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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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The tension in 401(k)s: Autopilot with as much guidance as possible

Even if participants are automatically enrolled, many said they would also like professional guidance, including advice that goes beyond saving for retirement, J.P. Morgan found in a recent survey.

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Koch, Voya settle 401(k) fee lawsuits

Koch will pay $4 million in a case alleging excessive record-keeping fees, and Voya reached a confidential agreement in a separate lawsuit. Yum Brands was also sued by a participant who claims he was wrongly classified as an independent contractor and denied retirement benefits.

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Long-term care settlement to cost CalPERS as much as $2.7B

Policyholders saw an 85% bump in their premiums in 2015, despite assurances when they signed up that rates would not increase.

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TIAA settles SEC and NY rollover investigations for $97M

Sales reps failed to disclose conflicts of interest when recommending rollovers from employer plans to higher-fee managed accounts that often had worse performance, regulators said.

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401(k) lawsuit alleges excessive adviser compensation

The defendants did not appear to solicit competitive bids for record-keeping services and allowed funds with high revenue-sharing to compensate service providers, according to the complaint.

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Hub International picks up $4.6 billion retirement plan adviser

The firm is buying Austin, Texas-based Trusted Capital Group, which has about 750,000 plan participants in its book of business.

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Schlichter suit against Northwestern goes to Supreme Court

The defendants succeeded in getting the case dismissed in 2018 at the district court level, a decision that was upheld by an appellate court in March 2020.

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Sageview, Hub snap up retirement plan consultants

The deal to buy Arizona- and Southern California-based MJM401k adds 100 retirement plans and eight employees to SageView.

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Seldom-used 401(k) brokerage windows being reviewed by DOL

The DOL could issue guidance “to ensure that plan participants and beneficiaries with access to a brokerage window are adequately informed and protected under ERISA."

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Assets in 529 plans now more concentrated among several firms

The 529 market can be more difficult to break into than the 401(k) world, which has an abundance of small plans that can be eager to hire fintech providers. States hiring 529 managers aren't likely to consider firms that don’t have track records.

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