People and Business: Last dance for Bronwyn

ONE OF the most admired chief economists in the City, Bronwyn Curtis of Nomura International, has inexplicably left the firm.

The Japanese-owned bank announced yesterday that the Australian former ballerina "has decided that she does not want to undertake the additional travelling in Asia which will be necessary to implement effectively the shift in emphasis in the euro research work".

We all wish Bronwyn well - she has been a leading light in the Square Mile in the past few years.