The Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicle (ICAV) is a realtively new corporate structure which was created in order to address the current needs of the investment market. Find here more: https://www.lawyersireland.eu/open-an-irish-icav .
As a general rule, a part of the company’s earnings are kept in the company in form of dividends, which are then distributed, following specific regulations, to the shareholders. Read here more: https://www.lawyersireland.eu/a-guide-on-dividends-in-ireland .
A holding company is a type of legal entity established with the purpose of owning shares in other companies (subsidiaries) this way controlling their actions and obtaining certain advantages. Interested to know more? https://www.lawyersireland.eu/holding-company-ireland