News
15 Oct 2021
A total of seven start-ups and growth firms will have the opportunity to present their business models to a top-level audience at the Investor Summit Liechtenstein. Prince Max von und zu Liechtenstein and the investor Carsten Maschmeyer have been announced as speakers at the event, which will take place on November 30.
14 Oct 2021
The Green Mountain is expanding its range of vegan meat substitutes. The Graubünden startup, which is part of Hilcona AG in Liechtenstein, is launching a plant-based schnitzel on the market.
8 Oct 2021
VP Bank has joined the Net-Zero Banking Alliance founded by the United Nations. In so doing, the Liechtenstein-based private and intermediary bank has committed to aligning its lending and investment portfolios with net-zero emissions. The aim is to achieve this by 2050 at the latest.
8 Oct 2021
In terms of the attention garnered by its publications, the University of Liechtenstein ranks among the elite. In the 2021 rankings from U-Multirank, it placed in the top 25 for the category “top cited publications”.
6 Oct 2021
LGT Private Debt has worked together with the Parisian private investment platform Capza on a unitranche facility for the acquisition of Groupe Blanchon. IK Investment Partners will be the majority shareholder.
5 Oct 2021
The Liechtenstein Bankers Association will in future be cooperating with the Blockchain Research Institute. The think-tank, which is based in the Canadian city of Toronto, aims to empower business leaders to become catalysts of the blockchain transformation.
4 Oct 2021
The cover ratio for Liechtenstein pension funds developed positively over the course of the pandemic year of 2020. All 17 pension funds registered a cover ratio of more than 100 percent. On average, this value rose from 113.5 percent to 114.0 percent in comparison with the prior year.
1 Oct 2021
LGT Private Debt hat provided unitranche financing for the takeover of the Paris-based building renovation specialist Résilians by Motion Equity Partners. Résilians offers renovation services after a building has suffered fire or water damage.
27 Sept 2021
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.
27 Sept 2021
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.
24 Sept 2021
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.
24 Sept 2021
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.
23 Sept 2021
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.
22 Sept 2021
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.
22 Sept 2021
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.
16 Sept 2021
Schaan – The food supplier Hilcona has received the ARA climate certificate, which recognizes Hilcona’s climate-friendly handling of packaging.
15 Sept 2021
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.
9 Sept 2021
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.
6 Sept 2021
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.
1 Sept 2021
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.