The company's purpose is to design and oversee investment strategies and models, as well as to conduct research in the financial field. It also aims to provide consulting in the aforementioned areas. The company may additionally engage in any other activity directly or indirectly related to these purposes; it may, in particular, create branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with identical or similar purposes, or merge with such companies, carry out all operations and conclude all contracts aimed at developing and extending its purpose or directly or indirectly related thereto.