Morning Memo
Wealth Management Morning Memo

DECEMBER 24, 2020

TECHNOLOGY

Test Driving Free 'News Analytics' Tool From ESG Platform Provider Act Analytics

Act Analytics unveils "real-time" ESG ratings for public companies based on news coverage. Our technology columnist takes it for a spin.

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BUSINESS PLANNING

Putting the 2020 Holidays in Perspective

Looking back on Winston Churchill’s Christmas Message, December 24, 1941, Washington, DC.

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ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS

High-Flying Crypto Fund Dumps XRP With Ripple in SEC ‘Hot Water’

The Securities and Exchange Commission said in a lawsuit that Ripple raised at least $1.4 billion through the sale of XRP without first registering it as a security with the agency.

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The Daily Brief

REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE

Pruco Securities Settles With SEC Over Wrap Fee Violations

The Prudential subsidiary has agreed to pay $18 million in disgorgement, interest and penalties, to settle SEC charges.

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RETIREMENT PLANNING

Northwestern Mutual Survey: Millennials Just Want To Retire, Boomers Can't Stop Working

A Northwestern Mutual survey of more than 2,700 Americans found that millennials have the earliest target date for retirement, followed by Gen Z.

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T&E VIRTUAL FORUMS

Wealth Planning 2021: Live CE & CLE Virtual Forums

During two weeks in January, we’ll provide HNW advisors and financial planners expert perspectives on how the unprecedented events of 2020 will impact future wealth planning strategies—with live, interactive forums paneled by Trusts & Estates Editorial Advisory Board members, frequent contributors and other leading subject matter experts.

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TECHNOLOGY

Apex Clearing's Parent Firm Buys Options Tech Provider

PEAK6, which owns Apex Clearing and is an investor in white-label automated investing developer Bambu, bought a Swiss options trading developer.

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