News
11 Apr 2024
Schaan - The consultancy agency Great Place To Work has certified Ivoclar Vivadent with the Great Start label for the fourth time in a row. This once again attests to the high level of training at the dental company based in Schaan.
10 Apr 2024
Landquart/Schaan - The Green Mountain’s vegan steak has won a PETA Vegan Food Award 2024. The Grisons-based start-up is part of the Liechtenstein company Hilcona AG. Its pepper medallion and vegan chicken fillet have also been recognized with awards in the past couple of years.
8 Apr 2024
Schaan/Landquart - The food producer Hilcona AG is continuing to intensify its efforts to use water sparingly as a precious resource at its own production locations. In addition to the Hilcona Taste Factory in Landquart, the economical use of water is to be promoted at the company’s other production facilities.
5 Apr 2024
Vaduz - The LLB Group has been named as the Best Overall Manager in the category of Small Asset Managers in Germany at this year’s Refinitv Lipper Fund Awards. The award is recognition of the outstanding range of funds products offered by LLB over the past three years.
5 Apr 2024
Vaduz - The VP Bank Group has been awarded the top rating in the Dun & Bradstreet Worldwide Risk Indicator for the eleventh year in a row. Dun & Bradstreet (Schweiz) AG presented the bank with its Rating Certificate.
3 Apr 2024
Vaduz - The University of Liechtenstein has updated its Master’s course in Finance and is now offering the program under the name Innovative Finance. Two new specialized training branches have been added to the course. The University has adjusted the course content to developments in the financial sector and the needs of the job market.
26 Mar 2024
Uznach - LLB Switzerland is set to open a new branch on Claridenstrasse in Zurich. In addition, another new branch in St.Gallen is expected to be added during the summer. With this, LLB Switzerland is, as previously announced, in the process of expanding its branch network across the country.
25 Mar 2024
Vaduz - The financial sector of the Principality of Liechtenstein remains stable despite the array of risks in evidence at international level. This is the conclusion reached by the Financial Stability Council. The macroprudential supervisory body will continue to keep an eye on the development of profitability in the banking sector and any risks on the commercial real estate market.
22 Mar 2024
Vaduz - LGT has claimed a total of seven prizes at this year’s Euromoney Private Banking Awards. The industry magazine named LGT best private bank globally and in Western Europe. LGT additionally won another five awards in India and its domestic market of Liechtenstein.
15 Mar 2024
Schaan - The Hilti Group increased its operating result in financial year 2023 to 770 million Swiss francs. The completion of the global rollout of the cordless Nuron platform contributed to this result in particular. In addition, the Schaan-based tool manufacturer acquired the 4PS Group during the reporting year.
15 Mar 2024
Schaan - The food producer Hilcona is promoting the cultivation and processing of robust potato variants. These should be more climate-resistant and require the use of fewer plant protection agents. Moreover, there is a focus on avoiding food waste in connection with post-harvest sorting and processing.
13 Mar 2024
Vaduz - Ideenkanal is once again using its “ideas camps” to look for innovative projects and start-up ideas. Five dates are planned for 2024. The next round will be held on April 18 in Vaduz and will be offered in “pocket format” for the first time. In future, the ideas competition will focus on specific topics.
13 Mar 2024
Vaduz - Innosuisse, the Swiss Innovation Agency, is supporting a project of the University of Liechtenstein and St.Gallen-based start-up Helga.works. The aim of the project is to achieve fairer distribution of royalties in the music industry.
12 Mar 2024
Vaduz - LGT recorded total operating income of 2.57 billion Swiss francs in financial year 2023, which corresponds to growth of 11 percent in comparison with the previous year. At 21.9 billion Swiss francs, the Private Banking and Asset Management Group increased net asset inflows by 8 percent in total.
6 Mar 2024
Bad Ragaz/Balzers - INFICON increased its sales by 15.9 per cent in 2023. The company achieved sales of $673.7 million in full-year 2023, and sales in the fourth quarter rose by 9.5 per cent to reach $174.5 million.
5 Mar 2024
Vaduz - Karin Schick has been named as the new director of the Hilti Art Foundation with effect from the start of April. The renowned art historian succeeds Uwe Wieczorek in this role. The long-standing director of the foundation has announced his intention to retire.
1 Mar 2024
Schaan - More than nine in ten passengers using public transport in Liechtenstein are satisfied with the services on offer. Nearly as many also award good marks to the value for money of LIEmobil services. These are findings from a survey carried out by the transport company. However, a need for action has also been identified in terms of missed connections.
28 Feb 2024
Abu Dhabi/Geneva - Ministers and high-ranking representatives of the EFTA states and Chile have acknowledged the conclusion of their modernized free trade agreement. The meeting took place on the fringes of the 13th WTO Ministerial Conference in Abu Dhabi.
28 Feb 2024
Vaduz - The University of Liechtenstein is heading up the Erasmus+ project Pathfinder, in which four European institutions are working to anchor artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education. The planned measures include development of a learning program for students.
27 Feb 2024
Vaduz - The Center for Philanthropy at the University of Liechtenstein has launched an online platform for everybody involved in the charitable sector. This platform is intended to support donors and volunteers.