Starting New Game Plus - "Secrets" I discovered

Just started a NG+ play, and there were several surpises about how items and points carry over.
This is single player with Patch 1.08 using the same character, gender, and speciality.

1. All AVP is lost.  I knew this, but I did not connect this to the LOSS of Inventory space, which dropped from 200 back to 100. I could not loot any guns, armor, or mods.  All other items could be looted however.  I did get to keep all the guns, mods, and armor I had accumulated too.
2. Apex squads carry over at their current level and gear. Nice..
3. You start out wearing the same armor you ended the first game wearing. I was afraid I would be forced into the default starting armor. You are forced to start with a L10 M3 Predator during the tutorial level, and I couldn't get my custom weapons until I got the first forward station.
4. Profiles did not work, at least until I got the first forward station - bug? Ryder was in the same state at start as when I ended.  Makes sense I guess.
4. All squadmates LOST their Level 6 powers, they got re-locked.  Makes sense, since I have to re do their loyalty missions. I was hoping that powers would get extended to level 8 to 10, but not so far. What am I going to do with all their excess points?
5. Ryder looses all points in the "mystery" power and they were not available for use, they were just gone.  Not too big a deal, but I earned those and I wanted to keep them.
6. All of Ryder's assigned points remained assigned as I had them at the end of the first game. I respecced a couple times during the first game, but do not know how expensive a re-spec will be now.
This is just for others information.  No rants or complaints, just suprised.  A hardcore level start is just too easy however, so I am going to up it to Insanity for the first time ever in the ME franchise.