CA daily briefing: Monday 27 July

Your essential briefing of the morning's top news stories.
Good morning, Andrew Harbison here to give you the latest news and updates from ICAS and around the world.
The latest from ICAS
In her latest article, Justine Riccomini outlines the temporary changes to the Scottish and Welsh taxes on residential property transactions following the Chancellor’s Summer statement announcements on SDLT.
Today's top stories from around the web
- FTSE 100 falls and gold hits record as economic doubts grow (City AM)
- Firms with more female executives 'perform better' (BBC News)
- Britain to consider bolstering consumer protection in retail bankruptcies (Reuters)
- UK electricity grid's carbon emissions could turn negative by 2033 (The Guardian)
- Tata Steel floats plan for government to take £900m Port Talbot stake (Sky News)
- Huawei holds summit as global pressure grows (BBC News)
- Ryanair sinks to £168m loss in coronavirus-hit quarter (City AM)
- As bankers return to the office, industry body warns of new risks of bad conduct (Reuters)
- UK's full economic recovery could take until 2024, says EY report (The Guardian)
That's all for today. Check back tomorrow for your Tuesday briefing.