The National Association of Securities Dealers has hit brokerage firms Smith Barney Inc. and Lehman Bros. with fines of $250,000 each and ordered the companies to return to clients nearly $3 million each in wrongly collected commissions. The overcharges affected ...
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Credit-union
amendment proposed
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives Banking Committee have proposed a law that would amend the Federal Credit Union Act to let credit unions enroll members from unrelated companies and groups. If passed, the measure would probably make a ...
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amendment proposed
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives Banking Committee have proposed a law that would amend the Federal Credit Union Act to let credit unions enroll members from unrelated companies and groups. If passed, the measure would probably make a ...
Read More »NASD fines
brokerage firms
The National Association of Securities Dealers has hit brokerage firms Smith Barney Inc. and Lehman Bros. with fines of $250,000 each and ordered the companies to return to clients nearly $3 million each in wrongly collected commissions. The overcharges affected ...
Read More »Tyson, Kavetas to
join Kodak board
A former Clinton Administration appointee is one of two nominees to join the Eastman Kodak Co. board of directors. Kodak nominated Laura D’Andrea Tyson, now a college professor, and Harry Kavetas, the company’s chief financial officer. Each will appear on ...
Read More »George Eastman House
nets $300,000 grants
Thanks to nearly $300,000 in grants, the George Eastman House will restore a newly discovered color version of the 1926 film “Metropolis” and several other culturally significant American classics. The museum also will collaborate with the Image Permanence Institute at ...
Read More »Stiller receives Women’s Network award The Rochester Women’s Network will present its yearly “W” award to Sharon Stiller, a partner at Underberg & Kessler LLP and chair of its employment-law group. Stiller also is president of the local chapter of ...
Read More »George Eastman House
nets $300,000 grants
Thanks to nearly $300,000 in grants, the George Eastman House will restore a newly discovered color version of the 1926 film “Metropolis” and several other culturally significant American classics. The museum also will collaborate with the Image Permanence Institute at ...
Read More »Tyson, Kavetas to
join Kodak board
A former Clinton Administration appointee is one of two nominees to join the Eastman Kodak Co. board of directors. Kodak nominated Laura D’Andrea Tyson, now a college professor, and Harry Kavetas, the company’s chief financial officer.
Read More »Senate passes
tax reduction
The state Senate has passed a school-tax reduction bill. The measure would shave an estimated $3 billion off property owners’ tax bills over five years, said Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, R-Brunswick. Bruno said the Senate measure combines elements of ...
Read More »Seneca Zoo to
open exhibit
Seneca Park Zoo next month is set to open the largest expansion in its 103-year history. Rocky Coasts, funded with $7.75 million in Monroe County funds and $450,000 in private funds, will house the zoo’s polar bears, penguins, reindeer and ...
Read More »Performance Technologies acquires bus products Performance Technologies Inc. has bought the design and manufacturing rights of Artecon Corp.’s line of SBus and PCI bus-controller products. A California-based company, Artecon’s asynchronous controllers are used for high-speed support of Internet connectivity. Geneseo ...
Read More »Seneca Zoo to
open exhibit
Seneca Park Zoo next month is set to open the largest expansion in its 103-year history. Rocky Coasts, funded with $7.75 million in Monroe County funds and $450,000 in private funds, will house the zoo’s polar bears, penguins, reindeer and ...
Read More »Senate passes
tax reduction
The state Senate has passed a school-tax reduction bill. The measure would shave an estimated $3 billion off property owners’ tax bills over five years, said Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, R-Brunswick. Bruno said the Senate measure combines elements of ...
Read More »Cooper deal approved by FTC The Cooper Cos. Inc.’s acquisition of the Natural Touch line of opaque contact lenses from Wesley-Jessen has been approved by the Federal Trade Commission. Cooper paid $7.5 million in cash and notes for the line. ...
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