Book an Initial Funding Transaction
You can book an initial funding transaction for private equity.
To book an Initial Funding transaction using the Book Trade tool:
In Accounting Center, in the left navigation pane, click Transactions > Trades > Book Trade/Rebook Trade > Book Trade.
You see the Book Trade workspace.Complete the options in the Search Details pane and click Search.
You see the search results based on the criteria you selected.Select the row with the private equity security you want to fund.
On the Book Trade tab, in the Actions group, click Action Rules, point to Open, and then click Initial Commitment.
You see the Initial Commitment panel.Under Entity Information and Issue Information, select the entity and security for the private equity.
Under Initial Funding Information, enter the commitment amount.
Enter other initial funding information values for the initial funding as needed.
You can specify cost, settlement currency, recallable capital, and the exchange rate. If the settlement currency differs from the asset currency, you can specify a settlement net value.
Complete the remaining options on the Initial Funding panel.
Click Submit to process the initial funding.
The Initial Funding event does not affect the current shares of the security and does not affect the cash in the portfolio. The system stores the Commitment Amount value in the holding’s Original Face field.
Initial Commitment Panel Options
The following are the key options in the Initial Commitment panel. Note options may vary according to your selections.
Option | Tag | Description |
|---|---|---|
Entity Information | ||
Entity ID | 1163 | Specifies the unique identifier of the entity. |
Entity Name | 1164 | Specifies the name of the entity. |
Base Currency | 86 | Displays the base currency of the entity. |
Issue Information | ||
Effective Date | 35 | Specifies the effective date of the trade. The trade date cannot be greater than the post date, accounting date, settlement date, or the Investment Period End Date. If the trade date is greater than the Investment Period End Date, the system only provides a warning. The trade can still be processed. |
Accounting Date | 36 | Specifies the date the trade is reported and has an effect on the entity's holdings and cash balances. The accounting date must be greater than the trade date. |
Monthly Accounting Date | 4733 | Displays the month end accounting date. |
Settlement Date | 37 | Specifies the date the trade is settled. |
Event Type | 55 | Displays the business intent of the transaction. For example, LPOPEN. |
Long/Short Indicator | 15 | Displays an L (long) or S (short) to indicate whether the position is long or short. |
Cross Reference Type | 1234 | Specifies the cross reference type associated with the security. |
Issue Name | 961 | Specifies the name of the security. |
Ticker | 13 | Specifies the trade ticker of the security. |
Cross Reference ID | 1233 | Specifies the cross reference identifier associated with the security. |
Instrument Type | 11 | Displays the instrument type. For example, EQ. |
Security Type | 82 | Displays the security type of the asset. |
Issue Currency | 85 | Displays the local currency of the security. |
Investment Period End Date | 38 | Displays the expected end date for the security’s investment period. |
Initial Funding Information | ||
Transaction Name | 1728 | Displays the name of the transaction. The default value is INITIAL. |
Shares | 40 | Displays the traded quantity of the security. The value is 1.00. |
Commitment Amount | 41 | Specifies the entire local amount of the commitment. You can fund the commitment with zero cash or any positive amount. |
Cash Amount Local | 50 | Specifies the net amount of the trade. You can set this value to 0.00 unless cash is involved with the initial commitment. This is most common with positions acquired in the secondary market. This amount generates a cash disbursement, increases the Funded Capital (tag 18386) value, and decreases the Unfunded Commitment (tag 18388) value. |
Settlement Currency | 63 | Specifies the currency in which the trade is settled. The issue currency appears by default but you can select any valid currency. |
Settlement Net Amount | 64 | Displays the actual settled amount of the trade. The value must be greater than zero. If you enter a Settlement Currency value that differs from the Asset Currency value, the field unlocks and you can specify an amount. |
Cost Local | 128 | Specifies the current cost basis stated in local currency. |
Recallable Capital Local | 18390 | Specifies the local recallable amount of the cash distribution associated with the initial funding. Leave this value as zero for non-recallable cash distributions. This amount decreases the Funded Capital (tag 18386) and increases the Unfunded Commitment (tag 18388) values. |
Local to Base FX Rate | 87 | Displays the foreign exchange rate used to calculate the net base amount. The value must be greater than zero. |
Cash Amount Base | 478 | Displays the base amount of the trade. This amount is calculated based on the following formula: Local Net Amount / Local to Base FX Rate. The value must be greater than zero. |
Cost Base | 129 | Specifies the current cost basis stated in base currency. |
Recallable Capital Base | 18391 | Displays the base recallable amount of the cash distribution associated with the initial funding. This amount decreases the Funded Capital (tag 18386) and increases the Unfunded Commitment (tag 18388) values. |
Other Information | ||
Auto Settle Trade Indicator | 58 | Indicates whether the system settles the trade automatically. If the entity's Auto Settle Indicator field is set to Yes, as specified on the Create/Edit Entity or Create Master Fund panels, the system creates a settlement when the trade is processed. There is no trade to settle date gain/loss. This applies even if the settlement date is in the future. Eagle recommends that you set the Auto Settle Indicator field to No for the entity and trade panels. Options include:
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Settle Instructions 1 | 1897 | Allows you to add settlement notes. |
Settle Instructions 2 | 1898 | Allows you to add settlement notes. |
Settle Instructions 3 | 1899 | Allows you to add settlement notes. |
Settle Instructions 4 | 1900 | Allows you to add settlement notes. |
Settle Location | 43 | Specifies the location in which the trade is settled. |
Transaction Notes | 56 | Displays user defined information about the trade. For example, Initial Commitment. |
Original Trade Ticket Number | 761 | Contains the trade ticket identification number. The system uses it during processing. For example, IDLOT close or cancel events use this number to locate an open lot. |
Pending Trade Flag | 3695 | Specifies whether the trade is eligible for pending trade processing prior to processing by the STAR accounting engine. If you use pending trade processing, the system can assign this value to incoming transactions that meet pending trade rule detail criteria. Or an incoming transaction can include this value. This field is hidden. Options include Y and N. |
Pending Trade Status | 3720 | Specifies the trade's transaction status for pending trade processing prior to processing by the STAR accounting engine. If you use pending trade processing, the system can assign a value of Pending to incoming transactions that meet pending trade rule detail criteria. Or an incoming transaction can include a value of Pending or a custom pending transaction status value defined in the PEND_TRD_STATUS code category. The default status is Pending if no status is provided. This field is hidden. |