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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When retirement money is tied up in a business, closing hurts
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 15, 2021
When retirement money is tied up in a business, closing hurts

Small-business owners across industries who are nearing retirement have said they are worried about their financial security.

Covid could leave its mark on longevity assumptions
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 12, 2021
Covid could leave its mark on longevity assumptions

There are various factors beyond Covid infections to consider, some of which could have a positive effect on life expectancy, and other that could take away from it, according to a recent report published by longevity-risk consulting firm Club Vita.

Getting equity comp? Better have a financial plan, report finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 11, 2021
Getting equity comp? Better have a financial plan, report finds

Companies that compensate workers with stock have a big incentive to get those employees to consider the holdings in the context of their overall financial plan, according to Fidelity.

DOL won't enforce Trump-era ESG rules
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 10, 2021
DOL won't enforce Trump-era ESG rules

The two rules were among the most heavily contested measures instituted by the DOL under former Secretary Eugene Scalia, with the 401(k) rule drawing nearly 9,000 public comments, most of which opposed it.

Principal, Red Cross sued over 401(k)s
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 05, 2021
Principal, Red Cross sued over 401(k)s

Plaintiffs in the separate cases allege the sponsors allowed the plans to have excessive investment-management and record-keeping fees.

Oklahoma bills show auto-IRAs making headway in non-blue states
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 04, 2021
Oklahoma bills show auto-IRAs making headway in non-blue states

The state is the latest among many that have taken steps toward adopting such programs, which are intended to dramatically expand access to retirement savings plans at work for employees of small businesses.

Women run 401(k)s better than men: Morningstar
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 03, 2021
Women run 401(k)s better than men: Morningstar

Plans administered by women more often include target-date funds, automatically enroll workers and have better plan governance, according to a new report.

Target-dates with guaranteed income, the new 401(k) pitch
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 03, 2021
Target-dates with guaranteed income, the new 401(k) pitch

American Century, Prime Capital Investment Advisors, Nationwide and Lincoln Financial Group collaborated, along with others, on the QDIA.

Financial security harder to achieve for Black, Latina women, report finds
RETIREMENT PLANNING MAR 02, 2021
Financial security harder to achieve for Black, Latina women, report finds

New research shows that while Covid-19 has hurt retirement prospects for women in general, Black and Latina women face greater financial challenges than white women.

NFP, Natixis targeted in 401(k) lawsuits
RETIREMENT PLANNING FEB 26, 2021
NFP, Natixis targeted in 401(k) lawsuits

At the heart of NFP case is the flexPath target-date series, which was added to Wood Group plan in 2016, when it was essentially brand new. Schlichter Bogard & Denton brought the case.