- LGT Bank was ranked summa cum laude in the quality test conducted by the specialist magazine “Elite Reports”. This places the private bank owned by the Princely Family among the top ten wealth managers in the German-speaking world.

Liechtenstein remains one of the most solvent countries in the world. The rating agency S&P Global has confirmed its AAA sovereign rating for Liechtenstein as part of its half-yearly review. The rating outlook has also been kept at stable.

Liechtensteinische Landesbank (LLB) sees climate change as the most pressing challenge for humanity today. The bank offers sustainable products with the aim of achieving full climate neutrality by 2040 as it strives to play its part in the fight against climate change.

The Financial Market Authority Liechtenstein has published its Financial Stability Report 2023. The results show that the country’s financial sector is stable, but there are challenges for the export economy due to the global situation.

- LGT has won four awards at the PWM/The Banker Global Private Banking Awards. The private bank was particularly praised for its achievements in the philanthropy and alternative investment categories. LGT was also named the best private bank in Liechtenstein.

The Liechtenstein Bankers Association (LBA) has appointed Stephanie Wickihalder as Deputy Managing Director. Formerly of Credit Suisse, Wickihalder will be responsible in particular for overseeing topics related to digitalization and increased collaborations with fintechs at the LBA.

The University of Liechtenstein and its project partner, the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, have been trialing a hybrid lecture hall. This improves the feeling of closeness between those physically in attendance and those connected online through state-of-the-art technology.

The Liechtenstein government is supporting the revised OECD standard on the exchange of information in tax matters. This now also includes a framework for the reporting of assets in cryptocurrencies.

The Ideenkanal foundation is inviting those involved in social enterprises to attend an Ideas Camp on November 23, 2023. The industry event will focus on Liechtenstein's first Social Entrepreneurship Monitoring, and will include a brainstorming workshop and cultural supporting program.

The Investor Summit Liechtenstein will put eight selected start-ups in the spotlight on November 21, 2023. The event will bring the start-ups into contact with investors and decision-makers.

Moody's has awarded the Liechtensteinische Landesbank AG (LLB) a deposit rating of Aa2 and an issuer rating of Aa3. It also assesses the outlook for both ratings as stable.

Raffael Loosli and Felix Puchacher have been awarded the LGT University Scholarship for the Master’s in Finance degree program at the University of Liechtenstein. The private bank sponsors two young talents each year by paying for their tuition fees for the current academic year.

INFICON registered sales growth of +18 percent year on year in the third quarter. Operating profit was also above average at +33 percent. The measuring technology firm with a site in Balzers is now targeting annual sales of at least 650 million US dollars.

LGT Bank has received the international Great Place to Work seal of quality. The bank, which is owned by the Princely Family of Liechtenstein, obtained above-average scores for its workplace culture in an international comparison of employers. The majority of employees appreciate the welcoming culture.

Ivoclar Vivadent is launching its Start Now training program. It is aimed at those seeking a career change and newcomers to the job market looking for a fresh opportunity to start their careers. In this context, Ivoclar will pay the typical industry minimum wage or above, depending on the trainees’ life and professional experience.

An IPO for the painting “Three Studies for Portrait of George Dyer” by Francis Bacon is to be carried out before the end of the year. This is first work of art to be traded on the Liechtenstein art exchange ARTEX by way of a specially founded stock corporation. ARTEX intends to offer one IPO of a work of art in each month of 2024.

The Liechtenstein Bankers Association has agreed a partnership with Teal Project, rrreefs and DynamicElement to protect the oceans. The aim is to uphold and protect unique marine ecosystems and habitats for millions of marine animals.

In line with the prevailing trend across Europe, industrial enterprises in Liechtenstein also recorded below-average growth across the first six months of 2023. Conversely, the banking sector was a beneficiary of the turnaround on interest rates. These findings were published in the latest Economic Monitor.

Hilti Group has increased its sales by 11.3 percent in local currencies in the first eight months of 2023 to 4.3 billion Swiss francs. The operating result rose disproportionately by almost 19 percent to 466 million Swiss francs.

The companies within the LLB Group will in future operate under the joint LLB brand. An updated brand appearance with a new logo also serves to bring the various subsidiary banks closer together in visual terms. Bank Linth LLB AG will henceforth be known as LLB (Schweiz) AG.