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ZURICH (Dow Jones)-- Liechtenstein-based private bank LGT Group said Tuesday ithas been hit by outflows of client money in late February, but said overall ithas booked inflows so far this year.
Net new money totaled 1.2 billion Swiss francs ( $1.15 billion) to the end ofFebruary, including CHF100 million in outflows in the last two weeks ofFebruary, which prince Max von und zu Liechtenstein, the bank's chief executive,termed "peanuts".
The outflows are expected to be in reaction to a German tax probe sparked byclient data from a LGT employee.
LGT said its security standards are above-average for the banking industry,despite the data misappropriation.
Earlier Tuesday, LGT said net profit in the period ending Dec. 31 rose to CHF254.9 million ( $244.74 million) from CHF180.8 million a year earlier, whilerevenue rose 21% to CHF878.8 million.
-By Katharina Bart, Dow Jones Newswires, +41 43 443 8040; katharina.bart@dowjones.com
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