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FUND ACCOUNTING: Services (ALPS - Gemini)
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DOMESTIC SECURITIES
Straight asset-backed securities U U ** U U U U U
Commercial paper U U ** U U U U U
Common stock U U ** U U U U U
Corporate bonds U U ** U U U U U
Demand notes U U ** U U U U U
Floating-rate bonds/notes U U ** U U U U U
Futures U U ** U U U U U
Municipal bonds U U ** U U U U U
Mutual funds U U ** U U U U U
Options on futures U A ** U U U U U
Options U U ** U U U U U
Preferred stock U U ** U U U U U
Repurchase agreements U U ** U U U U U
Reverse repurchase agreements U A ** U U U U A
Time deposits U A ** U U U U A
Rights/warrants U U ** U U U U U
When-issued securities U U ** U U U U U
Zero coupon bonds U U ** U U U U U
GICs U U ** U U U U A
SICs U U ** U U U U U
CDs U U ** U U U U U
TIPs U U ** U U U U U
INTERNATIONAL SECURITIES
Common stock U U U U U U U U
Corporate bonds U U U U U U U U
Currencies U U U U U U U U
Floating-rate bonds/notes U U U U U U U U
Forwards U U U U U U U U
Futures U U U U U U U U
Gilts A A U U U U U U
Government bonds/notes U U U U U U U U
Index-linked gilts A A U U U U U U
Options U U U U U U U U
Preferred stock U U U U U U U U
Time deposits U U U U U U U A
Rights/warrants U U U U U U U U
Zero coupon bonds U U U U U U U U
CDs U U U U U U U A
SYSTEMS CAPABILITIES
Online entry of trade data
On trade date U U N U U U U U
T+1 U U N U U U U U
Any as-of date U U N U U U U U
Online editing/verification for validity/logic U U N U U U U U
User can input additional data U U N U U U U N
For prospectus/regulatory/compliance monitoring U U N U U U U U
Electronic trade interface with client's system U U U U U U U U
Generate journal entries for trade data U U U U U U U U
Adjustments
Correcting original trade U U N U U U U N
Reversing/re-entering trade U U U U U U U U
Online transaction history maintenance
Date range U U D U U U U U
CUSIP U U U U U U U U
Transaction type U U U U U U U U
Display live trades U U U U U U U U
Monitor stock loans U U N U N U U N
Record sales
FIFO U U U U U U U U
LIFO U U U U U U U U
Highest cost U U N U U U U U
Lowest cost U U N U U U U U
Closest to average cost U U N U U U U A
Least tax liability U U N U N U U A
Adjust lots for dividends, splits U U N U U U U U
Accounting for wash sales U A N U U U U A
Provide audit trail of activity U U U U U U U U
Process short-term instruments without CUSIP U U U U U U U N
Security master add/trade short-term one screen U U N U U U U N
Reflect trade data in portfolio valuation on entry U U U U U U U U
Trade settlement
Based on custodian download N A U U U U U A
In currency other than trade currency U A U U U U U A
Default to end-of-day exchange rates U U U U U U U U
Multiple local currencies in one fund U U U U U U U U
Multiple base currencies A A U U U U U A
Tax-withholding and reclaim processing U U U U U U U U
Translate online local currency balance to base U U U U U U U U
PRICING AND VALUATION
Automated pricing interface
IDC U U U U U U U U
J.P. Morgan U U N U U U U U
FRI A N N U U U A A
J.J. Kenney U U N U N U U A
Reuters U U U U U U U U
Fair Value Pricing U U D U U U U U
Manual override prices from external services U U U U U U U U
Online viewing
Current prices from external sources U U U U U U U U
Historical prices from external sources U U U U U U U U
Permit exchange rates base to local U U U U U U U U
Manual entry
30-day rates U U U U U U U A
60-day rates U U U U U U U A
90-day rates U U U U U U U A
180-day rates U U U U U U U A
Cross-currency rates A U U U U U U A
Domestic prices U U U U U U U A
Local currency prices U U U U U U U A
Spot rates U U U U U U U A
Automated interface
