Reforms to the off-payroll working rules, which will see them extended to the private sector next year, are to go ahead as planned after an amendment to the Finance Bill proposing a two-year delay was defeated in the House of Commons

The government, the Green Finance Institute, and 12 leading financial professional bodies, have launched the first green finance education charter, designed to embed green finance and sustainability into the core curricula, new qualifications, and the continued professional development of accountants

The 30% Club, which has been campaigning for better representation for women on boards for a decade, has announced new diversity targets for UK companies over the next three years, including greater BAME representation at the top level in big companies

PwC is handling the administration of a group of companies which includes the two high street bedroom furniture retailers Harveys and Bensons for Beds, with some operations sold in a pre-pack deal but over 1,300 jobs still at risk