From the Chairman

Pensions News shares a variety of articles to keep you informed and help you make pension-related decisions and I hope you enjoy reading the articles in this section of the website.

Compared to recent years, 2019 was a relatively quiet year for the Plan. The new Board members have settled in well and the Plan funding continues to be very healthy. We said goodbye to David Shingler in October 2019 who decided to retire after having served many years as a Trustee of the acquired Valves & Controls (V&C) business pension fund that merged with the Emerson Plan in 2018. On behalf of former V&C and current Emerson members, we would like to thank David for his hard work and valuable counsel before and after the merger.

The Trustee Board remains committed to running the Plan efficiently and in line with its rules and with legislation – whilst looking after its members’ interests. We continually strive to improve the member experience and to that end we trust you will find your new website www.oneemerson.co.uk an interesting and helpful resource, providing relevant and clear information on the often complex pensions landscape.

As usual, you’ll find a summary of the accounts, membership and fund investment performance for the year to 31 March 2019 and an update on the Plan’s financial position within the Summary Funding Statement.

We hope you enjoy reading the news articles online and the other resources on the website and that it helps you stay up to date with your pension and the Plan. If there any items that you would like to see covered in future, please let us know, via the Plan administrators, using the details at www.oneemerson.co.uk/contact-us.