The company's purpose is to provide financial services to natural and legal persons as well as to collective investment schemes in Switzerland and abroad. The financial services are provided on behalf of clients and specifically include investment and asset management, risk management, advice on hedging and investment strategies, as well as legal and tax advice. Furthermore, the company acts as an intermediary for financial products (such as derivative products) in traditional and alternative asset classes. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, 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. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties and grant securities for liabilities of affiliated companies.