The company's purpose is to engage in all activities related to the operation of a trust company, in particular bookkeeping, account preparation, and the provision of economic, financial, tax, and organizational advice. The company may also engage in any other activity that has a direct or indirect connection with these purposes; it may, in particular, establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with an identical or similar purpose, or merge with such companies, carry out all operations and conclude all contracts that are suitable for developing and expanding its purpose or are directly or indirectly related to it.