The range of average increase of the current assumed investment return under the optimistic scenario and the average decrease of the current assumed investment return under the pessimistic scenario shall be read together with the target investment mix of the insurance plan. A wider range of scenarios is expected for investment strategies with higher volatility.
For an insurance plan with a higher portion invested in equity-type assets, this generally results in a wider range of average increase or average decrease in the current assumed investment return under the optimistic or pessimistic scenario. For an insurance plan with a higher portion invested in fixed-income assets, this generally results in a narrower range.
