Building Blocks (Features)

Building Block Framework

Cinnamon provides a framework to quickly develop new and powerful building blocks that

• are configurable by business understandable parameters (e.g. hideBenchmark)

• that have default values set to ease adding the building block in a report type without large configuration effort

• provide the reporting logic to handle extreme cases, optimise the visualisations (e.g. mandates that have started within the reported period)

Regression Testing

Cinnamon supports the definition of automated regression tests for each building block by defining test cases by

• the parameter values for the test case

• the expected result (abstract report)

Documentation

Cinnamon can automatically produce a documentation of a building block showing

• A sample visualisation for the building block

• All parameters consumed including default values

• A list of selected use cases (from the regression test cases or seperate documentation cases)

Portfolio Information Blocks

Building blocks that show important information about the reported portfolio

• Benchmark / strategy information

• Portfolio contacts

• Other masterdata

Key Figures Block

Flexible building block to report on key figures on portfolio level (e.g. “Total assets” or “Percentage invested in bonds” etc.)

Performance Overview Blocks

Building blocks to report on the portfolios performance, e.g.

• Table of monthly, quarterly or yearly returns vs. benchmark

• Charts showing cumulative or monthly returns vs. benchmark

• Charts showing annualised return figures

Risk Blocks

Building blocks to report on the portfolios performance, e.g.

• Tables showing absolute and relative risk figures (ex-ante and/or ex-post)

• Scatter plot showing risk/return characterstics of portfolio vs. benchmark (on portfolio or asset class level)

Contribution & Attribution Blocks

Building blocks to report on the portfolios contribution & attribution, e.g.

• Tables showing contribution figures (segment returns & weights for portfolio and benchmark) and attribution figures (effects like selection, allocation etc.)

• Table listing position returns and contributions

• Charts visualising relative contributions, etc.

Valuation & Asset Breakdown Blocks

Building blocks to report on the portfolios valuation broken down by segmentations, e.g.

• Tables showing segment weights for portfolio & benchmark

• Tables listing portfolio positions showing flexible number of position details, segments and figures

• Charts comparing current and past asset allocations of portfolio vs. benchmark

ESG & Impact Reporting

Building blocks that show

• an ESG risk view for the portfolio (typically vs. benchmark)

• an impact view

Investment strategy specific blocks

• Private equity building blocks (e.g. IRR return analysis, committments etc.)

• Currency overlay reporting

Other Blocks

Specialised building blocks to cover

• Investment guidelines (e.g. swiss pension fund guidelines)

• Regulatory compliance information

• Dynamicly built disclaimers for different product groups and jurisdictions

• Market data tables & charts