The purpose of the company is to provide investment advisory services both domestically and internationally. Activities that require approval from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA are explicitly excluded. The company may establish subsidiaries and branches, as well as invest in other companies. The company may acquire, hold, encumber, and dispose of real estate and intellectual property rights. The company may also engage in all commercial, financial, and other activities that are directly or indirectly related to the company's purpose. The company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financing to affiliated companies and third parties, including their (direct and indirect) shareholders and their affiliated companies, and provide security for their liabilities of all kinds, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether or not for consideration.