CA daily briefing: Wednesday 14 October

Your essential briefing of the morning's top news stories.
Good morning, Hilde Oesterkloeft here to give you the latest news and updates.
The latest from ICAS
The UK Business Secretary is encouraging businesses to prepare now for Brexit. Find out more in this article from Alice Telfer.
Today's top stories from around the web
- Ikea to buy back used furniture in recycling push (BBC News)
- UK super-prime housing market booms despite lockdown (City AM)
- Britain's biggest fund manager expands engagement on climate (Reuters)
- Coronavirus crisis could tip 90 million into 'extreme deprivation', IMF warns (Sky News)
- UK ‘unique in its light-touch approach’ to gender pay gap (The Guardian)
- Asos adds three million customers as profits soar amid pandemic (BBC News)
- Today: Boris Johnson to meet EU chief in crunch trade deal meeting (City AM)
- Assets under management rise for Ashmore in first quarter as market recovers (Reuters)
- WTO rules EU can apply tariffs on US goods as trade war deepens (The Guardian)
- Audit firms ‘overlooked’ in Brexit trade negotiations (Accountancy Daily)
That's all for today. Check back tomorrow for your Thursday briefing.