The purpose of the company is to provide advice in the areas of structuring and issuance of asset-backed securities or other securities, to provide management and administrative services directly or indirectly related thereto, and generally to provide services in the trust area, in particular corporate and fiduciary services as well as cash management. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, hold and sell real estate. The company may engage in all commercial, financial and other activities that are related to the purpose of the company, as well as raise and invest funds on the money and capital markets. The company is part of a group of companies and may, in pursuing its corporate purpose, take into account the interests of this group. In particular, the company may grant loans and other direct or indirect financing to its direct and indirect subsidiaries and third parties, including its direct and indirect shareholders and their direct and indirect subsidiaries, including within the framework of cash pooling agreements, and provide security of all kinds for their liabilities, including by way of pledges on or fiduciary transfers of the company's assets or guarantees of any kind, whether remunerated or not.