The purpose of the company includes all activities related to the financing of natural and legal persons and the brokerage of insurance, including the development and operation of software as well as the provision of services and consulting in this area, in particular the granting and brokerage of consumer, business and mortgage loans. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, hold, manage and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, hold, license and sell intellectual property rights in Switzerland and abroad. The company may provide management services to affiliated companies. The company may carry out financings of any kind for its own account or for the account of third parties and/or take them up and in particular enter into credit or security transactions (including the granting of pledges, security assignments and transfers, guarantees, sureties, patronage declarations, indemnification obligations and economic benefits related to these transactions), against payment or free of charge, with, in favor of and/or in relation to liabilities of direct or indirect shareholders, subsidiaries and other affiliated companies, even if such financings, credit or security transactions are in the exclusive interest of direct or indirect shareholders and/or affiliated companies. The company may conduct all business and take all measures that appear suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related to it.