Bloomberg UBS Group AG and Bank of America Merrill Lynch stand atop the private-banking industry, managing more than US$3 trillion for the world’s wealthiest people even as assets slid. The private bank at Zurich-based UBS oversaw US$1.74 trillion at the end of 2015, compared with US$1.75 trillion a year earlier, according to an annual study by London-based consulting firm ...

  Bloomberg Burberry Group Plc, the UK luxury-goods maker that shook up its top management ranks earlier this week, reported revenue that slightly beat analysts’ estimates as shoppers in the UK stepped up purchases of rucksacks and trenchcoats in the final weeks of June. First-quarter retail revenue was little changed at £423 million ($563 million) in the three months through ...

  Bloomberg EgyptAir, seeking to overcome slumping tourist numbers and the impact of a fatal jetliner crash, revealed an order for nine Boeing Co. single-aisle jets and said it plans to buy more planes to aid its recovery. The Mideast carrier, disclosed as the buyer of the 737-800 aircraft valued at $864 million and entered into Boeing’s books some months ...