The purpose of a SICAV may be to manage a portfolio of financial securities issued by the company or by any company affiliated to it under the conditions set out in articles L. 3344-1 and L. 3344-2 of the Labour Code. The fourth and fifth paragraphs of II of article L. 214-165 of this Code apply to its Board of Directors.
The Articles of Association provide that dividends and coupons attached to securities included in the assets of the company are distributed to shareholders, at their express request, in accordance with the terms and conditions that they determine. Where applicable, they provide for different classes of shares.
The procedures for managing the company’s assets are specified by decree in the Conseil d’Etat.