The only formally announced change to displayed items IIRC was recast timers on the upcoming additional macro panel. I think everyone jumped to conclusions about other possibilities like party TP based on this:

"User Customization Features
The window scheme and GUI scripts for FFXI will be released so users can design their own interface features."

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/th...User-Interface

I thought there may have been some mention of party TP/ally MP etc in one of the letter style posts but I'm not totally sure.