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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Client assets in cash products ended 2023 at twice the normal level: Ameriprise
NEWS BROKER DEALERS JAN 25, 2024
Client assets in cash products ended 2023 at twice the normal level: Ameriprise

In its earnings report, the firm cites all-time highs in both advisor productivity and client assets.

Could limiting tax breaks for 401(k)s rescue Social Security?
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 24, 2024
Could limiting tax breaks for 401(k)s rescue Social Security?

As Social Security inches closer to insolvency, the tax breaks provided to 401(k)s, defined-benefit plans and IRAs could be revamped to fix the system, according to a recent paper.

Annuity sales smash record set in 2022
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 24, 2024
Annuity sales smash record set in 2022

Led by demand for fixed products, total annuity sales were up 23% last year, according to Limra.

Case over fishing law could hamstring the SEC and DOL
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 22, 2024
Case over fishing law could hamstring the SEC and DOL

If the Chevron deference is overturned, 'the SEC will no longer be able to create new rules that are designed to apply to new things going on in the marketplace,' an attorney says.

Finances of Social Security are a disaster in the making
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 22, 2024
Finances of Social Security are a disaster in the making

With the program’s trust funds scheduled to be depleted by 2034, the threat is real, but so is the impasse in the nation’s capital.

What to expect while you’re expecting the fiduciary rule
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 19, 2024
What to expect while you’re expecting the fiduciary rule

Although there will almost certainly be a legal challenge, don’t count on it going away, lawyers say. Here are some big issues to watch for.

DOL gives go-ahead to auto enrollment in emergency accounts
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 17, 2024
DOL gives go-ahead to auto enrollment in emergency accounts

The regulator issued a set of answers to frequently asked questions addressing contributions, limits and investment types.

Over a third of US advisors plan to retire within 10 years
NEWS RIAS JAN 16, 2024
Over a third of US advisors plan to retire within 10 years

Succession planning is critical, as advisors 55 and older account for 42 percent of head count but 57 percent of assets, Cerulli found.

TIAA brings hip-hop artists together for sponsored track about retirement saving
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 12, 2024
TIAA brings hip-hop artists together for sponsored track about retirement saving

The song, 'Paper Right,' is part of the company's Retire Inequality campaign.

401(k) settlements went way up in 2023
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 11, 2024
401(k) settlements went way up in 2023

There were far fewer cases filed, but employers and their insurers agreed to big payouts for previously filed litigation.