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SICAF [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-06-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Financial Institutions
- Investment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- investment company
1, record 1, English, investment%20company
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
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. 2, record 1, English, - investment%20company
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are two types: 1. Closed-end investment companies have fixed capitalization; their shares may be listed on stock exchanges, where they can be bought or sold. 2. Open-end investment companies, or mutual funds, which have unlimited capitalization, with shares being issued as they are sold and shares redeemed when shareholders wish to liquidate their holdings. 2, record 1, English, - investment%20company
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Most mutual funds are open ended. 2, record 1, English, - investment%20company
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Institutions financières
- Investissements et placements
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- organisme de placement collectif
1, record 1, French, organisme%20de%20placement%20collectif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- OPC 1, record 1, French, OPC
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- organisme de placement collectif en valeurs mobilières 1, record 1, French, organisme%20de%20placement%20collectif%20en%20valeurs%20mobili%C3%A8res
correct, masculine noun
- OPCVM 1, record 1, French, OPCVM
correct, masculine noun
- OPCVM 1, record 1, French, OPCVM
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Entité dont l’activité consiste à recueillir les sommes déposées par les épargnants et à mettre en commun ces sommes en vue d’effectuer des placements en valeurs mobilières pour le compte de ces épargnants conformément aux politiques et aux objectifs poursuivis. 1, record 1, French, - organisme%20de%20placement%20collectif
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les organismes de placement collectif comprennent les sociétés d’investissement à capital fixe(SICAF), les sociétés d’investissement à capital variable(SICAV), et les fonds communs de placement(FCP). 1, record 1, French, - organisme%20de%20placement%20collectif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instituciones financieras
- Inversiones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- compañía de inversiones
1, record 1, Spanish, compa%C3%B1%C3%ADa%20de%20inversiones
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- sociedad de inversiones 2, record 1, Spanish, sociedad%20de%20inversiones
feminine noun
- compañía de inversión de valores 1, record 1, Spanish, compa%C3%B1%C3%ADa%20de%20inversi%C3%B3n%20de%20valores
feminine noun
- sociedad de inversión mobiliaria 2, record 1, Spanish, sociedad%20de%20inversi%C3%B3n%20mobiliaria
feminine noun
- fondo de inversión mobiliaria 3, record 1, Spanish, fondo%20de%20inversi%C3%B3n%20mobiliaria
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La ley de Mercado de Valores prohibe el uso del término "sociedad de inversión" en Bolivia debido a las normas de inversión, el tipo de vigilancia pública y el grado de intervención de los accionistas minoritarios. 4, record 1, Spanish, - compa%C3%B1%C3%ADa%20de%20inversiones
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