The company's purpose is to provide corporate consulting services in the area of strategic planning as well as financial services in the area of asset management and investment advice for natural and legal persons, as well as for collective investment schemes abroad, and all activities directly or indirectly related to this purpose. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may, subject to compliance with the statutory provisions, 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 subsidiaries and third parties.