The purpose of the company is the acquisition, holding, management and disposal of participations in domestic and foreign companies of all kinds, in particular in the financial sector. The company may acquire, hold, manage and dispose of participations in companies of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad. The company may also conclude all transactions and enter into agreements that serve the company's purpose directly or indirectly or are directly related to it. The company may grant loans or other financing to its direct or indirect parent company as well as to their direct or indirect subsidiaries and provide security of all kinds for liabilities of such other companies, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether against payment or not. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and acquire, hold, manage and dispose of real estate and intellectual property rights.