assets to sell according to the account’s current tax situation.
   

BENEFITS:


   The Asset Allocation Module adds value to the core system by …

 
 
  • making it easy for investment decisions to be made in the context of the entire portfolio rather than in isolation.
     
  • assisting in compliance with the Uniform Prudent Investors Act, which includes monitoring as part of the obligation of the manager of trust assets.
     
  • reducing the liability of the Trustee through regular allocation review.

COMPLEMENTARY MODULES:



 
  • Interactive Data Pricing is an easy way to import current market values before analyzing the allocations.
     
  • Matrix Interface can import the NAV for mutual funds in your portfolio. This interface is currently in development.
     
  • FinTech Securities can execute the equity trades after they have been entered in the system. All data is electronically passed between TrustNet and FinTech’s ROX trading platform. This interface is currently in the final stages of testing.
     
  • Mutual Fund Modeling can create trades to reallocate the mutual fund portion of an account that needs rebalancing.