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Last update: 8/27/2026

 

Types  
• Meeting – New Used for new meeting
• Meeting – Existing? – Used to update existing meeting
– Tick the Existing box beside Type to search for existing meeting/event
– Populate fields with search icon marker to start searching

 

Meeting

VIRTUS TRANSCRIPTION GUIDELINES

  Task Description If recording has note with one (1) attendee:
FA – Firm (John Smith – Wells Fargo)

If recording has one/two note/s with two (2) attendees with the same firm:
FA1 & FA2 – Firm (John Smith & Jane Smith – Wells Fargo)

If recording has one/two note/s with two (2) attendees with diff. Firms:
FA1 & FA2 (John Smith & Jane Smith)

If recording has one or more notes with three (3) or more attendees:
1st FA and Others (John Smith and Others)

  Task Comments Utilize for any clarification with wholesaler
Example: Missing required information – Profile not found in Salesforce, Time and Date were not Provided, et cetera
  Special Instructions Instructions or any information provided by the wholesaler
Example: WS: “Please add John Smith and Chris Smith to this meeting.”
  Internal Comments – Any information provided by DANA specialist
– Populate reason for clarification: (example)
*Profile Not Found – John Smith
*Date and Time Not Provided
*Two Profile Results – John Smith
– Suggested Salesforce/website link for contact profile/s
  Start Date and Time* New
– Populate as provided by the wholesaler
– If Date and Time were not provided, clarification needed

Existing
– Follow as dictated. If none, copy the date and time found in the existing placeholder and/or edit per wholesaler’s instruction.

  End Date and Time Populate as provided by the wholesaler
  Related To Account* New
– See the steps on how to add Related To Account

1. The Related To Account can be found after searching a contact
2. Select the correct profile from the list of results and copy the account under the “Office Name”.
3. Paste the account name under the Related To Account search tool

Existing
– Make sure to double check if Related To Account is available in the existing activity
– If not, please follow the steps above.

FOR TRAINING:
– Manually fill out the field with this default format: [Firm] – [Address shown in FINRA].

  Contact / Advisor*
First Name, Last Name, Firm, City, State
With Access to CRM Integration Tool:
– Populate the CRM Search tool with the following fields: First Name, Last Name, Firm, City, State
– Contact field should automatically be populated after selecting the correct profile from the list of results
-No need to edit the automated field

Without Access to CRM Integration Tool:
– Click the + sign to add new contact field
– Populate the field with the complete name of the FA (Joe Smith VS Joseph Smith)

  Assigned To Leave as it is or populate with wholesaler’s name
  Subject* Subject for New Meeting:

– Populate as provided by the wholesaler

– If not provided, used this format: FA Name, Office Name (Found when searching contact in DANA)
e.g. Ximena Shannon, Morgan Stanley – New York, NY 399 Park Ave Fl 12

– For 2 attendees > [FA1] & [FA2], [Office Name of FA1] (either if they are on the same firm or not)

– For 3 or more > Group Meeting – [Office Name of FA1], or follow what the user mentioned e.g. Golf, Conference Call, Lunch, Breakfast, Dinner, etc.
* Golf Event – Morgan Stanley – New York, NY 399 Park Ave Fl 12

– If there’s no Office Name in CRM Search, use format:
FA Name, Firm, Complete Location found in FINRA below the firm’s CRD#
e.g. Juan Pedro, Morgan Stanley, New York, NY 399 Park Ave Fl 12

Subject for Existing:
– Copy the subject found in the existing placeholder or edit as instructed

  Type* New
Select as provided by the wholesaler
– Broker Entertainment
– Client Appreciation Event
– Conference Call
– Group Meeting
– One on One
– Seminar (“Client Event”)
– Walk Through
– Webinar
– Virtus Event
– Conference
– In person Meeting
– Virtual Meeting
– Affiliate Meeting
Existing
– Copy the Type found in the existing placeholder or edit as instructed

REMINDER:
National Account Wholesaler
ONLY USE the following Meeting Types:
• Conference
• In person Meeting
• Virtual Meeting

Other Wholesalers (Retail, DCIO, Offshore)
ONLY USE the following Meeting Types:
• Broker Entertainment
• Conference Call
• Group Meeting
• One on One
• Seminar (“Client Event”)
• Webinar
• Walk through
• Client Appreciation Event

