Questionnaire

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1. For the account types below please indicate the number of accounts, the frequency of valuation, and the frequency of account reconciliation (e.g., daily, weekly, monthly, or quarterly).

2. Please select the security types that apply to your existing accounts.

Security Types
Equity
Fixed Income
Money Markets
Commodities
Currency
Swaps
Futures
FX
Commodities
Forwards
Options
Other

3. Average number of daily trades?

4. What third party applications are you using (e.g. Eagle, Advent, Charles River, Bloomberg, etc)?

5. What types of reporting would you require?

Report Type
Trial Balance
Portfolio Valuation
Cash Journal
Purchase and Sales Journal
Cost Rollforward
Shareholder Rollforward
Gain/Loss Report
Annual & Semi-Annual Financial Statements
Performance
Performance to Benchmark Comparison
Tax Forms
Client Direct
Other

6. At what level is performance measured?

Performance Level
Total
Sector
Security
Other

7. Which parts of your current operation cause you the greatest concern or act as “pain points” in terms of serving your internal needs as well as the needs of your clients?

8. Please evaluate the following operational activities in terms of the efficiency and effectiveness with which they are currently handled.

Operational AreaExcellentGoodFairPoorN/A
Order Management Systems
Trade Workflow
Trade Settlements
Fund Administration
Investment Accounting
Reconciliation
Data Management
Reporting
Performance
Compliance
Application and System Development
Vendor Product Integration
Strategic Technology Decision Making
Operational Controls
Overall Automation Effectiveness

9. Is there any other information you believe we should know about your firm that can provide us with additional insight into your operational needs?