Western Europe’s best for alternative investments, LGT Private Banking, has seen clients vote with their feet over the past year. It attracted over $2 billion in client subscriptions for alternative investment solutions from October 2023 to September 2024, strong evidence of its success and growth in this area.

UBS delivered outstanding financial performance and client satisfaction over the review period, driven by successful integration efforts, distinctive ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) offerings, and an ability to engage next-generation clients.

LGT Private Banking is a worthy choice for Western Europe’s best pure-play/boutique private bank for numerous reasons. Since 2011, LGT has quadrupled its assets under management, reaching SFr356 billion ($405 billion) by mid-2024. This growth was driven by strong organic net asset inflows and strategic acquisitions.

Erste Private Banking offers innovative digital tools and unique investment opportunities to its clients in Austria.

LGT Private Banking’s flagship offering is the Princely Strategy, which allocates 56% of its investments strategically into alternatives, reflecting a robust commitment to this asset class.

Western Europe is home to so many of the greatest and the oldest wealth management houses – firms who are also pioneers in financial sustainability. And no private bank is better at marrying wealth management with the best in modern sustainability than LGT Private Banking.

ICICI Bank has cemented its position as a leader in Indian wealth management, driven by robust asset growth, a thriving family office business and cutting-edge digital innovation.

In an era where many financial institutions are adding sustainability offerings to portfolios, LGT Private Banking stands apart by making sustainability a must-have rather than a marginal service offering. This commitment, with innovative products and ambitious climate goals, makes LGT Private Banking the clear winner of the award for the world’s best for sustainability.

Pure-play private banks do not try to be everything to everyone. They aren’t retail banks and they don’t underwrite stocks and bonds. They’re wealth managers in the traditional sense, helping clients invest with longevity and legacy in mind, creating tailor-made investment strategies that align with the individual’s ambitions. 

LGT Private Banking is the private bank of the Princely House of Liechtenstein. Founded in 1920, it operates according to the same values and convictions that have guided the building and managing of its owner’s family assets for almost 900 years, across 26 generations: thinking and acting entrepreneurially; a long-term focus; openness to new developments and technologies; and a disciplined approach to risk and resources.

Liechtenstein-based LGT Private Banking is a standout leader in family-office services for good reason. Anyone wealthy enough to have their own family office is looking for a blend of attributes from their main provider: ideas and innovation on the one hand; safety and stability on the other.

Any bank working with ultra-high net-worth clients must understand the needs of that base from generational wealth to philanthropy. LGT Private Banking knows those needs well, owned as it is by the Princely House of Liechtenstein through the Prince of Liechtenstein Foundation.

LGT Private Banking’s strong financial performance and distinctive offering creates a compelling case to make the bank the region’s best for ultra-high net-worth individuals and two others: family office services and environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing.

It takes a family office to know what a family office needs.

Completing its trio of European awards, LGT Private Banking is the judge’s Best private bank in Europe for environmental, social and governance investing.