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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IRS widens eligibility to undo RMDs
RETIREMENT 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 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 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

BNY, Wilshire roll out small-plan custom TDF option for advisers
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 23, 2020
BNY, Wilshire roll out small-plan custom TDF option for advisers

The product includes five glide paths and can include investment options that are already on plan menus

Investment firms reopening, with most planning for September
YOUR PRACTICE PRACTICE MANAGEMENT JUN 22, 2020
Investment firms reopening, with most planning for September

Most offices will reopen in the coming months, despite a projected increase in COVID-19 rates

The push to allow CITs in 403(b)s
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 22, 2020
The push to allow CITs in 403(b)s

A bipartisan bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code hints at more attention to the issue, according to a report from Morningstar

J.D. Power survey: 401(k) savers lack help from plan providers
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 19, 2020
J.D. Power survey: 401(k) savers lack help from plan providers

Only 15% of participants in the survey said they received messages through mobile apps at the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis

Annuity sales back on track by 2022: Report
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 18, 2020
Annuity sales back on track by 2022: Report

Economic conditions have made the products less attractive than they were last year, with one exception

401(k) suit against Neuberger Berman's plan committee settled for $17M
RETIREMENT RETIREMENT PLANNING JUN 17, 2020
401(k) suit against Neuberger Berman's plan committee settled for $17M

The investment manager's plan included a poorly performing, high-fee product, the plaintiff alleged

401(k)s treat fixed income as an afterthought: Survey
INVESTING EQUITIES JUN 16, 2020
401(k)s treat fixed income as an afterthought: Survey

Defined-contribution plans generally place more emphasis on stock funds than fixed-income options