The company's purpose is to manage assets of any kind and to participate in other companies for its own account, for the account of third parties and in a fiduciary capacity, but without accepting public funds. The company may establish branches, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, develop, encumber, manage and sell real estate directly or indirectly, and enter into any business and conclude any contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it.