The company's purpose is to carry out trust mandates, business and tax consulting, as well as accounting work, preparation of annual financial statements, and asset and wealth management; it can acquire, hold, and sell securities, licenses, and intangible assets, engage in trade with goods of all kinds, and acquire, manage, and trade in properties of all kinds; acquisition and management of capital investments of all kinds; conducting financial and credit transactions, including lending and leasing; providing economic and technical consulting services to companies, and all other activities of a trust company; permanent participations in other companies of various industries; it can enter into all transactions and conclude contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company and are directly or indirectly related thereto. The company can establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company can acquire, encumber, sell, and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It can also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as provide securities for liabilities of affiliated companies.