30-day rates U U U U U U U U
60-day rates U U U U U U U U
90-day rates U U U U U U U U
180-day rates U U U U U U U U
Cross-currency rates A U U U U U U U
Domestic prices U U U U U U U U
Local currency prices U U U U U U U U
Spot rates U U U U U U U U
Automated calculation
Cross-currency rates U A N U U U U U
Forward contract interpolation U U N U U U U U
Information and reports
Different funds/price for one CUSIP U U U U U U U A
Repricing trades after a price change U U N U U U U U
Compare pricing sources and data U U U U U U U A
Matrix pricing U U ** U N U U A
Pricing reports available prior to valuation U U U U U U U N
List of daily prices by fund online U U U U U U U U
List of changes in securities by fund online U U U U U U U U
Electronic reporting to outside service providers U U U U U U U U
Pricing with no other functions inhibited U U U U U U U U
Calculating NAV & offering price
Domestic funds U U U U U U U U
International funds U U U U U U U U
Automated CTCI NASDAQ interface U U N U U U U U
1-, 7- & 30-day SEC yields U U N U U U U U
SEC yield over any 30-day period U U N U U U U U
Recalculate historical NAVs in real time A U U U U U U N
Automated fund of funds processing U A U U U U U U
Report stale prices U U U U U U U U
Report prices entered manually U U U U U U U U
Online portfolio valuation reporting U U U U U U U U
INCOME AND AMORTIZATION
Security accounting/posting
Dividend payments U U U U U U U U
Futures variation margin U U U U N U U U
Interest payments U U U U U U U U
Mortgage payups/paydowns U U U U U U U U
Option expirations U U U U U U U U
Reclaims U U U U U U U U
Security maturities U U U U U U U U
Stock splits U U U U U U U U
Stock dividends U U U U U U U U
Tax withholding U U U U U U U U
Wash sale adjustment of cost basis A A N U N U U A
Daily interest variable/short-term/long-term securities U U U U U U U U
Daily interface for variable rate change U A U U U U U A
Discount accretion, straight-line method
Best call date U U ** U A U U A
Explicit call date U U ** U A U U A
Worst call date U U ** U U U U U
Maturity call date U U ** U U U U U
User-defined date U U ** U A U U A
Discount accretion, scientific method
Best call date U U ** U A U U A
Explicit call date U U ** U A U U A
Worst call date U U ** U U U U U
Maturity call date U U ** U U U U U
User-defined date U U ** U N U U A
Premium amortization, straight-line method
Best call date U U ** U A U U A
Explicit call date U U ** U A U U A
Worst call date U U ** U U U U U
Maturity call date U U ** U U U U U
User-defined call date U U ** U A U U A
Premium amortization, scientific method
Best call date U U ** U A U U A
Explicit call date U U ** U A U U A
Worst call date U U ** U U U U U
Maturity call date U U ** U U U U U
User-defined call date U U ** U U U U A
CORPORATE ACTION/CAPITAL CHANGES
Process domestically
Cash dividends U U U U U U U U
CUSIP changes U U U U U U U U
Exchanges U U U U U U U U
Full calls U U U U U U U U
Issuing rights/warrants U U U U U U U U
Maturities U U U U U U U U
Mergers U U U U U U U U
Name changes U U U U U U U U
Partial calls U U U U U U U U
Spinoffs U U U U U U U U
Stock dividends U U U U U U U U
Stock splits U U U U U U U U
Tenders U U U U U U U U
Unit splits U U U U U U U U
Liquidations U U U U U U U U
Return of capital U U U U U U U U
Process internationally
Cash dividends U U U U U U U U
SEDOL/ VALOREN changes U U U U U U U U
Exchanges U U U U U U U U
Full call U U U U U U U U
Issuing rights/warrants U U U U U U U U
Maturities U U U U U U U U
Mergers U U U U U U U U
Name changes U U U U U U U U
Partial calls U U U U U U U U
Spinoffs U U U U U U U U

 **Not reported
N=Not available
U=In use
A=Available
D=In development