Roundtable: What are unit-linked guarantees good for?

An effective way to protect savers’ capital, or complicated, expensive and unnecessary products?

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Unit linked guarantees: An effective way to protect savers' capital, or complicated, expensive and unnecessary products?

Unit linked guarantees have divided industry opinion. While supporters say the products give investors the ability to benefit from stock market performance and protect on the downside through the use of guarantees, critics accuse them of being overly complicated and too expensive. Professional Adviser gathered together top commentators to discuss these issues and many more… To view the roundtable online, click here Colin Bell Colin Bell is an actuary with 25 years’ experience in the UK life insurance industry in senior product development and marketing roles. He developed ...

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