Common Terminology
This section contains an alphabetical list of terms that are common in Treasury Accounting, and a definition for each one.
An investment fund established for the sole purpose of accounting for all activities related the investments purchased by the fund. To use CGI Advantage Treasury Accounting there must be at least one pool fund but multiple pool funds are allowed and supported. The pool funds are indicated on the Fund reference page by the “Pool Fund indication”.
As part of the definition of a pool, the Sub Fund element can also be used.
Participant FundParticipant Fund
A participant fund is an operation fund that is defined on the Sweep configuration page as a participant in an investment pool.
As part of the definition of a participant, the Sub Fund element can also be used. In return for allowing the investment fund to invest unused cash, the participant fund shares in the income earned by those investments.
Participant AccountParticipant Account
A participant account is the term given to the combination of fund and balance sheet account for a participant. Either or both sub fund and sub balance sheet account can be part of that definition. If not, the sub element is defined with ‘BLNK’.
