CA daily briefing: Monday 19 October

Your essential briefing of the morning's top news stories.
Good morning, Andrew Harbison here to give you the latest news and updates.
The latest from ICAS
As a member of Chartered Accountants Worldwide (CAW), ICAS is soon to be hosting a #FinBiz2030 global event. All CAs are invited to attend this free event which is part of the ‘Building Resilience’ series. Find out more here.
Today's top stories from around the web
- UK facing 'unprecedented economic uncertainty' (BBC News)
- Half of UK financial services staff want shift to flexible working (City AM)
- Japan to join forces with US, Europe in regulating Big Tech firms - antitrust watchdog head (Reuters)
- Ireland readies some of Europe’s toughest virus curbs (Sky News)
- Poorer UK households to get help with higher winter fuel bills (The Guardian)
- UK shop closures reach record high in 2020 amid coronavirus pandemic (The Independent)
- New government publicity campaign says 'time is running out' for firms to prepare for no-deal (Sky News)
- China's economy continues to bounce back from virus slump (BBC News)
- London financial services jobs rise after COVID-19 crash (City AM)
- Make climate risk reports mandatory for 480 FTSE firms, say investors (The Guardian)
That's all for today. Check back tomorrow for your Tuesday briefing.