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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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Plaintiffs make a splash in SeaWorld 401(k) lawsuit

The class action calls out the plan's fees for investments, record keeping and financial advice.

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VA settlement could lead RIAs, insurers, states to ramp up oversight

The case shows California is paying attention to annuity recommendations made through RIAs, and other state insurance departments could follow its lead. The settlement could also lead insurers and licensed third parties that work with RIAs to scrutinize recommendations more carefully, if they don't already vet them closely.

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HSAs keep growing, but employer support lags, report finds

Just over a third of companies that have high-deductible health plans automatically enroll workers covered by those plans into HSAs, the report from PSCA notes. About 15% of those enrolled in eligible plans do not participate in HSAs.

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What the U.N.’s climate change report means for advisers

The climate change report had stark findings and comes amid a severe drought in the American West and one of the worst wildfire seasons in California’s history.

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Washington state testing long-term care program

The effort, WA Cares, is the first of its kind in the US and could serve as a model for other states.

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Connecticut auto-IRA pilot to start next month

Connecticut is among 11 states and cities that have enacted auto-IRA legislation, and it will be one of the few to go live.

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A fiduciary checklist for 401(k) sponsors is 79 items long

The list will help employers avoid lawsuits related to their retirement plans, according to the group that built it.

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Debt weighs heavily on retirement security, happiness

Being in debt can be the difference between scraping by and struggling, and people recognize the relationship between finances and health, surveys show.

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Texas pension fraud case highlights cybersecurity risks

A man was sentenced for helping steal nearly $1 million from participants in the Employees Retirement System of Texas, a development that occurs as the DOL is ramping up efforts to boost cybersecurity in retirement plans.

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Democrats press Labor Department for update on ESG rules

In a letter to Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, Democrats asked for an update on the DOL’s rule proposals on ESG criteria. Last year, the Trump administration DOL finalized two rules that tamped down on use of so-called nonpecuniary factors in investment selection.

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