If asked to distil Queen Elizabeth II’s archetypal style down to a single outfit, you might select an image of the young monarch in a lavishly embellished Sir Norman Hartnell evening gown and tiara.

“I now take lunch early and at my desk,” says Bérard, who joined ABN last year after holding a senior role at France’s BNP Paribas. “This is a big cultural change because French meals can be long.

As investors seek to retrieve their money, the $22tn industry rejects comparisons with 2008. Regulators aren’t so sure ...

Well we probably don’t need to panic yet, but if this war continues much longer we may have to consider some energy-saving measures. There’s no way the government can afford to bail us out again this ...

The yen strengthened on Monday morning after Japan’s top currency official warned that “decisive action” by the government might soon be necessary. The comments by Atsushi Mimura, vice finance ...