Employee Benefit News Canada Completes Initial ABC Certification

Market Wire, September, 2006

Employee Benefit News Canada, a SourceMedia publication reaching Canadian benefit decision-makers on both sides of the border, announced today that it has successfully completed the Audit Bureau of Circulations' (ABC) initial audit covering the 6-month period ended June 30, 2006.

Employee Benefit News Canada, published bi-monthly, provides case studies and features on a broad range of subjects, from legal and regulatory developments and employment trends to new investment vehicles. It is delivered to an audience of 30,199* qualified subscribers, 93% who have been qualified in the past 12 months. The subscribers represent a cross-section of the industry's most prominent Canadian benefit plan sponsors embracing innovative products and solutions that transcend international boundaries.

This certification provides advertisers and advertising agencies with third-party assurance that Employee Benefit News Canada's quality of circulation is 100% accurate and acts in accordance with auditing standards.

"Successfully completing our initial ABC audit demonstrates our commitment to the highest quality of circulation and editorial content," says James Callan, Group Publisher, Employee Benefit News Canada. "We are confident in the value to our subscribers and are pleased to provide advertisers with the data to affirm their dollars are well spent."

About Employee Benefit News Canada and SourceMedia, Inc.

Employee Benefit News Canada provides the latest investment, retirement and health care news to HR and benefits decision-makers responsible for Canadian employees, by keeping a finger on the pulse of the Canadian pension and benefits industry.

SourceMedia, an Investcorp company, provides market information, including news, analysis, and insight to the financial services and related industries such as accounting and technology, through its publications, industry-standard data applications, seminars and conferences.

*June 2006 ABC Statement

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