Agenda and minutes

Pension Fund Committee - Friday, 3rd July, 2009 10.00 am

Venue: Medway Room, Sessions House, County Hall, Maidstone. View directions

Contact: Geoff Rudd  01622 694358

Items
No. Item

12.

Election of Vice Chairman

Minutes:

Mr J E Scholes moved, Mr M V Snelling seconded that Mr D S Daley be appointed Vice-Chairman.

 

13.

Membership

Minutes:

Mr Scholes welcomed Mr Jarvis as a new Member of the Committee.

 

14.

Minutes - 6 March 2009 pdf icon PDF 63 KB

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 6 March 2009 are correctly recorded and that they be signed by the Chairman.

 

15.

Superannuation Fund Reports and Accounts Audit 2008-09 pdf icon PDF 39 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

- Report by the Director of Finance)

(Mr D Wells, Mr G Brown and Mr J Jacobs and of the Audit Commission were in attendance for this item)

 

(1)               In addition to the draft annual report submitted by the Director of Finance Mr D Wells provided the Committee with a report summarising the findings from the 2008/09 Superannuation Fund Audit.

 

(2)               Mr Scholes confirmed that he was comfortable with the report and formally recorded his thanks to the staff responsible for the work involved.

 

(3)               RESOLVED that the reports be noted and agreed.


 

16.

Cash and Treasury management position of the Fund pdf icon PDF 50 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

- Report by the Director of Finance)

 

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

 

17.

Pensions Administration pdf icon PDF 85 KB

Minutes:

- Report by the Director of Finance)

 

RESOLVED unanimously that:-

 

(a)       the contents of the report be noted and that the recommendation regarding the endorsement of the additional internal IS costs in respect of the AXISe Employer development at a maximum of £30k be agreed; and

 

(b)       the recommendation regarding the endorsement of the contract with FTB at an annual cost sof £7,600 be agreed.

 

18.

Fund Position Statement pdf icon PDF 35 KB

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Report by the Director of Finance)

 

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

 

 

19.

Investment Advice pdf icon PDF 49 KB

Minutes:

Report by the Director of Finance)

 

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

 

20.

Application for Admission to the Fund pdf icon PDF 46 KB

Minutes:

- Report by the Director of Finance)

                 

RESOLVED that:-

 

           (a)       admission to the Fund of Kent Community Housing Trust and the Orchard Theatre as HQ Theatres be approved; and

 

           (b)       that the change of agreement on Thanet Community Housing Association/Orbit be noted.

 

21.

Minutes - 6 March 2009

Minutes:

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the meeting held on 6 March 2009 are correctly recorded and that they be signed by the Chairman.

 

22.

Invesco

Minutes:

(Mr W Deer and Mr H Ferrand were in attendance for this item)

 

RESOLVED that the report be noted

 

23.

DTZ

Minutes:

(Mr M Callow, Mr P O’Gorman and Mr C Sim were in attendance for this item)

 

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

 

24.

Actuarial Services Tender

Minutes:

Report by Director of Finance)

 

RESOLVED that the report be noted.

 

25.

Fund Structure

Minutes:

- Report by the Director of Finance)

The Committee agreed a number of issues relating to the structure and management of the Fund.

 

26.

Review of Fixed Income Mandates

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Report by the Director of Finance)

 

The Committee agreed a number of issues relating to the review of the Fund’s existing Fixed Income mandates.