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LGT

LGT is the banking group of the princely House of Liechtenstein.

History

* 1920 22 November: constituent general meeting
* 1921 In May, business activities commence with ten employees; rented offices on the ground floor of the government building
* 1930 Liechtenstein Princely Family acquires the majority of shares
* 1970 Establishment of the Prince of Liechtenstein Foundation, which takes over the Bank's share capital
* 1982 Setting up of a Representative Office in London as the first foreign business base
* 1983 Founding of Bilfinanz und Verwaltung AG, Zurich
* 1984 Founding of BIL Treuhand AG, Vaduz
* 1986 Bank in Liechtenstein goes public
* 1989 Takeover of GT Management PLC, London
* 1990 Founding of BIL GT Group AG, Vaduz
* 1996 Change of name: BIL GT Group becomes Liechtenstein Global Trust and BiL becomes LGT Bank in Liechtenstein AG
* 1998 Sale of Asset Management Division, Realignment of the LGT Group, HSH Prince Philipp becomes new Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Going private
* 2003 LGT Group acquires Schweizerische Treuhandgesellschaft STG from Swiss Life
* 2005 STG becomes LGT.

Rating

Rating: Standard & Poor's / Moody's
*AA- / Aa3

Locations

Europe

* Germany: Berlin, Cologne, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Mannheim, Munich, Stuttgart
* Liechtenstein
* Luxemburg
* Austria: Vienna
* Switzerland: Basel, Berne, Zurich, Lausanne, Lugano, Geneva, Pfäffikon

Other Locations

* Bahrain, Cayman Islands, Cayman Islands, Hongkong, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Uruguay, USA

Weblinks

* LGT Bank in Liechtenstein
* LGT Bank (Switzerland) Ltd.
* The Princely House of Liechtenstein



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