VP Bank is launching a new sustainable financial product. Sustainable Plus will allow investors to make targeted investments in companies that protect the environment and contribute to a fairer society.

A total of 148 graduates from the University of Liechtenstein have now been presented with their diplomas. At the same time, several graduates were also awarded for their exceptional achievements. In addition, the university awarded two doctorates.

The VP Bank Group annual report has claimed six international awards this year. In the Swiss Annual Report Rating 2021, the report again achieved a third-place finish. In so doing, VP Bank repeated its placement from the previous year.

Over the first eight months of 2021, the Hilti Group has managed to significantly improve sales, operating result and net income on a year-on-year basis. The Group has therefore now overcome the pandemic-related slump. Sales in local currencies are also actually up on the 2019 results.

The food companies Hilcona and Alpenhain are pleased with the start of their collaboration, which offers products from both companies together. Both companies hope to continue to strengthen their position with the collaboration.

LGT Private Banking is the 23rd best employer among multinational corporations in Europe. It is the only international bank to be included in these rankings. Most employees are proud to work at LGT.

Thomas Gitzel has been voted in seventh place for the media evaluation of the economist rankings produced by the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) newspaper. The Chief Economist of VP Bank has therefore been included among Germany’s most influential economists. At the same time, VP Bank was the best-placed financial institution.

Schaan – The food supplier Hilcona has received the ARA climate certificate, which recognizes Hilcona’s climate-friendly handling of packaging.

The 16th Entrepreneur Day in Vaduz was all about the leadership of tomorrow. Among those exploring the matter of leadership quality were Roche’s Chairman of the Board Christoph Franz and Ava COO Naemi Benz. The digital export talk had also taken place beforehand.

The University of Liechtenstein has trained more experts in the fields of blockchain and fintech. A total of 16 students received their certificates at the graduation ceremony. Prime Minister Daniel Risch conveyed his best wishes.

The Philately Liechtenstein has launched a postage stamp that can be stored in a blockchain data room. Its authenticity can be verified via an app, which also offers access to information such as the serial number and history of the postage stamp.

Food company Hilcona has planted vegetation on the flat roof of its first new building in Schaan. The 1,200 sqm meadow offers protection against heavy rain and overheating. The other new buildings will also be planted with living roofs.

Agroecology.science, a recently founded institute for agroecology has presented its first flagship project in Vaduz. It is intended to raise the profile of the people behind Liechtenstein's sustainable food production as well as building a direct bridge to consumers.

The management and control of public enterprises in Liechtenstein is the subject of the second Corporate Governance Conference held by the University of Liechtenstein. The event is due to take place on Wednesday, September 1. Roland Müller from the Financial Market Authority Liechtenstein has been lined up to speak, among other guests.

LGT has increased its operating income in the first half of 2021 by 6 percent year on year to just over 953 million Swiss francs. Assets under management at the banking group owned by the Princely House of Liechtenstein grew to 275 billion Swiss francs versus the end of 2020.

The meeting between finance ministers of the German-speaking countries took place in Liechtenstein for the third time in 2021. The consequences of the pandemic were the main focus of the session between the finance ministers of Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Switzerland.

The business volume of the LLB Group exceeded 100 billion Swiss francs for the first time in the first half of 2021. At just over 71 million Swiss francs, the bank recorded its best half-year result for Group net profit of the past decade. Client assets under management also increased significantly in the half year under review.

Under the aegis of Liechtenstein Marketing, Liechtenstein will be making a guest appearance at the Swiss Green Economic Forum this year. The innovation forum on September 2 at the ZHAW is being held under the motto: “Liechtenstein: How can an entire economic area become sustainable?”.

VP Bank has launched a platform for private market investments. The Vaduz-based banking group will make its own services in addition to those from third parties available via the platform. There is no requirement for users to have a custody account with VP Bank in order to use the ORBIT ecosystem.

Hilti has welcomed a total of 18 new apprentices at the start of the educational year. Two are taking Way-up Apprenticeships as design engineers at the Liechtenstein-based tool manufacturer. Third-year apprentices at Hilti are currently gaining experience at a junior enterprise.