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S&P Names New President

March 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Kathleen Corbet has been tapped as the new president of Standard & Poor's, the company announced Monday.
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Office Muddle Can Make One Sick

March 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Research may now provide backing to what workers have long believed - their workplace is making them ill.
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Ohio 529 Tacks On Vanguard Index Funds

March 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The Ohio Tuition Trust Authority is adding investment options from The Vanguard Group to CollegeAdvantage, its 529 college savings plan.
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S&P Puts Out 500 O-Strip Index

March 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Standard & Poor's has unveiled the S&P 500 O-Strip Index, a new index made up of all Nasdaq-listed components "stripped" out of the...
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Merrill in New Non-Qual Plan Partnership

March 29, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Merrill Lynch and McCamish Systems are partnering to provide a variety of services to non-qualified deferred compensation (NQDC) plan sponsors and participants.
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ChexLinx Teams Up With HRAnswerLink

March 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Payroll services provider ChexLink has selected HRAnswerLink to provide HR services to ChexLink's client base of small to mid-sized CPA and accounting firms.
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IT Outsourcing Increases

March 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - More than eight out 10 (86%) corporate information technology (IT) executives and the providers of IT outsourcing services expect the use of offshore...
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GAO: Taft-Hartleys Face Raft of Challenges

March 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - While multi-employer pension plans have not been hit with the crushing body blow many of their single-employer counterparts have suffered in recent years,...
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Health-Care Card Usage Skyrockets

March 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Spending on prepaid health care cards is expected to go up this year - way up to $855 million, according to a newsletter...
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IRS Issues Option Tax Warning

March 26, 2004 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Taxpayer attempts to avoid federal ordinary income tax or alternative minimum tax (AMT) after exercising stock options could be treated as frivolous and...