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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401(k) suits target Trader Joe's, Costco, others
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUL 01, 2020
401(k) suits target Trader Joe's, Costco, others

Litigation alleging that plan sponsors breached their fiduciary duty keeps coming

401(k) trading didn't hurt returns for participants in Q1: Report
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 30, 2020
401(k) trading didn't hurt returns for participants in Q1: Report

Most people who shifted allocations in their retirement plans were more sophisticated investors, according to research published by NBER

Empower's $1 billion deal for Personal Capital could boost rollover business
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 29, 2020
Empower's $1 billion deal for Personal Capital could boost rollover business

The combined companies will give retirement savers the ability to view all of their financial accounts in one place

Empower Retirement to buy Personal Capital in $1 billion deal
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 29, 2020
Empower Retirement to buy Personal Capital in $1 billion deal

The deal would bring Personal Capital's online and human adviser services to Empower's retirement plan business

DOL sides with plaintiffs in CalSavers lawsuit
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 26, 2020
DOL sides with plaintiffs in CalSavers lawsuit

In a letter to a U.S. appeals court, the Department of Labor again argues that the state-sponsored auto IRA is preempted by ERISA

401(k)s add COVID-19 cash-outs, few workers take them
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 26, 2020
401(k)s add COVID-19 cash-outs, few workers take them

Less than 5% of participants have taken distributions related to COVID-19, several surveys show

DOL's stance on ESG in 401(k)s could be difficult to undo
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 25, 2020
DOL's stance on ESG in 401(k)s could be difficult to undo

Only 0.1% of plan assets are in ESG-specific funds, but many, if not most, investment products have integrated ESG criteria

IRS widens eligibility to undo RMDs
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2020
IRS widens eligibility to undo RMDs

Those who took required minimum distributions in January are allowed to undo them, and the timeframe for doing so extends through Aug. 31

Aon jumps into pooled employer plan market
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 24, 2020
Aon jumps into pooled employer plan market

The company will be one of the first provide the plan type outlined in the SECURE Act

TSP doubles target-date options for federal workers
RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 23, 2020
TSP doubles target-date options for federal workers

Participants in the $557 billion Thrift Savings Plan will have many more target-date vintages available to them starting in July