Payments into a retirement savings plan that has given rise to the opening of a securities account are allocated to the acquisition of financial securities offering sufficient protection for the savings invested and appearing on a list established by regulation, taking into account the financial management procedures of the plan.
Payments into a retirement savings plan which has given rise to subscription to a group insurance contract, the performance of which is linked to the cessation of professional activity, are allocated to the acquisition of rights expressed in euros, rights expressed in units of the diversification provision, rights expressed in units of annuities or rights expressed in units of account made up of the financial securities mentioned in the first paragraph of this article, subject to article L. 131-1 of the French Insurance Code.
Unless the policyholder expressly decides otherwise, payments are allocated in such a way as to gradually reduce the financial risks for the policyholder, in accordance with the conditions laid down by decree. The policyholder is offered at least one other asset allocation corresponding to a different investment profile, in particular, in the case of company pension savings plans, an allocation allowing the acquisition of units in funds invested, within the limits set out in article L. 214-164 of this code, in socially responsible companies within the meaning of article L. 3332-17-1 of the French Labour Code.
The allocations used to gradually reduce the financial risks correspond to investment profiles suited to a long-term horizon. The qualification of these profiles takes into account the level of exposure to financial risks and the expected return for the holder, under conditions specified by an order of the Minister for the Economy.
The conditions for sharing or allocating to retirement savings plans the commission retrocessions received for their financial management are set by regulation.
The provisions of the third and fourth paragraphs do not apply to retirement savings plans opening a group insurance contract whose guarantees are expressed in units of annuity.