Define ex-ante cost models for the custodian banks

To specify individual cost schemes for the corresponding bank, follow these steps:

1. In the list of Financial Service Providers, select the corresponding custodian bank.

2. In the second column, select the corresponding securities account of the custodian bank.

   

   To create a new securities account for the custodian bank, click the "Add securities account" icon. In the "Add securities account" column that appears (third column), enter a name and a unique securities account number. Then save the new securities account. To set the securities account as the default securities account, click the "Default securities account" button. The current default securities account is indicated by the word "(default)" placed behind the securities account name in the list of securities accounts.

   Click the corresponding column header with the names of the custodian bank, securities account or security to open a edit dialogue box.

   
   

3. In the next column, select the securities of the securities account for which you want to define cost elements.
   

   

   To add a new security to the column, click the "Add security" icon. In the "Add security" column that appears as the third column, enter the name and ISIN of the new security and save it. To set the security as the default security, click the "Default security" button.

   The current default security or its configuration is indicated by the word "Default" after the security name in the column with the securities
   In the right column, you can then see the cost elements for the security selected. Sorted by cost categories, you find the columns "Unit", "Value" and "Actions" for each element.
   Within the cost categories, you can use the drop-down lists to filter by cost type.
   For more information about how to configure the values and units of each element, see the next section, "Define cost elements".

"All cost types" calculator Define cost elements

If the column with the individual cost elements is shown (see the previous section), then you can configure the elements as follows:

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   For the cost element that you want to define, click the "Edit" icon in the "Actions" column.

2. In the dialogue window that appears, you first decide whether this is a graduated (scaled) cost element. For graduated prices, turn the "Graduated prices" switch to the right
   Here, you can define any number of grades for the costs on the right side of the dialogue window.
3. Next, specify if this element is an absolute ("absolute") or percentage ("%") value. For percentage values, you must enter a minimum and a maximum value.
4. Use the "Select currency" drop-down list to select a currency for the cost element.
5. Then enter the values on the right side of the dialogue window.
6. After entering the values, save the configuration with the "Save" button.
   The defined units and values then appear in the corresponding column:
   

   

   
   

"Instrument Costs" calculator: Define cost elements

If you have displayed the column with the individual cost elements as described in the previous section, proceed as follows to, for example, configure the product cost elements of the "Ongoing charges" (or "Running costs") category:

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   For the cost element of the ongoing charges that you want to define, click the "Edit" icon in the "Actions" column.
2. In the dialogue window that appears, you decide for the selected element which costs are to be calculated for the security
   

   

   
   On the left side of the dialogue window, select the cost fields for which you want to calculate values.
   In detail, you can select the following costs:
   
   • Exit costs
   • Issuer estimated value
   • Maximum exit costs
   • Ongoing charges
   • Performance of the security ("Performance")
   • Total costs event-related
   • Total costs per nav
   • Total annual costs of the security ("Total costs per nav")
   • Transaction costs
3. After entering all values, save the configuration with the "Save" button.