  Primary Contact Name
(for existing meet search)
Used for existing search only
  All-Day Meeting/Event As specified by the wholesaler
  Location – Populate as provided by the wholesaler
– A place where they held the meeting
  Meeting Status* Select as provided by the wholesaler
– Open (for future-dated activities)
– Closed
– Pending
– Cancel
  Notes* New
– As dictated by the wholesaler
– Clean verbatim

Existing
– Copy the existing note found in the existing placeholder
– Place the existing note after the new note – used (—————————— as separator)

Example:
[New Note]

—————————–

[Copy the existing note here found in the existing placeholder]

  Discussion Topics Pick as provided by the wholesaler
  Portfolio(s)* – Pick as provided by the wholesaler or pick if the portfolios or products that were specified or mentioned in the note
– If wholesaler only mentioned the affiliated managers (Zevenbergen, KAR, Newfleet, et cetera), verify the specific product to tag

– Do not tag funds that is just an additional information to the main topic or for future discussions. *We’re trying to get together to talk about NFLT and PFFA, but their schedules are so tight, so we’re going to move the call to the fall.

  Guest Speakers – Pick as provided by the wholesaler or pick if there were portfolio managers present in the meeting
  Event Expense – As provided by the wholesaler
– The total cost of the bill.
  Sales Details Populate as provided by the wholesaler
  VoiceToCRM Status* – Select New for new meeting
– Select Existing for existing activity

 

 

 

Types  
• Call Log Used for logging a call
• Follow-up Used for logging a follow-up

 

Call Log

VIRTUS TRANSCRIPTION GUIDELINES

  Task Description If recording has note with one (1) attendee:
FA – Firm (John Smith – Wells Fargo)

If recording has one/two note/s with two (2) attendees with the same firm:
FA1 & FA2 – Firm (John Smith & Jane Smith – Wells Fargo)

If recording has one/two note/s with two (2) attendees with diff. Firms:
FA1 & FA2 (John Smith & Jane Smith)

If recording has one or more notes with three (3) or more attendees:
1st FA and Others (John Smith and Others)

  Task Comments Utilize for any clarification with wholesaler
Example: Missing required information – Profile not found in Salesfore, Time and Date were not Provided, et cetera
  Special Instructions Instructions or any information provided by the wholesaler
Example: WS: “Please add John Smith and Chris Smith to this meeting.”
  Internal Comments – Any information provided by DANA specialist
– Populate reason for clarification: (example)
*Profile Not Found – John Smith
*Date and Time Not Provided
*Two Profile Results – John Smith
– Suggested Salesforce/website link for contact profile/s
  Contact / Advisor*
First Name, Last Name, Firm, City, State
With Access to CRM Integration Tool:
– Populate the CRM Search tool with the following fields: First Name, Last Name, Firm, City, State
– Contact field should automatically be populated after selecting the correct profile from the list of results
-No need to edit the automated field

Without Access to CRM Integration Tool:
– Click the + sign to add new contact field
– Populate the field with the complete name of the FA (Joe Smith VS Joseph Smith)

  Assigned To Populate the field with wholesaler’s name
  Related To Account* Follow the steps under Meeting tab
  Subject* – Populate as provided by the wholesaler
– If not provided, used this format: FA Name, Firm, Complete Location found in FINRA below the firm’s CRD#
  Task Type* Select as provided by the wholesaler
– Notes
– Analysis Tools
– Phone Out
– Phone In
– Phone Call
– Email Exchange

REMINDER:
National Account Wholesaler
ONLY USE this Call Log Type:
• Phone Call

Other Wholesalers (Retail, DCIO, Offshore)
ONLY USE the following Call Log Types:
• Phone Out
• Phone In
• Notes
• Analysis Tools
• Email Exchange

  Due Date* – Populate as provided by the wholesaler
– If Time was provided, type in the time inside the note field on top of the meeting note
Ex. Format → Time: 12:00 PM
  Status* – Open
– Closed

* Status for Call Logs should always be ‘Closed’ unless the wholesaler instructed us to tag the note as Open

  Priority* Select as instructed but Priority should always be ‘Normal’

