CA daily briefing: Thursday 4 June

Your essential briefing of the morning's top news stories.
Good morning, Hilde Oesterkloeft here to give you today's latest news and updates.
The latest from ICAS
ICAS Vice President Indy Hothi CA discusses the ways in which volunteering can positively affect business and individuals.
As businesses start to think about a return to office working over the coming weeks and months, consideration should be given to existing insurance policies and how they might be affected by changes implemented as a result of the current pandemic.
June's CA magazine is out today - read it here.
Today's top stories from around the web
- Coronavirus: Lookers to cut 1,500 jobs and close car dealerships (BBC News)
- Boris Johnson tells UK to brace for mass unemployment (City AM)
- Bank of England asks banks to estimate pandemic loan losses (Reuters)
- Terry Smith: Companies trampling on the rights of shareholders during virus pandemic (Sky News)
- Coronavirus crisis could cause $25tn fossil fuel industry collapse (The Guardian)
- Spirit of London: Kickstart fund offers £150,000 to tech start-ups in boost for economic recovery (The Independent)
- HSBC and StanChart back China security laws for HK (BBC News)
- UK offers 10 billion pounds in guarantees for trade credit insurance (Reuters)
- US to probe UK’s digital services tax (Accountancy Daily)
- Coronanvirus: Aston Martin plans to cut 500 jobs under turnaround plan (Accountancy Daily)
That's all for now. Check back tomorrow for your Friday briefing.