CA daily briefing: Thursday 13 February 2020
Your essential briefing of the morning's top news stories.
Good morning, Hilde Oesterkloeft here with this morning's essential news and updates.
The latest from ICAS
Charlotte Barbour reports on a call to give evidence to the House of Lords Finance Bill Sub Committee (FBSC) inquiry on IR35.
Nominations for candidates for the 2020 elections to ICAS Council are now open.
Today's top stories from around the web
- Barclays: Regulators probe chief executive over Epstein links (BBC News)
- British Gas owner Centrica swings to £849m loss as price cap bites (City AM)
- UK house prices jump by most since 2017 in post-election bounce - RICS (Reuters)
- Retail gangs up on Treasury to demand business rates overhaul (Sky News)
- Cannabis oil products ‘could be off the shelves in a year’ (BBC News)
- European shares falter as coronavirus toll in China jumps (Reuters)
- New BP boss to 'reinvent' oil firm alongside 2050 net zero target (Sky News)
- Influential shareholder adds to pressure on Barclays over fossil fuel loans (The Guardian)
- Google seals takeover of Looker after UK green light (Reuters)
- MPs table Pension Schemes Bill amendments (Pensions Age)
That's all for today, check back tomorrow for your Friday briefing.