Portfolio (IPS) - Corporate Actions: Creating a Corporate Action

Portfolio (IPS) - Corporate Actions: Creating a Corporate Action

Creating a Corporate Action Overview

The purpose of this guide is to provide information on how to create and edit corporate actions and corporate action templates

 

To Create a Corporate Action

  • Portfolio Functions > Corporate Actions. The Available Actions page displays.
  • Click Add. The Edit Corporate Action page displays.
  • Enter the target securities Code and Exchange. Click Search to find the security if necessary.
  • Set the Date for the corporate action to be run.
  • Select the Action Type. Available selections are:
    • Final Dividend
    • Interim Dividend
    • Special Dividend
    • Bonus Issue
    • Buy Back
    • Renege Rights
    • Add a Description for the corporate action.
    • Click Save 

To Edit a Corporate Action

  • Portfolio Functions > Corporate Actions. The Available Actions page displays.
  • Use the corporate action filters to display the required corporate actions.
  • Tick the Expert Mode checkbox.
  • Click  the arrow on the corporate action you want to edit. The Edit Corporate Action page displays.
  • Make the necessary changes.
  • Click Save

To Create a Corporate Action Template

  • Portfolio Functions > Corporate Actions. The Available Actions page displays.
  • Use the corporate action filters to display the required corporate actions.
  • Tick the Expert Mode checkbox.
  • Click the arrow and select View Templates on the corporate action to attach a template to.
  • Click either Add Cash, Add Trade or Add Income to add the respective corporate action template:
    • Cash template - to create a cash transactions
    • Income template - to create dividend/distribution transactions
    • Trade template - to create trades that update the holdings.
  • Edit the respective template settings.
  • Click Save

Note: There can only be one cash template per corporate action.


To Edit a Corporate Action Template

  • Portfolio Functions > Corporate Actions. TheAvailable Actions page displays.
  • Use the corporate action filters to display the required corporate action.
  • Tick the Expert Mode 
  • Click the arrow and select View Templates on the required corporate action. A list of all attached corporate action templates displays.
  • Click the arrow on the template to modify. The Edit Template page displays.
  • Make the necessary changes.
  • Click Save.
Note: Editing a corporate action template supplied by IRESS will change the corporate action for your site only, which will then refer to the edited template and not the centrally provided on.


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