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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Pandemic behind 401(k) sales slump, client retention bump
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 12, 2020
Pandemic behind 401(k) sales slump, client retention bump

Plan sponsors were slow to change record keepers during the second quarter and some even waived fees, according to Principal Financial Group

Clients need 'life guides' for retirement — not just investment advice
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 11, 2020
Clients need 'life guides' for retirement — not just investment advice

A long, successful retirement includes purpose, family, health, and of course, money, according to panelists at the InvestmentNews Retirement Income Summit

Annuities and the 'great retirement reset'
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 10, 2020
Annuities and the 'great retirement reset'

As COVID-19 has interrupted the retirement plans of millions, these products can play a role in their planning going forward, insurance execs said at the Retirement Income Summit

Pass it along
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 09, 2020
Pass it along

Wealth transfer isn’t just for the well-heeled anymore as business owners and families of wide-ranging income levels embrace the latest strategies to keep intergenerational assets in the family — and out of the hands of the IRS

Evidence emerges of COVID-19’s impact on forced retirement
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 07, 2020
Evidence emerges of COVID-19’s impact on forced retirement

Unplanned retirement in the current crisis is higher than during the Great Recession, with women and people of color disproportionately affected, a report finds

Clients appreciate phone calls now more than ever: Survey
NEWS RIAS AUG 06, 2020
Clients appreciate phone calls now more than ever: Survey

Advisers who made calls during the COVID-19 crisis have more satisfied clients than those who sent form emails

Retirement worries keep rising: Reports
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 05, 2020
Retirement worries keep rising: Reports

There will be long-term financial fallout for some workers, and plan sponsors and advisers should be talking with them

Princeton settles DC lawsuit for $5.8 million
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 04, 2020
Princeton settles DC lawsuit for $5.8 million

Plaintiffs in the class-action case alleged the school's retirement plans had high fees and poorly performing, restrictive investment options

Merrill, Fidelity sign injunction over client data
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 03, 2020
Merrill, Fidelity sign injunction over client data

An adviser who recently left Fidelity allegedly used client data from his former job to contact prospects

DOL's ESG proposal gets over 1,500 responses
INVESTING ESG JUL 31, 2020
DOL's ESG proposal gets over 1,500 responses

Many comment letters voiced opposition to the rule, stating that the proposed restrictions within 401(k)s would hurt investors and could lead to more lawsuits