The company's purpose is to provide financial and related services in Switzerland and abroad, in particular investment advice. The company may enter into all commercial, contractual and financial transactions that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or that are directly or indirectly related to it. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, hold and sell intellectual property rights and licenses of all kinds. Furthermore, the company may grant loans or other financing to its direct or indirect shareholders and their direct or indirect subsidiaries, as well as to third parties, for consideration or free of charge, and provide security for the liabilities of such persons or group companies, including guarantees, pledges and fiduciary transfers of the company's assets. In addition, it may engage in or participate in liquidity balancing/net liquidity centralization (cash pooling) with group companies, including periodic balance adjustments (balancing), without consideration, on preferential terms, interest-free, excluding the company's intention to make a profit, and assuming cluster risks.