– Low
– Normal
– High

  Notes* – As dictated by the wholesaler
– Clean verbatim
  Portfolio(s)* – Pick as provided by the wholesaler or pick if the portfolios or products were specified or mentioned in the note
– If wholesaler only mentioned the affiliated managers (Zevenbergen, KAR, Newfleet, et cetera), verify the specific product
  Discussion Topics Pick as provided by the wholesaler
  Guest Speakers – Pick as provided by the wholesaler or pick if there were portfolio managers present in the activity

 

Follow-up

VIRTUS TRANSCRIPTION GUIDELINES

  Task Description If recording has note with one (1) attendee:
FA – Firm (John Smith – Wells Fargo)

If recording has one/two note/s with two (2) attendees with the same firm:
FA1 & FA2 – Firm (John Smith & Jane Smith – Wells Fargo)

If recording has one/two note/s with two (2) attendees with diff. Firms:
FA1 & FA2 (John Smith & Jane Smith)

If recording has one or more notes with three (3) or more attendees:
1st FA and Others (John Smith and Others)

  Task Comments Utilize for any clarification with wholesaler
Example: Missing required information – Profile not found in Salesfore, Time and Date were not Provided, et cetera
  Special Instructions Instructions or any information provided by the wholesaler
Example: WS: “Please add John Smith and Chris Smith to this meeting.”
  Internal Comments – Any information provided by DANA specialist
– Populate reason for clarification: (example)
*Profile Not Found – John Smith
*Date and Time Not Provided
*Two Profile Results – John Smith
– Suggested Salesforce/website link for contact profile/s
  Contact / Advisor*
First Name, Last Name, Firm, City, State
With Access to CRM Integration Tool:
– Populate the CRM Search tool with the following fields: First Name, Last Name, Firm, City, State
– Contact field should automatically be populated after selecting the correct profile from the list of results
-No need to edit the automated field

Without Access to CRM Integration Tool:
– Click the + sign to add new contact field
– Populate the field with the complete name of the FA (Joe Smith VS Joseph Smith)

  Assigned To* – Default the ‘Assigned To’ to the internal partner unless specified otherwise.
  Subject* – Populate as provided by the wholesaler or copy the subject found in the main note or existing note
– If not provided, used this format: FA Name, Firm, Complete Location found in FINRA below the firm’s CRD#
  Task Type* Always use ‘Notes’ for follow-up task type.
  Due Date* – Populate as provided by the wholesaler
– If Time was provided, type in the time inside the note field on top of the meeting note
Format → Time: 1:00 PM
  Status* – Open
– Closed

* Status for Follow-up should always be ‘Open’

  Priority* Select as instructed but Priority should always be ‘Normal’

– Low
– Normal
– High

  Notes* – As dictated by the wholesaler
– Clean verbatim

Put ‘Follow-up Task for [Internal Partner]:’ before the main note

  Portfolio(s) Can leave it blank. Pick as provided by the wholesaler or pick if the portfolios or products were specified or mentioned in the note
  Discussion Topics Pick as provided by the wholesaler
  Guest Speakers Pick as provided by the wholesaler

 

 

• ANY requests for Thomas O’Donnell, always copy DIHelp@virtus.com
• For profiles not found in Salesforce:
(1) locate the contact using Greg Gaitanos’ profile, it could be under a different territory (educate the wholesaler that the team doesn’t have the capability to add a contact under different territory) and send clarification email to the user to submit territory exception and/or ask the internal to add the contact to the activity in Salesforce instead.
(2) if not under a different territory, ask Thomas O’Donnell to have the profile added in Salesforce and CC the wholesaler and internal partner
• If the product is not going through, ask/clarify directly to Thomas O’Donnell and just CC the wholesaler or pick the closest product name that was provided.
 
 
 
• If There are more than 50 attendees, create new note for the remaining attendees and copy all details.
e.g. There’s a total of 52 attendees, total notes to create should be two: one for the first 50, one for the remaining 2 attendees

 

Existing Notes
• Contacts under different territory but profile Already Tagged in SF > leave contact field in DANA blank > proceed with Auto Entry – no need to send clarif if it proceeded successfully
• Contacts under different territory, no profiles tagged in SF > populate contact field manually > proceed to pending – send clarif

 

 

 

Exercise Files
Virtus Manual ver 2026-08-24.xlsx
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