In Switzerland and abroad, trade, brokerage, purchase, import, export, transfer, financing and sale of raw materials, industrial metals, precious metals, precious stones and rare earths; acquisition, sale and management of assets; promotion and enhancement of real estate and works of art; advice and services, direct asset management, creation and restructuring of portfolios, negotiation of financing, transactional services, project development management and risk management, as well as the execution of all related mandates; excluding all operations prohibited by the Federal Act of 16 December 1983 on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners (LFAIE) (for full purpose, see articles of association).