ABSTRACT

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I N RECENT YEARS THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT GROWTH of investment products aimed atattracting investors who are worried about the downside potential of the financial markets for pension investments. The main feature of these products is a minimum

guaranteed return together with exposure to the upside movements of the market.