The SICAV is a public limited company (société anonyme) or a simplified joint stock company (société par actions simplifiée) whose sole purpose is to manage a portfolio of financial instruments and deposits.
The registered office and central administration of the SICAV are located in France.
Subject to the provisions of article L. 214-7-4, the shares of the SICAV are issued and redeemed by the company at the request of subscribers or shareholders, as the case may be, and at net asset value plus or minus fees and commissions, as the case may be.
Where the SICAV is a public limited company, its shares may be admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility under conditions laid down by decree.
The amount of capital is equal at all times to the value of the company’s net assets, less distributable sums as defined in article L. 214-17-2.
The initial capital of a SICAV may not be less than an amount set by decree.
The General Regulations of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers set the conditions for the subscription, sale and redemption of shares issued by the SICAV.