All activities related to investment advice, mergers and acquisitions advice, asset management and financial and commercial operations, in particular in the areas of investments, publication of studies and commercial reports, execution of financial analyses and financial market analyses as well as the establishment, organization and management of companies, excluding all activities subject to the Federal Act on Financial Institutions (LEFin). The Company may carry out all operations that are directly or indirectly related to its purpose and that promote or facilitate its development; it may also establish branches and/or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad.