VP Bank and the Liechtensteinische Landesbank have decided to switch to the Eikon financial information system from Thomson Reuters. This was the result of an evaluation which was accomplished by Information Performance AG.

The innovative wealth management solution Eikon is implemented in Private Banking and with Intermediaries as per January 1, 2018.

Two of the leading Liechtenstein institutions, VP Bank and Liechtensteinische Landesbank, or LLB, will use the Eikon Wealth Management information system from Thomson Reuters on a global basis.

The relationship managers in private banking at the two banks will gain access to the most up-to-date information from the relevant financial markets including various asset classes. Thomson Reuters Eikon provides direct access to hundreds of global exchanges, issuers, third party data providers and analyst firms.

Also integrated are the news from the most renowned news agency Reuters and the leading Swiss financial news agency AWP. «The customer advisors of LLB and VP Bank are now always fully informed about the events in all markets and do not miss any relevant news,» says Christoph Gaberthueel, Managing Director of AWP.

VP Bank and LLB rely on a state-of-the-art solution which enables the two banks to focus on valuable advice for different customer segments. The two banks herewith are best positioned to meet the current and future requirements of sophisticated investment advice.

VP Bank and LLB are choosing Thomson Reuters as a reliable and global partner that supports the growth objectives of the two private banks in Wealth Management. The decisive factors for the banks were in particular the diverse innovations in the area of data coverage and functionality combined with an attractive pricing and a professional local customer service.

Thilo Schreyer, Thomson Reuters business manager for Switzerland and Liechtenstein, emphasizes the importance of this decision: «We are delighted that two leading Liechtenstein banks have opted for our innovative and forward-looking Wealth Management solution. With Thomson Reuters Eikon, the two banks meet the high quality standards of their customers as well as their own. We thank VP Bank and LLB for the trust they have placed in us and look forward to working with the new users».

Thomson Reuters Eikon is a powerful and intuitive next-generation open platform solution for consuming real-time and historical data, enabling financial markets transactions and connecting with the financial markets community.

Its award-winning news, analytics and data visualization tools help its users make more efficient trading and investment decisions across asset classes and instruments including commodities, derivatives, equities, fixed income and foreign exchange. Thomson Reuters Eikon is a leading desktop and mobile solution that is open, connected, informed and intelligent.

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