CA daily briefing: Tuesday 10 March 2020

Your essential briefing of the morning's top news stories.
Good morning, Hilde Oesterkloeft here with your morning news.
The latest from ICAS
After a search across the world of finance, business and beyond, and a vigorous judging process, the 2020 class of ICAS Top 100 Young CAs will be revealed in June. As we prepare to celebrate the rising stars of the profession, all 35 and under and excelling in their respective fields, CA magazine visits three of the Top Young CAs of 2019 to learn more about their career paths and to find out where they are now.
Today's top stories from around the web
- Coronavirus: Virgin Atlantic admits flying near-empty planes (BBC News)
- Standard Life Aberdeen profit slips as investors withdraw funds (City AM)
- European banks broaden measures to combat coronavirus spread (Reuters)
- M&G launches redundancy scheme to slash staff costs (City AM)
- Sunak faces pressure to support business over coronavirus crisis (The Guardian)
- Businesses blame coronavirus fears for fall in confidence (Sky News)
- European shares steady after market rout (BBC News)
- Coronavirus: DFS warns of footfall drop as profit slumps (City AM)
- Coronavirus markets 'shock' may cost $1trn and spark global recession, UN economists warn (Sky News)
That's all for today, check back tomorrow for your Wednesday briefing.