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20 Mar 2015: What is the CUEF? The Cambridge University Endowment Fund (CUEF) is a unitised fund consisting of a variety of assets including equities and investment property. Investors (departments) buy a number of units in the fund - the number purchased

11 Aug 2015: The Head of Department/Institution may delegate their responsibility to a suitably nominated individual within the department. This is done on a template letter provided by the Research Operations Office which lists the areas of delegation as well

4 Sep 2015: A reference guide for Source of Funds codes This section gives a fuller description of what each Source of Funds code represents, how it can be used and why. Use the menu on the left hand side to view the contents of this section. Latest version 01

6 Aug 2015: By using CUTS, the University is able to avail of charitable tax reliefs to ensure that full economic benefit of profitable consultancy work flows through to the University.

2 Apr 2015: Donations are credited to a source of funds code in the ranges indicated in the below table and with an appropriate transaction code beginning LF**. The decision tree at Appendix A should be referred to for further guidance.

6 Aug 2015: The Accounts Receivable (AR) module of UFS is used for customer record creation and maintenance, raising sales invoices, credit memos and debit memos to external and internal customers. These memos are commonly referred to as a credit or debit notes,

7 Apr 2015: Departments will wish to monitor their fixed assets using the Fixed Assets module from time to time. In order to maintain the university's Fixed Asset Register, departments must ensure that when processing AP invoices for Fixed Asset purchases, they

1 Apr 2015: Download this chapter in PDF format What is a trust fund? A trust fund is established where the University accepts a bequest "on trust". This becomes a binding obligation upon the University to use the money in accordance with the terms of the b

11 Aug 2015: All external funding bodies (known as ‘sponsors’) have their own terms and conditions covering how funds should be applied for and administered when received. You should review these before applying.

5 Aug 2015: If you are aware of a new supplier with outsourced accounts i.e. using a factoring company, it is essential that the Site Name is entered as Factor when setting up the supplier.

12 Aug 2015: Once the project has ended departments may wish to compare the actual costs incurred against the original application. This will identify any deficiencies in the costing or planning of the research and improve future applications for that sponsor.

17 Aug 2015: No income generating activity should put the University’s charitable status at risk. Institutions must consider whether any new income-raising venture falls within the University’s core charitable activity.

19 Mar 2015: There are certain exceptions to the rules about “deemed employment” where people are being retained to undertake very short term academic tasks. These can be paid through the UPS using a UPS1 form as ‘automatic self-employed’ without the

7 Apr 2015: At the year-end the Finance Division will ensure that unspent balances on specific endowments and specific donations will be rolled forward and will be available for spending in the following financial year.

4 Sep 2015: Sources of financial information The Finance Division produces the following main sources of financial and management information based on General Ledger balances: at Department level monthly departmental summary reports at School / Group level

17 Aug 2015: Consider if it is reasonable to obtain payment in advance of any income generating activities to remove the need for offering credit. Should you decide to trade on credit terms you must assess the associated credit risks.

2 Apr 2015: Topics covered in this section are: Consultation with CUDAR re solicitation of donors Power to accept donations under £100,000 Decision to accept restricted donations Receipt of donations Availability of funds Classification of donations

2 Apr 2015: As indicated previously, donations should wherever possible be directed to the Development and Alumni Relations office (CUDAR).

7 Apr 2015: Occasionally a permanent unspent balance will arise on a specific donation/endowment account, where further spending in accordance with the donor's conditions is not possible.

31 Mar 2015: Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is an auditable set of standards designed to ensure certain card data is stored securely by us and any third party which stores, transmits or processes such card data on our behalf.