The exercise of banking activities and the trade in securities with a specific focus on private banking. The company particularly takes care of the following banking activities: management and administration of assets on behalf of third parties, including consulting services, in particular financial consulting, to private investors and companies; acceptance of capital from third parties in accordance with banking customs, in particular in the form of current accounts, time deposits, savings books and savings deposits; execution of purchase and sale transactions on its own account and on behalf of third parties with financial instruments as their object; execution of transactions on its own account or on behalf of third parties with foreign currencies, interest rates, stock exchange indices and other financial instruments, either spot, forward or in the form of derivative products; carrying out transactions with national and foreign banknotes; participation in federal, cantonal and communal emissions, as well as private entities in consortium with other banks; custody of securities as well as assets and valuables of all kinds, as well as rental of safe deposit boxes; execution of transactions in precious metals, in particular buying and selling (spot and forward) and custody; execution of fiduciary transactions in Switzerland and abroad and investment of fiduciary deposits with other recognized banking institutions; carrying out collection and payment transactions in their various forms, also by means of checks; granting of secured and unsecured financing in the form of loans and advances, also in current account; issuance of guarantees, sureties, letters of credit and other similar instruments; acquisition and holding of participations in Switzerland or abroad that carry out the same activities as the company or instrumental activities; purchase or sale of real estate for own use. The company may carry out any other operation connected with the achievement of the company's purpose.