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SICAV [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Financial Institutions
- Investment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- open-end investment company
1, record 1, English, open%2Dend%20investment%20company
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- open-end mutual fund 2, record 1, English, open%2Dend%20mutual%20fund
correct
- open-ended investment company 3, record 1, English, open%2Dended%20investment%20company
correct, Great Britain
- OEIC 3, record 1, English, OEIC
correct, Great Britain
- OEIC 3, record 1, English, OEIC
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A company that invests its capital in the shares and other securities of other companies .... and has unlimited capitalization, with shares being issued as they are sold and shares redeemed when shareholders wish to liquidate their holdings. 4, record 1, English, - open%2Dend%20investment%20company
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Institutions financières
- Investissements et placements
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- société d'investissement à capital variable
1, record 1, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20d%27investissement%20%C3%A0%20capital%20variable
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- SICAV 2, record 1, French, SICAV
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- société d'investissement ouverte 3, record 1, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20d%27investissement%20ouverte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Société dont l'objet est de recueillir les sommes investies et mises en commun par des épargnants en vue d'effectuer des placements collectifs de valeurs mobilières, où chaque souscripteur devient actionnaire et détient, sur les actifs, des droits proportionnels à ses apports, reconnus sous forme d'actions nominatives, et dont le capital social varie en fonction des entrées et sorties des souscripteurs d'actions. 3, record 1, French, - soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20d%27investissement%20%C3%A0%20capital%20variable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les actions de société d'investissement à capital variable sont émises et rachetées à leur valeur liquidative sur simple demande des actionnaires. Il existe différents types de sociétés d'investissement à capital variable en fonction de la composition de leur actif et de leurs objectifs d'investissement. La société d'investissement à capital variable se distingue du fonds commun de placement en ce qu'elle est dotée de la personnalité morale. 3, record 1, French, - soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20d%27investissement%20%C3%A0%20capital%20variable
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instituciones financieras
- Inversiones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sociedad de inversión de capital variable
1, record 1, Spanish, sociedad%20de%20inversi%C3%B3n%20de%20capital%20variable
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
- sicav 1, record 1, Spanish, sicav
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- sociedad de inversiones con número variable de acciones 2, record 1, Spanish, sociedad%20de%20inversiones%20con%20n%C3%BAmero%20variable%20de%20acciones
feminine noun
- empresa inversionista de capital variable y fondo mutualista 3, record 1, Spanish, empresa%20inversionista%20de%20capital%20variable%20y%20fondo%20mutualista
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las sicav son un instrumento muy utilizado por los grandes patrimonios, tanto personales como familiares, porque entre otras cosas tienen la ventaja de tributar sólamente por el 1% de los beneficios, mientras que el resto de las sociedades lo hacen al 32, 5%. Para constituir una sicav la ley [española] establece un capital mínimo de 2, 4 millones de euros, un mínimo de cien accionistas y la autorización de la Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores(CNMV) y es este organismo el único que puede revocar dicha autorización. 4, record 1, Spanish, - sociedad%20de%20inversi%C3%B3n%20de%20capital%20variable
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Fundación del Español Urgente(Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, recomienda que "sicav", acrónimo de "sociedad de inversión de capital variable", se escriba con letras minúsculas dado que ha entrado a formar parte de la lengua general y que se emplea como un sustantivo común. Su plural es "sicavs". 5, record 1, Spanish, - sociedad%20de%20inversi%C3%B3n%20de%20capital%20variable
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