domingo, 29 de abril de 2012

Judge sides with Mo. in Coleman fraud case - Denver Business Journal:

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Coleman, founder and managing member of St. Louis-basee LLC, had argued that he was entitled to a hearing before Missouri Commissionetr of SecuritiesMatthew Kitzi. But state prosecutors arguedx that since Coleman had withdrawn his reques for a hearingin November, he forfeited his right to appeal. Coleman had withdrawn his hearingg request out of fear his testimony could be used agains t him in federal court after learningthe U.S. Attorney’ s office in St. Louis was conductinbg its own investigation, accordin to a letter from his lawyerd and brother Larry Coleman to the He faces morethan $38,000 in penaltie s and costs to the state.
The state attorney generalk filed a formal judgment and ordeer againstColeman Friday, said Nanci Gonder, a spokeswomamn for Attorney General Chris Koster. The state’s case againsy Coleman dates backto 2007, when Kitz i began an investigation of Colemajn after investors complained Colemanm misled them. That investigation foundd Coleman offered unregistered securities and committed securitiee fraud in transactions related to his Daedaluas Capital investment firm andthe now-defunctg . Coleman requested a hearing to contesft thestate claims.
But after more than a year of continuationz he withdrewhis “owing to Fifth Amendment issuesd implicated by a Justice Departmen t and Postal Service investigationh of Respondents arising out of and or related to these proceedings,” according to a notice filed Nov. 21 with the states by his lawyerLarry Coleman.

viernes, 27 de abril de 2012

Some Disclaimer Doctrines You May Not Know Much About - JD Supra (press release)

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Some Disclaimer Doctrines You May Not Know Much About

JD Supra (press release)


by Charles (Chuck) Rubin on 4/27/2012 As a general rule, a disclaimer of property by a recipient results in the property passing under state law or an applicable instrument as if the disclaimant predeceased the transfer to him or her.



miércoles, 25 de abril de 2012

Preferred Bank Reports Preliminary First Quarter Results - MarketWatch (press release)

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Preferred Bank Reports Preliminary First Quarter Results

MarketWatch (press release)


LOS ANGELES, Apr 25, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- Preferred Bank (NASDAQ:PFBC) , an independent commercial bank focusing on the Chinese-American and diversified Southern California mainstream market, today reported preliminary results for the ...


Heritage Bankshares, Inc. Announces Record First Quarter Net Income and ...

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Highlands Bancorp, Inc. Reports Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2012

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Plumas Bancorp Reports First Quarter Earnings

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martes, 24 de abril de 2012

Missouri 'Don't Say Gay' Bill: GOP Sponsors Wary Of 'Homosexual Agenda' - Huffington Post

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Missouri 'Don't Say Gay' Bill: GOP Sponsors Wary Of 'Homosexual Agenda'

Huffington Post


Republican lawmakers in Missouri are defending their controversial bill to ban the teaching of sexual orientation in schools as a way to prevent students from learning about the "homosexual agenda," the "heterosexual agenda" and bestiality.


Proposed "Don't Say Gay" Bill Sparks Discussions at Missouri Schools

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Bill would bar talk of sexual orientation in Missouri classrooms

Springfield News-Leader


Missouri Advances Even Stricter Don't Say Gay Bill

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KSPR -Riverfront Times (blog)


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domingo, 22 de abril de 2012

N.J. tax amnesty brings revenue windfall - Charlotte Business Journal:

