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Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (PRIIP)

Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (PRIIP)

An investment where, regardless of its legal form, the amount repayable to the retail investor is subject to fluctuations.

An investment where, regardless of its legal form, the amount repayable to the retail investor is subject to fluctuations.

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