The firm has been through a series of changes, including its acquisition of a discretionary fund management business in the UK and Jersey.

LGT Wealth Management, a UK firm, yesterday announced 11 new partners:

-- Brendan Macken, business development director; 
-- David Sullivan, investment manager (IM); 
-- Anthony Emmings, IM; 
-- Marco Evans, IM; 
-- Craig Joiner, IM; 
-- Kevin Bowhay, IM; 
-- Charlie Thompson, IM; 
-- Richard Harrison, IM; 
-- Lewis Mackinnon, IM; 
-- Toby Willis, IM; and 
-- Gair Brisbane, head of charities – Scotland. 

The headcount at LGT has increased, partly as a result of its acquisition in 2023 of abrdn’s discretionary fund management business in the UK and Jersey, raising the number of people by 134 to 650. The firm’s AuM rose by £6 billion ($7.39 billion) to more than £28 billion. The firm also added new offices in Birmingham and Leeds, to complement planned growth in existing locations in London, Edinburgh, Bristol and Jersey. LGT Wealth Management also opened an office in Manchester in March last year. 

LGT Wealth Management is part of LGT Group, the private banking and asset management group that has been fully controlled by the Liechtenstein Princely Family for over 90 years.