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Emile Hallez

Emile Hallez is ESG editor at InvestmentNews. Previously he was U.S. news editor for ESG Clarity, covered retirement at InvestmentNews, and worked as a reporter and associate editor at Ignites, a Financial Times publication. Prior to his work in financial journalism, he cut his teeth as a reporter at Evergreen Newspapers, a small chain of community papers in Colorado. Going back even farther in time, he worked as a technician at a tissue bank, making bone, soft tissue and skin grafts. Emile is passionate about cycling, rock climbing, and environmental and animal rights issues. He can often be found exploring the woods of Maine with his wife, Meika, and rescue mutts Piper and Buckey.

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Fidelity’s HSA business grew 50% in a year

The biggest players are getting bigger, with the top four increasing their share of the health savings account market from 56% to 60%, according to a recent report by Morningstar Inc.

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AT&T fends off 401(k) fee suit

The company recently received summary judgment in the case filed against it. Another company, Wesco Distribution, won a motion to dismiss in a separate case, and tech firm PTC appears to have reached a settlement in another.

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BlackRock lands clients for its 401(k) annuity product

The retirement plan sponsors that have signed on for the new service, which mixes target-date funds and annuities, collectively represent more than $7.5 billion in plan assets.

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Almost half of retirees won’t have enough income by 2090

A report from the Urban Institute found Social Security cuts, tax increases, longer working years and higher savings levels are needed to keep retirees from funding crises in the coming years.

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Annuity targeting RIAs applies living benefit to separate fund, ETF portfolios

RetireOne's contingent deferred annuity for the registered investment adviser market includes about 200 mutual funds, ETFs and model portfolios.

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Lawsuit over AutoZone’s 401(k) targets new defendant: Northern Trust

In other cases, claims have been dismissed against several plan sponsors, including Prudential and Eversource Energy.

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On a hiring spree? Retirement income could help lure workers

About 70% of people surveyed said they would choose a job with that feature over a similar one without it, according to a survey by TIAA.

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Annuity sales reach near-record in second quarter

Sales hit $68.2 billion, up by 40% from the second quarter of 2020, according to the Secure Retirement Institute.

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Media coverage of Social Security could affect claiming age

A new study from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College found news reports could lead to misconceptions about Social Security trust funds, and could influence retirement savers to claim earlier than otherwise planned.

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More companies planning PEPs, with potential in auto-IRA states

States such as California, Oregon and Illinois are requiring small businesses to either provide their own 401(k)s or sign up for the state program — and that is a massive opportunity for startup plans.