The company's purpose is: "the provision of financial services. The company may, either on its own account or on behalf of third parties, carry out all financial, commercial, industrial, movable or immovable transactions directly or indirectly related to its corporate purpose. It may perform all operations related to this activity as well as all operations likely to promote the purpose and interest of the company. It may create branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with similar purposes, merge with such companies and conclude all contracts suitable for developing or achieving its purpose or related thereto directly or indirectly. It may grant or receive loans from or in favor of its associates, as well as from or to all companies of the same group."