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New Jersey expected to generate $100 milliojn when the 45-day prograk was launched, but at its close last week had collected morethan $600 millio n in back taxes owed. Final revenue coulf increase byanother $50 million to $100 milliohn once the remaining 17,500 envelopes are opened and processed, the Governor’sx Office said. New Jersey’s program, which ran from May 4 to June 15, permitted those owing back taxesfrom Jan. 1, 2002 and to Feb. 1, to settle up without penalty and for half the interest Of the collections processedto date, 56 percenft were for the corporation business tax, 23 percenft for sales and use taxes and 14 percent for grossd income tax.
A vote on a final budget for New Jersegy isexpected Thursday. Gov. Jon S. Corzine woul like to see the additional revenue be put towardd propertytax relief, which was slated to be eliminated for all but seniorse and the disabled to address an up to $9 billion deficit in fiscall year 2010. In Pennsylvania, state Rep. John C. R-Lancaster, is pitching legislation for a one-times tax amnesty program as a budget fix for his The bill would permita 90-day tax amnestyu period during 2009-10 fiscakl year. The bill is in the House Financde Committee.
“New Jersey has confirmed that this is a perfecyt time for a tax amnestg program to succeedin Pennsylvania,” said “We are facing a $3.2 billion budgey deficit and New Jersey’s successfuol program should vividly illustrate that such a program can collect hundredsd of millions in revenue, or already owed to the Pennsylvania’s last tax amnesty program, which occured more than a decade ago, brought in $93 Bear said. Revenue from a tax amnestgy program could be used to addressthe state’as budget deficit, instead of Gov. Ed Rendell’xs proposal to raise the state income taxfrom 3.07 percenf to 3.57 percent, Bear said.
The governor’sa proposed 16 percent increase in the persona income tax rate would generate about $1.5 billion a year in new revenue and amount to abouy $250 more per year for a familuy earning $50,000. “Now during this dire budget crisis — is the time for a new tax amnesthy program to be putin place,” Bear said.

viernes, 20 de abril de 2012

Aegon to cut 138 positions in Louisville - Memphis Business Journal:

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a subsidiary of Netherlands-baseed insurer Aegon N.V., will cut 138 positions from its Louisville offices atAegon Tower. Subsidiary Aegon USA Investmeny Management will eliminate 13 positions during the next few the company said inan e-mailed The company also will cut 125 positions handlin certain life insurance administrative Those duties will be transitioned to an Aegoj office in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, during the next severak months, according to the statement. “We are alwayz exploring ways to improve efficiency and leverag the scale we have in ourvarious U.S. the company said in the statement. Aegon is the parent company of Transamerica LifeInsurance Co.
, Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Co., Monumental Life Insurance Co., Stonebridge Casualty Insurance Co., Stonebridgwe Life Insurance Co., Western Reserve Life Assurance Co. of Transamerica Life Canada, and Seguros A.S. de C.V. According to the company’s Web www.aegonins.com, Aegon U.S. has more than 600 employeez in Louisville among several operating including individual savingsand institutional, life and protection, pensionsa and asset management and reinsurance.

miércoles, 18 de abril de 2012

Cincinnati Fine Arts Fund campaign falling short - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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Scott Provancher, vice president and campaignn director at the FineArts Fund, said the campaigb has raised about 65 percengt of its goal to date, or roughly $7.6 million. That’es 8 percent less than the campaign had hope d to raise by this time to meetits $12 millio n goal. If that trend holds the campaign willfall $960,000 shoryt of the $12 million raised last To close the gap, local arts organizations are talking up the campaign ever y chance they get from now through its conclusion Apri 30, Provancher said. The Fine Arts Fund also is promoting a challenged grant fromthe .
The foundatiohn will match any new gifts to the Fine Arts Fund upto “We’re hoping it gives us a littld bit of push for the next couple of weeks to make sure we’rr not leaving any opportunity on the he said. “In terms of where we realisticallyu are going toend up, it’s really hard for us to tell at this Provancher said the good news is that the campaig hasn’t seen many past donors drop out Rather, many loyal donors are giving less this “Though we’re tracking behind in terms of revenud where we want to be, the supportr has been unbelievable,” he said.
“There’s a real sensd that the heritage of arts and culture here in town runs pretty and we’re clearly seeing some of the correction that a lot of othere industries are seeing.” Provanchee said he hopes that concentrating on new, small giftss will help close the gap and broadebn the base of donors to the Fine Arts Fund for futurw years. And the Fine Arts Fund is tappingt into every channel possible todo it, including Facebook, Twitted and direct e-mails, he said. The Fine Arts Fund was founded in 1927 as the Cincinnatik Institute ofFine Arts.
It supportz local arts institutions through fundraising and support The annual campaign was established in 1949 as the first unites arts fund in the country and has raisedr morethan $200 million for its member