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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Sustainable bond market on track for a better year
INVESTING ESG FEB 15, 2023
Sustainable bond market on track for a better year

Green bonds will drive sales, and sustainability-linked bonds are facing a test, S&P found.

Fidelity readies ESG target-date series
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 10, 2023
Fidelity readies ESG target-date series

The firm would be one of several companies providing sustainable target-date funds in the US.

Morningstar CEO on ESG politics, future of sustainability
INVESTING ESG FEB 06, 2023
Morningstar CEO on ESG politics, future of sustainability

'We're not trying to make value judgments,' Kunal Kapoor says.

Opposition to ESG might just be getting started
INVESTING ESG FEB 06, 2023
Opposition to ESG might just be getting started

Some politicians see it as part of a viable platform for the 2024 presidential election.

Investors like ESG and want advisors’ help with it: Survey
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 06, 2023
Investors like ESG and want advisors’ help with it: Survey

Nearly 90% of investors surveyed said they would like advisors to help them with allocations

Republican bill would end the DOL ESG rule
INVESTING ESG FEB 03, 2023
Republican bill would end the DOL ESG rule

The effort, the latest in an overall anti-ESG push from conservatives, is largely symbolic.

Vanguard gives fund shareholders some proxy-voting power
INVESTING ESG FEB 02, 2023
Vanguard gives fund shareholders some proxy-voting power

Republicans have criticized the big asset managers over their proxy-voting practices.

Morningstar launches ESG 401(k) designed for small employers
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 31, 2023
Morningstar launches ESG 401(k) designed for small employers

The pooled employer plan is going live as the Department of Labor's new ESG rule takes effect.

DOL’s ESG rule hit with long-shot lawsuit
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 31, 2023
DOL’s ESG rule hit with long-shot lawsuit

A legal challenge to the agency's rule on investments in retirement plans was inevitable, lawyers say.

Democrats launch sustainable investment caucus
INVESTING ESG JAN 26, 2023
Democrats launch sustainable investment caucus

The effort comes as Republicans have increasingly supported an anti-ESG push, largely led by the states, including Texas and Florida.