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Investment Reporting
From a CSSI customer engagement
In a published CSSI engagement, a long-only equity manager used Portal+ to modernize quarterly report preparation and delivery while retaining Advent Axys. The case study includes before-and-after report examples. Use it to review the reporting approach; each engagement needs its own scope.
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Service fit
Evaluation checklist
Scroll across to review all three columns.
| Requirement | Ask the provider to demonstrate | Record before deciding |
|---|---|---|
| Source data and connection | How your account list, holdings, activity, and reporting dates enter the proposed workflow. | Supported sources, refresh timing, required mappings, exception handling, and any integration work. |
| Calculations and analytics | Where each return, benchmark comparison, attribution measure, or risk figure is calculated and how it ties to your reference. | The calculation owner, required modules or sources, methodology, and validation responsibilities. |
| Report layouts | The actual sample output, including group totals, disclosures, branding, and any custom pages. | Which layouts are standard, which need configuration or development, and how later changes are maintained. |
| Package preparation | One complete account or household package, including the handling of missing reports and corrected versions. | Package rules, review steps, recurring run responsibilities, and work that remains manual. |
| Client access and delivery | The experience of a client and advisor retrieving the approved package using their intended access roles. | Recipient rules, archive access, notification behavior, and how incorrect access or delivery is corrected. |
| Implementation and ongoing work | The proposed path from the sample to the first recurring reporting cycle. | Dependencies, fees and scope supplied by the provider, acceptance criteria, support ownership, and the exit or export process. |
Example scope
Pilot workflow
Related reporting work
Product references
Questions
Use the same representative package, approved source figures, and recipient roles for each demonstration. Compare data connections, calculations, custom layouts, preparation, delivery, and ongoing responsibilities. Ask the provider to identify the work and dependencies behind the sample.
Portal+ supports report packages, client dashboards, secure document access, and delivery using existing portfolio data. CSSI can also support custom APX and SSRS reports. The review should confirm the source systems and distinguish software configuration from report development and recurring operations.
That depends on the requirement. If your existing system supplies the approved figures and the problem is presentation, packages, or retrieval, assess those jobs first. New methodologies, attribution, or risk calculations need a separately identified source and validation scope.
The checklist helps prepare a scoped conversation. CSSI needs to review the source systems, sample output, required development, and delivery workflow before confirming fees or an implementation plan.
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