The purpose and object of the company is that of a Swiss trust company, which provides trust services and conducts business of all kinds, both domestically and internationally. The company may acquire, hold, broker, manage, sell, grant, rent or lease any type of investment instruments, securities, commodities, means of payment, real estate, both domestically and internationally, as well as companies, participations, patents, licenses, and trademarks, for its own account and on behalf of third parties, with the exception of activities subject to the Financial Services Act (FIG) and Financial Services (FD). The company then exercises an advisory function on the international capital, finance, and investment market, both domestically and internationally, as well as the brokerage of commercial transactions and their fee settlement. The company prepares economic studies and business analyses, primarily in industrialized countries of the European Union and overseas. The company evaluates and assesses investment proposals on behalf of and at the behest of trustees and nominees. Furthermore, the company may conclude all commercial, financial, and other transactions and contracts that are suitable for promoting the purpose of the company or that are directly or indirectly related to it.