3. A financial services cooperative may acquire shares in holding companies established under laws other than those of Québec for the purpose of acquiring all or part of:(1) the shares of legal persons or partnerships that carry on activities similar to those of the cooperative, specifically a bank, investment bank, savings company and a legal person or partnership established for the purpose of carrying on activities related to mutual funds;
(2) the shares of other holding companies established for the purpose of acquiring shares in the legal persons or partnerships referred to in section 1 and in paragraph 1 of this section.