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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Wells Fargo adds SECURE Act-friendly 401(k) annuity service
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 23, 2020
Wells Fargo adds SECURE Act-friendly 401(k) annuity service

The firm will act as a fiduciary for insurance provider selection for qualified longevity annuity contracts

Another broker sues Ohio National over VA commissions
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES APR 23, 2020
Another broker sues Ohio National over VA commissions

Somerset Securities recently filed a case against the insurer over its 2018 decision to halt trail commissions on certain variable annuity contracts

VA sales up, fixed annuities down: LIMRA report
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 22, 2020
VA sales up, fixed annuities down: LIMRA report

Low interest rates drove investors away from some products, but that may change, according to the organization's Secure Retirement Institute

Barred adviser gets prison time for GIC Ponzi scheme
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION APR 21, 2020
Barred adviser gets prison time for GIC Ponzi scheme

Lester Burroughs allegedly misappropriated more than $500,000 from clients' accounts

Putnam, Emory University settle ERISA lawsuits
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2020
Putnam, Emory University settle ERISA lawsuits

The investment firm will pay $12.5 million to put a 2015 case behind it, court records show

Transamerica VA targets fee-based advisers
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 21, 2020
Transamerica VA targets fee-based advisers

The insurer added a new low-cost variable annuity product without living benefits

Investment options overpriced in pharmaceutical company's 401(k) plan: lawsuit
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 20, 2020
Investment options overpriced in pharmaceutical company's 401(k) plan: lawsuit

Pharmaceutical Product Development mismanaged its 401(k) plan, opting for costlier investments than necessary, plaintiffs say

How advisers can handle the medical expense of COVID-19
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 17, 2020
How advisers can handle the medical expense of COVID-19

The pandemic should prompt discussions about long-term care and advance directives

Liberty Mutual sued over its 401(k)
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 16, 2020
Liberty Mutual sued over its 401(k)

The insurance giant allegedly violated ERISA by failing to rein in record keeping costs

Millennials hit hardest in this economy, report says
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING APR 15, 2020
Millennials hit hardest in this economy, report says

More than half of millennials have recently lost their income, and almost no one is planning to buy a house, a report by Hearts & Wallets found