The company's purpose is to provide consulting services and develop tools for the financial sector. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and/or abroad and acquire interests in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may, where permitted by law and within the strict limits of the LFAIE, acquire, hold, manage, operate, and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad. The company may also carry out all commercial, financial, or other operations directly or indirectly related to its purpose, particularly acquiring, selling, managing, operating any movable property, including patents, trademarks, licenses, permits, and other intellectual property rights, and trading and investing in currencies, securities, derivatives, and any other assets in general. The company may also grant loans or other financing, either for a fee or free of charge, and provide securities of any kind, including guarantees, pledges, and fiduciary transfers of the company's assets to shareholders or third parties. It may also engage in cash pooling, including periodic balance adjustments (balancing), with group companies or participate in such activities, even without consideration, on preferential terms, without interest, excluding the company's profit-making purposes, and taking significant risks.