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18 June 2010

The Agenda updated to 18 June 2010

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Recent changes:

18 June:  A Day: old IR limits, powers of amendment and refunds of surplus (F&C) - Lawyers' warning added about the power to refund surplus

18 June:  Corporate Governance (F&C) - Moved from On The Horizon and new Code issued

18 June:  Covenant assessment (F&C) - New

18 June:  Internal controls (F&C) - New guidance issued by tPR

18 June:  Record-keeping (F&C) - Guidance issued by tPR

18 June:  Transfer incentive exercises (F&C) - Statement issued by tPR; revised guidance to follow

18 June:  Winding up (F&C) - New

18 June:  Age discrimination (HR&C) - Abolition of DRA announced in Queen's Speech

18 June:  Personal Accounts and automatic enrolment (OTH) - Review announced by new Government

24 May:  Tax relief for high earners (F&C) - Draft guidance issued by HMRC

24 May:  Statutory money purchase illustrations (HR&C) - TM1 being reviewed

24 May:  Accounting standards (OTH) - Exposure draft issued by IASB

23 April:  A-Day and old IR limits (F&C) - Notional earnings cap announced

23 April:  Accounting for pensions in the credit crunch (F&C) - Figures updated

23 April:  Commutation of trivial pensions (F&C) - Amending regulations now in force

23 April:  Data protection (F&C) - ICO's new powers now in force

23 April:  Employer debt regulations (F&C) - Amending regulations now in force

23 April:  PPF levies (F&C) - Policy Statement issued regarding insolvency risk

23 April:  Record-keeping (F&C) - New

23 April:  Tax releif for high earners (F&C) - Intentions confirmed in Budget statement

23 April:  Age discrimination (HR&C) - Review of default retirement age confirmed

23 April:  Employer consultation (HR&C) - New listed change added

23 April:  Personal Accounts and automatic enrolment (OTH) - Automatic Enrolment regulations laid before Parliament

23 April:  Risk sharing (OTH) - Information note issued by DWP

See previous version for earlier changes

(F&C = Financial and compliance issues: HR&C = HR and communication issues; OTH = On the horizon)

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