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22 December 2009

The Agenda updated to 22 December 2009

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Recent changes:

22 December:  A-Day and old IR limits (F&C) - Modification Regulations laid

22 December:  Accounting for pensions in the credit crunch (F&C) - Updated

22 December:  Commutation of trivial pensions (F&C) - Regulations found to be defective

22 December:  Data protection (F&C) - New

22 December:  Internal controls (F&C) - New

22 December:  Member-nominated Trustees (F&C) - Removed

22 December:  Notifiable events (F&C) - Removed

22 December:  Pension sharing on divorce (F&C) - Removed

22 December:  PPF levies (F&C) - Decision Document, final determination for 2010/11 and Levy Practice Guide published

22 December:  Revaluation of deferred pensions (F&C) - Removed

22 December:  Risk alert (F&C) - Removed

22 December:  Scheme governance (F&C) - New

22 December:  Tax relief for high earners (F&C) - Pre-Budget Report published

22 December:  Transfer incentive exercises (F&C) - New

22 December:  Trustee knowledge & understanding (F&C) - New Code and scope guidance now in force

22 December:  Flexible retirement (HR&C) - New

22 December:  Corporate governance (OTH) - New

22 December:  Personal Accounts and automatic enrolment (OTH) - Delays rumoured and PADA publishes response to investment consultation

22 December:  Risk sharing (OTH) - DWP decides not to pursue Collective DC concept

17 November:  A-Day and old IR limits (F&C) - Moved from On The Horizon

17 November:  Abandonment, Anti-avoidance and Clearance (F&C) - Regulator's powers to be enhanced

17 November:  Commutation of trivial pensions (F&C) - Regulations laid

17 November:  Deeds of amendment (F&C) - New

17 November:  Equalisation issues (F&C) - PPF's Board approves GMP equalisation proposals

17 November:  Reliance on the PPF (F&C) - New

17 November:  Scheme-specific funding regime (F&C) - Regulator publishes latest analysis of recovery plans

17 November:  Age discrimination (HR&C) - Ministers call for evidence on default retirement age

17 November:  DC communications (HR&C) - Regulator reports on investigation of pre-retirement processes and literature

17 November:  Minimum retirement age of 55 (HR&C) - New

17 November:  Pension Service website (HR&C) - New

17 November:  Accounting standards (OTH) - IASB scraps plans to change guidance on discount rates

17 November:  Personal Accounts and automatic enrolment (OTH) - Summary of responses to Scheme Rules consultation published

17 November:  PPF levies (OTH) - PPF consults on measurement of insolvency risk

14 October:  Accounting for pensions in the credit crunch (F&C) - Updated

14 October:  Employer debt regulations (F&C) - Renamed and draft amending regulations published

14 October:  PPF levies (F&C) - Draft determination for 2010/11 and draft amending regulations published

14 October:  Age discrimination (HR&C) - High Court ruling given in Heyday case

14 October:  Employer consultation (HR&C) - DWP proposes new listed change

14 October:  Accounting standards (OTH) - IASB publishes urgent exposure draft

14 October:  Personal Accounts and automatic enrolment (OTH) - DWP publishes new consultation paper and responds to first consultation

See previous version for earlier changes

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