Pensions

Persimmon plc Period End 31 December 2010

Submitted by Company Reporting on Wed, 2012-01-25 11:26
Persimmon plc Annual Report 2010
CR Monitor Issue: 
2012/0110
Company covered: 
Persimmon plc
Period End: 
31 December 2010
Report issued on 25 January 2011 did not identify any changes with significant impacts on the financial statements but covered the following practice issues:
Change
Effect of change in pensions inflation measure disclosed but not recognised, in contrast to two other companies.
Change
Refinancing of debt leads to classification of some finance income and charges as exceptional.
Change
Increase in non-current loans granted as part of sales transactions presented separately from working capital in statement of cash flows.
Change
Nominal value of consideration no longer presented in revenue note.

Diploma plc 31 September 2011

Submitted by YWang on Mon, 2012-01-16 14:12
Diploma plc Annual Report 2011
CR Monitor Issue: 
2012/0105
Company covered: 
Diploma plc
Period End: 
30 September 2011
Report issued on 16 January 2012 did not identify any changes with significant impacts on the financial statements but covered the following practice issues:
Change
Reduction in pension liabilities as a result of changing inflation assumption from RPI to CPI recognised as an actuarial gain.
Change
Changes made to KPIs including introduction of underlying organic revenue growth.
Change
Cash flows relating to acquisition of minority interests classified as financing activities.
Change
Risk disclosures expanded and now include capital management risk.

Rentokil Initial plc Period End 31 December 2010

Submitted by Company Reporting on Wed, 2011-12-21 13:46
Rentokil Initial plc Annual Report 2010
CR Monitor Issue: 
2011/1215
Company covered: 
Rentokil Initial plc
Period End: 
31 December 2010
Report issued on 21 December 2011 covered the following practice issues:
Change
Significant goodwill impairments on prior year acquisitions attributed to dampened cash flow forecasts.
Change
Change of pension inflation measure leads to income statement gain.
Change
"One-off items" disclosed on line of income statement and excluded from adjusted earnings per share.
Change
Brands disaggregated as separate class of intangible asset in table.

GKN plc Period End 31 December 2010

Submitted by Company Reporting on Tue, 2011-12-20 16:24
GKN plc Annual Report 2010
CR Monitor Issue: 
2011/1214
Company covered: 
GKN plc
Period End: 
31 December 2010
Report issued on 23 December 2011 covered the following practice issues:
Change
Pension partnership arrangement boosts total equity as arrangement with pension scheme recognised as non-controlling interest.
Change
Tax relief on special pension contribution explained.
Change
No contingent asset recognised on dispute with UK tax authorities over foreign dividend income.
Change
Control obtained over US business following change in contractual agreement.

Crédit Agricole SA Period End 31 December 2010

Submitted by Company Reporting on Mon, 2011-12-19 16:23
Crédit Agricole SA Annual Report 2010
CR Monitor Issue: 
2011/1212
Company covered: 
Crédit Agricole SA
Period End: 
31 December 2010
Report issued on 19 December 2011 did not identify any changes with significant impacts on the financial statements but covered the following practice issues:
Change
Actuarial gains and losses on defined benefit pension schemes recognised in other comprehensive income rather than income statement.
Change
Banking income presented net of intra-group transactions in geographical disclosures, as geographical location of goodwill disclosed.

Marks and Spencer Group plc Period End 2 April 2011

Submitted by Company Reporting on Thu, 2011-12-01 10:01
Marks and Spencer Group plc Annual Report 2011
CR Monitor Issue: 
2011/1201
Company covered: 
Marks and Spencer Group plc
Period End: 
02 April 2011
Report issued on 01 December 2011 covered the following practice issues:
Inconsistent
Pension partnership liability added to exclusions from maturity table of financial liabilities.
Change
New disclosure that pension partnership payments will be adjusted against retained earnings when equity instrument exhausted.
Change
Additional disclosure on non-cancellable operating lease payments due after five years.
Change
Provisions table streamlined.

Finmeccanica SpA Period End 31 December 2010

Submitted by YWang on Wed, 2011-11-30 14:26
Finmeccanica SpA Annual Report 2010
CR Monitor Issue: 
2011/1114
Company covered: 
Finmeccanica SpA
Period End: 
31 December 2010
Report issued on 30 November 2011 did not identify any changes with significant impacts on the financial statements but covered the following practice issues:
Change
Separate disclosures made for each current year acquisition.
Change
Disclosures of the allocation of goodwill to cash-generating units within one segment and the discount rate used by segment.
Change
Pension deficits and surpluses shown in the five-year history but still no disclosure of experience adjustments.

Cable & Wireless Worldwide plc Period End 31 March 2011

Submitted by YWang on Fri, 2011-11-18 14:04
Cable & Wireless Worldwide plc Annual Report 2011
CR Monitor Issue: 
2011/1108
Company covered: 
Cable & Wireless Worldwide plc
Period End: 
31 March 2011
Report issued on 18 November 2011 did not identify any changes with significant impacts on the financial statements but covered the following practice issues:
Divergence
Main pension scheme continues to use RPI but potential impact of switching to CPI not disclosed.
Change
Policy for attributing total comprehensive income to owners of the parent and non-controlling interests changed.
Change
Pre-tax eps together with adjusted measures provided.
Change
Current and potential impacts of changes in tax rate disclosed.

Atlas Copco AB Period End 31 December 2010

Submitted by YWang on Wed, 2011-11-16 16:30
Atlas Copco AB Annual Report 2010
CR Monitor Issue: 
2011/1107
Company covered: 
Atlas Copco AB
Period End: 
31 December 2010
Report issued on 16 November 2011 did not identify any changes with significant impacts on the financial statements but covered the following practice issues:
Change
Impairment disclosed separately in segmental information.
Change
Cash flows from purchase and sale of rental equipment reclassified from investing to operating, with the description of revenue recognition policy changed to include sale of rental equipment.
Change
Financial information about associates changed to show 100% rather than the company's share.
Change
Changes in reconciliation of movements in pension assets result in benefits paid no longer being equivalent to benefit paid in the reconciliation of movements in liabilities.
Change
Service contract no longer shown as a separate class of provisions.
Change
Separate disclosure of auditor's fees relating to tax services.

Assicurazioni Generali SpA Period End 31 December 2010

Submitted by YWang on Thu, 2011-10-27 12:12
Assicurazioni Generali SpA Annual Report 2010
CR Monitor Issue: 
2011/1013
Company covered: 
Assicurazioni Generali SpA
Period End: 
31 December 2010
Report issued on 27 October 2011 did not identify any changes with significant impacts on the financial statements but covered the following practice issues:
Change
Pension assumptions analysed by geographical location but other disclosures still provided only in aggregate.
Inconsistent
Comparatives in tax reconciliation no longer provided.
Change
Application of a "business approach" in segment reporting expanded to balance sheet disclosures but details are unclear.
Change
Provisions for taxation partially reclassified from "other provisions" to "tax payables".