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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Fidelity, MassMutual point to student-loan perks for workers
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 18, 2021
Fidelity, MassMutual point to student-loan perks for workers

Fidelity is increasing its limit for student loan contributions for its employees, and MassMutual is letting people apply vacation time to payments.

TIAA faces class action over rollovers
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 15, 2021
TIAA faces class action over rollovers

TIAA settled claims in July from the SEC and New York State. Deloitte was recently sued over its plan, and Aon prevailed in a lawsuit.

403(b) plans ahead of 401(k)s on ESG, retirement income
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 14, 2021
403(b) plans ahead of 401(k)s on ESG, retirement income

Participation in 403(b) plans went up during the pandemic, to over 77% of eligible employees in 2020, compared with less than 77% in 2019 and 72% in 2018, according to PSCA.

Morningstar jumps into PEPs market with ESG plan
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 14, 2021
Morningstar jumps into PEPs market with ESG plan

Morningstar and Plan Administrators Inc. are planning to launch the pooled employer plan early next year, pending a final rule on environmental, social and governance factors from the Department of Labor.

ESG would get massive boost from DOL proposed 401(k) rule
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 13, 2021
ESG would get massive boost from DOL proposed 401(k) rule

ESG factors can be financially material, the DOL noted. And when they are not, they can be used in a tie-breaker between similar investments.

Labor Department issues ESG rule proposal for 401(k)s
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 13, 2021
Labor Department issues ESG rule proposal for 401(k)s

The proposal seeks to clarify that ESG factors can be financially material. It also specifies that such investments can be used as part of the default investment options in 401(k)s.

Clients favor firms that are their main source of retirement advice
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 13, 2021
Clients favor firms that are their main source of retirement advice

The financial services firms that people identified as their main source of retirement advice tended to be those with the biggest 'share of wallet,' consumer research firm Hearts & Wallets found.

OneDigital hires CIO from Carson Group
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 12, 2021
OneDigital hires CIO from Carson Group

Saumen Chattopadhyay fills a role that had been vacant since former OneDigital CIO Jamie Battmer left the company in March.

Fidelity's HSA business grew 50% in a year
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 11, 2021
Fidelity's HSA business grew 50% in a year

The biggest players are getting bigger, with the top four increasing their share of the health savings account market from 56% to 60%, according to a recent report by Morningstar Inc.

AT&T fends off 401(k) fee suit
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING OCT 08, 2021
AT&T fends off 401(k) fee suit

The company recently received summary judgment in the case filed against it. Another company, Wesco Distribution, won a motion to dismiss in a separate case, and tech firm PTC appears to have reached a settlement in another.