Execution of management mandates, consulting of companies in the field of provident and insurance services, assumption of board of directors mandates and trading with and management of real estate as well as services directly related thereto. The company may, within the framework of asset management, engage in trade with and import and export of goods and conduct business of all kinds, grant interest-free loans and credits for an indefinite period, perform fiduciary activities, carry out repairs and commission them, purchase, sell, rent, lease, operate and transport goods and movements of all kinds, repair and maintain agricultural machinery, vehicles and machines of all kinds. It may acquire, operate, rent, lease, sell and participate in hotels, motels, bars, clubs, restaurants, establish and participate in branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, and engage in all business activities directly and indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, develop, encumber, sell, broker, lease and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad, as well as acquire, manage and sell licenses and patents. It may accept and execute orders and work of all kinds in Switzerland and abroad, and also provide financing for its own account or for third-party account, as well as guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.