This report presents the Pension Fund Annual Report and audited Accounts for 2018/19 for the Committee and Board’s approval. The annual audit report from the Fund’s external auditor BDO is also presented.
Minutes:
The Head of Pensions introduced this report which presented the Pension Fund Annual Report and audited Accounts for 2018/19 for the PCB’s approval. The annual audit report from the Fund’s external auditor BDO was also presented.
The PCB was informed Appendix 1 - Haringey Pension Fund Draft Audit Completion Report, had been sent as a late item due to not being ready for circulation at the publication stage.
The Head of Pensions took the PCB through the Annual Pension Fund Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2019 (at pages 19 – 62). It was highlighted to the PCB that investments had performed better than at the previous evaluation.
Following discussion, it was noted:
The PCB were next taken through the Audit report by BDO (represented by Leigh Lloyd-Thomas). It was highlighted that:
RESOLVED
1. That the Committee and Board notes the findings of the external auditor in their report attached in Annex 1.
2. That the Committee and Board note and approve the Pension Fund Annual Report and Fund Accounts for 2018/19.
3. That the Committee and Board delegate authority to the Director of Finance, in consultation with Chair of the Pensions Committee, to make any necessary final changes to the published accounts and approve the Audited Statement of Accounts for 2018/19, subject to reporting back any significant changes made, to ensure the accounts are signed off by the 31 July deadline.
4. That the Committee and Board gives the Chair of the Committee and Board and Director of Finance (S151 Officer) authority to sign the letter of representation to the Auditor as set out in paragraph 6.4 of this report.
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