The company's purpose is to provide advice on all matters related to assets and to render all services connected therewith, to conduct trust business including all transactions and functions typical of a trust company, as well as to engage in administrative activities of all kinds. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, as well as conduct all business directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as grant guarantees and sureties for its subsidiaries and third parties.