The Investment Portfolio Module enables customers to organize and reconcile multiple investment statements within the Balance platform. The module features the following:

• A simple way to organize managers (Investment Statements)
• The ability to track alternative investments
• Enhanced reports

This article showcases some of the most valuable features of the Investment Portfolio Module. If you are interested in adding this module, please contact Balance Support.

With the Investment Portfolio Module, users have access to 4 additional tabs on the Investment Pool page in Balance, Managers, Investment Types, Liquidity, and Asset Classes. Users will be able to create, edit, and export from each of the tabs.

Investment Pool Tab

This is the hub for all your investment pools.  You can create new pools and export your investment pool information on this tab.

Switching from pool-level management to the Investment Portfolio Module

1. Select the pool from the Investment Pools tab.
2. On the Details tab, navigate down to 'Reconciliation activity entry' and select by investment manager
3. Click on 'Save changes' button to commit your changes.

Managers Tab 

Once you provide us with your investment manager data in an Excel template, we will upload the data for you and it will appear on the Managers tab.

This is where you can also manually add new managers as your organization begins investing with them.

Each manager record contains information on investment type, FASB 820 level, liquidity, asset class, and other data that is helpful for your reporting purposes. 

Note: Users can choose to classify a manager as a Due-to Due-From account. If you switch to the Investment Portfolio Module and have any Due-to Due-from Funds, those will need to be deactivated.

Users can click on the Manager Name/ID to open the Edit Manager page where users will be able to edit Manager Details, view and export History, and upload new Documents.

• Details tab: View/edit general information related to the manager, investment type and capital information.
• History tab: See balances and activity by posting period for each manager.
• Documents tab: Upload and store important documents related to each manager, such as statements or other important paperwork. Multiple file formats are supported, including Word, Excel and PDF. Once uploaded, you will be able to see a list of all documents contained under this manager.

Additional Tabs

Users with the Investment Portfolio Module will also have access to additional features, such as managing Investment types, Liquidity, Asset classes.

Entering Investment Activity

Investment activity can be entered by using the Manual Method or Import Method using your statements.   For instructions, please see How Do I Post and Reconcile Investment Activity with the Investment Portfolio Module.

Reporting

Upgrading to the Investment Portfolio Module opens up a new suite of detailed, portfolio-level reports.

 
For example, the Manager Reconciliation Report and Manager Reconciliation Report For All Investment Pools allow you to see a high level view of each manager's investment activity (top section).  These reports also provides a pool-level to fund-level reconciliation by reconciling Net cash flow by managers to fund activity (bottom section).