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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Patrick Murphy steps down as CEO of John Hancock Retirement
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 02, 2021
Patrick Murphy steps down as CEO of John Hancock Retirement

Sue Reibel, who joined Hancock’s parent firm in 1994, will be named chief executive of the firm and was most recently the global head of Manulife Investment Management retirement.

DOL is pursuing fewer cases — but much bigger payouts
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 01, 2021
DOL is pursuing fewer cases — but much bigger payouts

Last year, the Department of Labor closed less than a third of the number of cases it did in 2014, but total recoveries were six times higher.

State Street sued over 401(k); Columbia settles for $13 million
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 28, 2021
State Street sued over 401(k); Columbia settles for $13 million

The State Street plan did not include the lowest-cost share classes of the Target Retirement Securities Lending series, and there were some options from third parties with stronger performance records, according to the complaint.

Early CalPERS Long-Term Care clients squeezed by rate hikes
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 27, 2021
Early CalPERS Long-Term Care clients squeezed by rate hikes

Two impending hikes that would boost premiums for existing CalPERS Long-Term Care insurance customers by 90% make coverage hard to justify, one policyholder said.

Half of the money in public DC plans is in just two asset classes
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 25, 2021
Half of the money in public DC plans is in just two asset classes

Despite often having unwieldy investment menus, government DC plans are concentrated in large-cap U.S. equity and stable value, according to a recent report from the Public Retirement Research Lab.

T. Rowe to cut target-date fees, add fund line
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 24, 2021
T. Rowe to cut target-date fees, add fund line

The firm is reducing fees and is adding a mutual fund version of its Retirement Blend series, which has existed since 2018 in CIT form.

401(k) lawsuit claims Caesars gambled and lost
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 21, 2021
401(k) lawsuit claims Caesars gambled and lost

A class-action lawsuit alleges that the company breached its fiduciary duties in connection with a change in the investment menu. Most of the assets in the $1.4 billion plan went into Russell Investment target-date funds, according to the complaint.

Debt over age 50 is on the rise
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 21, 2021
Debt over age 50 is on the rise

The median level of debt for people over age 50 has tripled over the past 30 years, according to a recent analysis by the Government Accountability Office.

Legislators move to boost ESG in 401(k)s
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2021
Legislators move to boost ESG in 401(k)s

The legislation introduced Thursday would amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act to specifically allow plans to consider ESG factors 'when they are expected to have an impact on investment outcomes, provided plans consider them in a prudent manner consistent with their fiduciary obligations.'

Emergency savings accounts draw attention of big-name employers
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING MAY 20, 2021
Emergency savings accounts draw attention of big-name employers

Best Buy and ADP have joined Voya, UPS, Mastercard and others in working with BlackRock's Emergency Savings Initiative.