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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Are AI ETFs worth the hype?
INVESTING ETFS JAN 04, 2024
Are AI ETFs worth the hype?

The category has been evolving since the first products started appearing in 2016, but the ETFs may be more volatile than those investing in technology more broadly.

Catholic 401(k) MEP will screen funds for morality
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JAN 02, 2024
Catholic 401(k) MEP will screen funds for morality

A forthcoming multiple-employer plan aims to help nonprofit and for-profit Catholic affiliates avoid exposure to investments that Catholics might find objectionable.

Nearly half of people regret their college majors. Do advisors?
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JAN 02, 2024
Nearly half of people regret their college majors. Do advisors?

While many wish they went a different route in school, advisors who studied different subjects say they wouldn't change a thing.

What's behind Vestwell's $125M Series D funding?
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 21, 2023
What's behind Vestwell's $125M Series D funding?

CEO Aaron Schumm talks about the long game in the state-plan market and mentions that Vestwell is exploring lifetime income.

New annuity products don't have 'icky feeling of commission'
RETIREMENT LIFE INSURANCE AND ANNUITIES DEC 20, 2023
New annuity products don't have 'icky feeling of commission'

Some advisors are coming round to annuities but survey reveals majority seldom recommend them – and clients don't listen anyway.

Watch out, anti-ESG groups - here comes anti-anti ESG
INVESTING ESG DEC 18, 2023
Watch out, anti-ESG groups - here comes anti-anti ESG

The latest organization seeking to combat the anti-ESG crowd says it's embarking on a $10 million campaign.

Students failing on fin lit, but advisors can help
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT DEC 15, 2023
Students failing on fin lit, but advisors can help

While nearly half of all states require financial education courses to be available, there are gaps.

Want to roll a Roth IRA over to a Roth 401(k)? You can't, yet
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING DEC 14, 2023
Want to roll a Roth IRA over to a Roth 401(k)? You can't, yet

Congress is trying to address the incompatibility of the accounts as state auto-IRA programs proliferate.

COP28 fell short, but renewables investing is promising, advocates say
INVESTING ESG DEC 13, 2023
COP28 fell short, but renewables investing is promising, advocates say

Most groups will be unhappy with the compromises in the pact, but the talks reflect powerful demand for clean energy.

House passes bill to halt 'bureaucratic' agency rulemaking
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION DEC 12, 2023
House passes bill to halt 'bureaucratic' agency rulemaking

The legislation is unlikely to get the president's signature, and it probably couldn't stop the DOL's fiduciary rule.