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S&P Financial Communications Is Honored With 2006 Magnum Opus Awards

Standard & Poor’s Financial Communications was honored with five Magnum Opus Awards, which are presented each year by Publications Management newsletter in conjunction with the Missouri School of Journalism. The Magnum Opus program recognizes excellence in all areas of custom publishing — from strategy to editorial and design. The nearly 700 entries submitted in this year’s international competition were judged by a panel of professors from the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism as well as select custom publishing professionals. Among the awards received were:

Grand Prize for Print External Newsletter: John Hancock there

Grand Prize Runner-Up for Print External Newsletter: PNC Directions

Gold Award for Best Overall Editorial: Glenmede Perspectives

Financial Communications Wins Inspire Award for Second Year

S&P Financial Communications received a Silver Inspire Award for our work on Wells Fargo's 401(k) plan participant newsletter, Advantages, for the second year in a row. A record 375 entries were received by the League of Communications
Professionals, which sponsors the annual awards in recognition of excellence in employee communications. Advantages won a silver award for overall excellence, earning a perfect "10 out of 10" in creativity, message clarity, employee focus, and perceived relevance.

Financial Communications Wins Inspire Awards for Retirement Plan Newsletters

In conjunction with Wells Fargo Retirement Solutions, S&P Financial Communications earned 2nd and 3rd place Inspire Awards for excellence in employee communications. The winning entries, Wells Fargo's 401(k) plan participant newsletter, Advantages, and plan sponsor newsletter, fyi, received Silver and Bronze awards, respectively. Advantages scored a perfect 10 with judges in artwork, readability, creativity, variety of features, and employee focus, while fyi earned similarly high scores throughout.

The Inspire Awards, given each year by the League of Communications Professionals, recognize excellence in communications practices.

Financial Communications Wins in Three Separate Categories of the American Inhouse Design Awards 2005!

Three different awards were presented to Financial Communications for work in Promotional Product Design and in the category of best design for Company Web Site. The product categories featured promotional brochures for Standard & Poor's Net Advantage and The Stock Guide. The two took prizes for their creative approach to layout and their effective messages. Our very own fc.standardandpoors.com took a prize for leading design in a company Website. These awards bring together three consecutive years of awards from the Design USA for Standard & Poor's submissions.

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