The company's purpose is to buy and sell bond portfolios, engage in financing activities and all activities related thereto. The company may establish branches, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire or merge with similar or related companies, acquire and sell real estate, and enter into any business and conclude any contracts that are suitable to promote the purpose of the company or are directly or indirectly related thereto. Furthermore, the company may provide security of any kind for the liabilities of its direct and indirect parent companies as well as their direct and indirect subsidiaries, including the granting of pledges on or fiduciary transfer of the company's assets or the provision of guarantees of any kind, also gratuitously.