CA daily briefing: Monday 24 February 2020
Your essential briefing of the morning's top news stories.
Good morning, Andrew Harbison here with today's essential news.
The latest from ICAS
Accountants sans frontiers ICAS member Victoria Roos CA has worked in some of the globe’s most troubled regions for international aid agency Mercy Corps. She tells Christian Koch about warzones, using digital currency to help refugees and why the charity sector needs more CAs.
Today's top stories from around the web
- Sun's owner reports £68m loss as paper sales fall (BBC News)
- Investors splash the cash on British fintech startups (City AM)
- Investors run for cover on fears of COVID-19 pandemic (Sky News)
- Small businesses warn of staff shortages in UK immigration overhaul (Bloomberg)
- House of Lords allowances surge in 'rolling expenses scandal' (City AM)
- Coronavirus credit crunch hits millions of Chinese firms (BBC News)
- BoE under pressure over board member's oil links (The Guardian)
- Countrywide in talks with LSL Property for possible all-share merger (Reuters)
That's all for today, check back tomorrow for your Tuesday briefing.