Products March 7, 2008

S&P Rebrands Sector Indexes

March 7, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's has renamed the sector indices acquired from Goldman Sachs in February 2007 to the S&P North American Sector Indices.
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According to a  press release , the firm noted that the indices will be rebranded, effective after the close of business on Friday March 28.

The S&P North American Sector indices are a family of indices designed as equity benchmarks for U.S. traded securities in seven broadly defined economic sectors; Consumer, Cyclical, Financial Services, Health Care, Natural Resources, Technology and Utilities.  

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The S&P North American Technology Sector Index is the technology sub-index of the S&P North American Sector Indices. According to a press release, the S&P North American Technology Sector sub-indices are a set of more narrowly based equity indices consisting of twelve or more stocks selected from the universe of stocks in the S&P North American Technology Sector Index.

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align="left">S&P GSSIâ„¢ Cyclical

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align="left">S&P GSSIâ„¢ Financial Services

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align="left">S&P GSSIâ„¢ Health Care

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align="left">S&P GSSIâ„¢ Natural Resources

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align="left">S&P GSSIâ„¢ Technology

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align="left">S&P GSTIâ„¢ Composite

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align="left">S&P GSTIâ„¢ Services

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Benefits March 6, 2008

A New 'Sick' Day Excuse: I've Been Shot

March 6, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The tale of Daniel Kuch, at least as told by police, lends a whole new dimension to those who rely on a fake ailment as an excuse to stay home from work.
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According to an Associated Press report, police said Kuch, of Pasco, Washington, convinced his friend to shoot him in the shoulder so he wouldn’t have to the report to the office.

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When he first spoke with deputies, Kuch told them he’d been the victim of a drive-by shooting while he was out jogging. But detectives later told reporters that Kuch eventually acknowledged he asked his friend to shoot him so he could get some time off work and avoid an upcoming drug test, the Associated Press said.

The friend, Kurtis Johnson, of Burbank, has been arrested for investigation of reckless endangerment. Kuch was booked into the county jail and is expected to be charged with false reporting.

Detectives declined to say where Kuch works, or whether he still has a job.

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