Bloomberg An end to eight long years of government ownership is finally in sight for Lloyds Banking Group Plc, though it took another 10 million pounds ($12 million) on the way out, according to two people familiar with the matter. Britain’s largest mortgage lender filmed a black horse galloping on a beach, built several websites and prepared space for …

  Bloomberg Union Bancaire Privee, (UBP) the Swiss private bank that increased assets in Asia 10-fold through its purchase of Coutts International, is open to making additional acquisitions as consolidation among regional wealth managers accelerates. The Geneva-based bank is seeking to double assets under management in Asia and increase its number of relationship managers to about 100 from 60 currently, …

  Bloomberg Citigroup Inc. posted third-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates as bond-trading revenue surged 35 percent from a year earlier, helped by interest-rate and currencies trading. The lender helped lead bank shares higher after reporting net income of $3.84 billion, or $1.24 a share, down 11 percent from a year earlier. That still beat the $1.15 average estimate for …