The board of directors of the G Fund SICAV on 2 October, 2018 decided, in accordance with the terms of the current prospectus, to activate restrictions applicable to subscriptions and conversions (hard-close) the G Fund Avenir Europe sub-fund, dedicated to European SMEs. From 3 October, GC, ICHF, ICHFH, IUSD, IUSDH, NCHF, NCHFH, NUSD, NUSDH, P, OD, R and VC share classes in the G Fund – Avenir Europe sub-fund will beclosed to all new subscriptions, according to a statement released on Wednesday. G Fund – Avenir Europe was created on 12 December 2014 as an addition to the range of Avenir funds from Groupama Asset Management, founded on equity small and midcap expertise. Since then, assets under management have reached EUR778m as of 28 September 2018. In one year, the fund has seen over EUR500m in net subscriptions (as of 30 September). In this environment, “the board of directors of the Sicav fund, in agreement with Groupama Asset Management, has decided to limit subscriptions to these sub-funds to protect the interests of shareholders and maintain the integrity of the investment strategy. “The objective for the hard close is to ensure appropriate management of the capacities of the sub-fund and the regularity of performance levels. This will allow the managers to continue to apply their strategy with coherence and conviction,” a statement explains. p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 115%; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; }