PFA ToolBox

PFA Toolbox is a suite of applications and tools developed in-house. The applications enhance our administrative services by automating many tasks done manually. These automations are not only for the use of Pinnacle in our workflow, but we also share these results with managers, accountants, and other service providers.

Importer

Importer is our trade interface engine. This powerful tool converts any trade file sourced from any prime broker, manager, or trading system, to a file which is then uploaded into MFACT. The extensive error checking and reporting examines each file and identifies any new securities, brokers, and trade breaks before uploading.

Reconciliation Module

Market value and cost reconciliations are one of the most time consuming parts of the valuation process. At Pinnacle, we have automated this process with a click of a button. Detailed reconciliation tools are used to examine any holding differences, pricing differences, foreign exchange differences, and cost differences. These reconciliations are fully exportable and included in our standard suite of NAV reports.

AML Search

We have developed a powerful AML tool which compares every investor, contact, company, SSN or Tax ID in our database and runs these checks against OFAC watch lists. The AML checks can be done on a blanket basis across the entire database or on an ad hoc basis.

Document Distribution

We have created a tool which seamlessly integrates with our investor databases for the distribution of fund performance reports, financial statements, monthly summaries, new offering documents, etc. Virtually any document in any file format can be sent to investors, contacts, and other interested parties by email, fax, or online distribution. We are able to filter the distribution to only those investors entitled to receive documents as of a given date.

Schedule of Investments

Preparation of a schedule of investments is a very time consuming process for inclusion in the annual audited financial statements. We have automated this process and seamlessly integrated this function with MFACT so that the schedule can be produced at any point in time. The schedule shows the full condensed schedule of investments, category, country and industry, amortized cost for fixed income securities, and % of net assets, in accordance with US GAAP and the AICPA.