Portfolio Accounting Features and Functions

The Portfolio Accounting Features and Functions is a deliverable comprising a conceptual vision diagram and ~120 essential features for best-in-class portfolio accounting and reconciliation systems. It helps wealth management and asset management firms evaluate, plan, or benchmark the system of record for holdings, transactions, and client financial assets.

Delivered as an editable spreadsheet.

What's Inside

• Spreadsheet with ~120 features and functions, logically and hierarchically grouped
• Business context diagram of a conceptual portfolio accounting solution vision

Key Capability Areas

• Ledger entries for positions and holdings — accurate recordkeeping of all client financial assets
• Reconciliation — automated matching and exception handling across custodians and counterparties
• Pricing and NAV — real-time and end-of-day valuation services
• Tax lot accounting — cost basis tracking, gain/loss calculations, and tax optimization
• Corporate action processing — handle dividends, splits, mergers, and other events
• Reporting — regulatory, client-facing, and internal reporting capabilities

How Teams Use It

• Benchmark current portfolio accounting platforms against best-in-class standards
• Build RFPs and vendor evaluation scorecards for system selection
• Define the future-state vision during portfolio accounting transformation programs
• Align operations, technology, and compliance teams on priority capabilities

Who It's For

Heads of portfolio accounting, custodian executives offering recordkeeping services, technology leaders, business and enterprise architects, and software vendors benchmarking best-in-class capabilities.