The company's purpose is to provide the purchase, sale, administration and management of participations in the financial sector. The company may: - carry out any financial, commercial or industrial activity, movable or immovable, directly or indirectly related to its purpose; acquire real estate, excluding operations prohibited by the Federal Act on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Foreigners (LFAIE); - create branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad; - participate in all companies having a direct or indirect relationship with its purpose; - grant loans or guarantees to shareholders or third parties if it serves its interests.