The company provides research services in the field of financial analysis, investment consulting and asset management. The company can conduct financial and administrative transactions in Switzerland and abroad and provide related services of all kinds. The company can acquire, hold and sell patents and other intellectual property rights. The company can establish, participate in or take over the management of other companies of any kind. Furthermore, the company can conduct all business that is suitable to promote the development of the company and the achievement of its purpose. The company can acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It can also provide financing for its own account or for third-party account, as well as grant guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.