7. Defining Charges for a Fund

7.1 Introduction

To recall, while defining a product, you have associated one or several profit classes to it (in the Product ICCF screen). You have also associated these components with the event 'CDEF' (Charge definition). An Islamic Asset Management fund will inherit all the charge components defined for the product associated with it.

These charge components can be accrued over a period that you can specify. For example, you may want to amortize the advertising costs or fund management fees that you incur over a period. You can define details of these charge components in the ‘Islamic Charge Definition Detailed’ screen. You can invoke the ‘Islamic Charge Definition Detailed’ screen by typing ‘IADCDEFN’ in the field at the top right corner of the Application tool bar and clicking the adjoining arrow button. The ‘Islamic Charge Definition Detailed’ screen will be displayed.

You should first indicate the fund for which you want to specify charge details. Oracle FLEXCUBE automatically assigns a unique identification number to each charge definition record. You can further specify your own identification for the record.

This chapter contains the following sections:

7.1.1 Charge Details Tab

All the profit type components defined for the product that is associated with the fund is displayed. You can specify the following details for the components that are applicable to the fund:

Further, you can indicate when the charge components should be collected. It could be in advance or in arrears. The accrual frequency preferences defined for the product (in the Fund Product Preferences screen) is defaulted.

Indicating the Charge Amount and Currency

From the list of components that are displayed, you can specify the applicable amount only for components that are applicable to the fund. After you indicate the charge amount, you can specify the currency in which it is denominated.

Indicating the Tenor of the Charge Component

Now that you have specified the charge amount and the currency in which it should be collected, you should also indicate the tenor of the charge. This is achieved by specifying a start and an end date for the charge component.

This period serves as the tenor, over which the charge component is accrued. The start and end date that you specify also determines when the charge amount is collected. If the payment method is advance, the charge will be collected on the start date. If it is collected in arrears, it will be collected at the end date of this period.

Payment Method

The payment method indicates when the charge is to be collected. In Oracle FLEXCUBE, a charge can be collected in advance or in arrears.

7.1.2 Payment Details Tab

The details of the charges that have already been liquidated are available. Click the tab titled ’Payment Details’ from the ‘Islamic Charge Definition Detailed’ screen.

The following details of each liquidated component are displayed:

7.1.3 Setting the Accrual Frequency

Charges on a fund can be accrued over the period that you specified as the start and end date for the component. To recall, you have already defined accrual frequency preferences while defining a product. These preferences are used and will be applicable to all the profit type components of the fund.