Investment performance reporting review
Define the source numbers, report layout, benchmarks, and checks behind a recurring performance package. Review this reporting workflow.
Reporting
Portfolio reporting services for investment firms
CSSI helps RIAs and investment firms build, maintain, and deliver client investment reports using APX, Axys, and SSRS. Get help with custom report layouts, recurring report packages, data pulls, review steps, and delivery through Portal+. Scope the work around the reporting cycle your team already runs.
- Reporting workflow support around Axys, APX, SSRS, and Portal+
- Useful when quarterly reporting still depends on manual cleanup
- Support for report packages, data pulls, billing output, and delivery steps
- A bridge between reporting development, operations, and client-facing access
From a CSSI customer engagement
A reporting improvement built around an existing Axys system
CSSI's published case study shows how a long-only equity manager modernized quarterly reports using Portal+ while keeping Advent Axys. Review the report examples to see the type of output a reporting project can address.
See the before-and-after reporting exampleChoose your workflow
Reporting support for the work your team needs to do
Start with a defined reporting job. Each workflow includes a practical checklist, an example scope, and the information to prepare for a CSSI review.
Client report packages for RIAs
Set the package contents, household rules, review owners, and delivery steps for a recurring RIA reporting cycle. Review this reporting workflow.
Family office investment reporting
Define entity groupings, asset coverage, valuation dates, and access for a family office's investment reports. Review this reporting workflow.
Investment reporting software evaluation
Use one representative report package to compare calculation, report development, client access, and delivery requirements. Review this reporting workflow.
Investment analytics reporting requirements
Define the source, grouping, benchmark, and validation rules for analytics shown in an investment report. Review this reporting workflow.
Multi-custodian investment reporting
Check account mappings, source dates, transfers, and reconciliation before combining custodial data in a report. Review this reporting workflow.
Build on what exists
Your next report may already have a starting point
CSSI starts with the output your firm needs, then checks whether an existing report can be used or adapted before scoping new development. For Axys and APX work, discuss the current reporting setup—including Replang or SSRS—and the data, calculations, and layouts the report depends on.
Explore the Axys and APX report resource library. If the report you need is not listed, describe it to CSSI so we can check for an existing starting point and discuss any changes required.
Define the engagement
What an investment reporting services scope should cover
Agree on the report output and review responsibilities before changing the recurring process.
- Report inventory and source data
- Identify the reports, portfolio systems, data pulls, account groups, and reporting periods the package depends on.
- Layouts and package rules
- Specify which layouts need development, which reports belong in each package, and how firm branding should appear.
- Review and exception handling
- Define who checks the output, resolves missing data, approves changes, and signs off before client delivery.
- Delivery and ongoing ownership
- Decide how approved reports reach clients and who maintains templates and package rules after the first cycle.
Where it usually breaks
Reporting problems rarely live in one place
The report file is only one part of the work. The larger process usually includes data, review, packaging, delivery, and follow-up requests.
Data needs cleanup before the report is useful
Bad inputs show up as reporting problems, even when the report logic itself is fine.
Packages take too long to assemble
Quarter-end gets harder when report packages depend on manual checklists and memory.
Delivery creates extra work
Email, resend requests, and missing-document questions can turn reporting into a support burden.
What CSSI can support
The work depends on where the bottleneck is
- Axys and APX reporting workflows
- Review the process around the reports your team already depends on.
- SSRS report development and support
- Build or update custom SSRS reports when default output does not cover the need.
- APX SSRS report package operations
- Stabilize recurring packages, package rules, and pre-deadline checks.
- Portal+ client delivery
- Move report delivery and document retrieval into a client-facing portal workflow.
How to scope it
Trace one report package end to end
Start with one reporting cycle.
Quarterly reporting is a useful place to begin because the pain is specific and repeatable.
Map the data, report, package, and delivery steps.
That traces the problem to report development, operations, source data, or client delivery.
Fix the step that creates the most rework.
The fastest improvement usually comes from reducing the manual work the team repeats every cycle.
Connect the next service path.
A reporting project may lead into SSRS work, APX package support, Portal+ delivery, or data services.
Deep dive
A reporting workflow your team can review
For firms trying to improve quarterly reporting, the first useful exercise is usually a plain map of the current cycle.
Quarterly client reporting workflow
Read the workflow guide for RIAs to separate data, report development, package operations, delivery, and follow-up: quarterly client reporting workflow.
Use it before changing the system
The guide helps teams find the reporting step creating the most rework, then route the fix to SSRS development, APX package support, Portal+, or data cleanup.
Connected reporting work
Reporting work crosses systems and teams
Portfolio reporting software
Looking for software rather than services? Portal+ portfolio reporting software automates report packaging, dashboards, and client delivery on top of APX and Axys.
Client reporting portal
Portal+ can give clients secure access to report packages, documents, and dashboard views after the reporting output is ready.
APX SSRS reporting
Keep existing packages running with APX SSRS reporting and package support, including recurring checks and delivery exceptions.
Custom APX and SSRS reports
Need a new report or a different layout? Explore custom APX and SSRS report development for the data, calculations, and output your firm needs.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Straight answers to the implementation, workflow, and fit questions that usually come up first.
Can CSSI support investment performance reporting without replacing our system?
Yes. CSSI can work on reporting layouts, packages, and delivery around your existing APX or Axys system. The scope should distinguish source performance calculations from report development and operations, and identify who validates and approves the final output.
Is this reporting software?
This page covers service support around reporting workflows, SSRS reports, report packages, and client delivery. If you are looking for software, Portal+ is CSSI's portfolio reporting software and client portal product.
Does CSSI work with Axys and APX reporting?
Yes. CSSI supports reporting workflows around Axys, APX, SSRS reports, and related data or delivery steps.
Can this connect to Portal+?
Yes. When the issue is client delivery or document retrieval, Portal+ can be part of the reporting workflow.
What should we bring to the first conversation?
A sample reporting package, the current steps to produce it, and the places where the team spends the most manual time.
Next step
Review one reporting workflow with CSSI
If quarterly reporting, APX SSRS packages, custom reports, or client delivery are taking too much manual work, CSSI can help identify the right starting point.
