The company's purpose is: investment advice and asset management, financial planning and insurance trusteeship. The company may also establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose, acquire, encumber, sell and manage rights, patents, licenses and real estate in Switzerland and abroad, and arrange financing for its own account or for third-party account, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.