D. Brian McKerchar - Brian McKerchar Holdings Inc.

Established 1991 - retired Publisher of leading Canadian media such as: Benefits and Pensions Monitor, Private Wealth Canada, and Home Improvement Retailing.

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HOME IMPROVEMENT RETAILING
Powershift Communications Inc, the publisher of Home Improvement Retailing, has been acquired by the KM Business Information group (https://t.co/y0ymvXkaZ7)
https://t.co/cGnrKSuvYX

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BENEFITS AND PENSIONS MONITOR
The Saskatchewan Pension Plan has eliminated the limits on the amount members can contribute each year and how much they can transfer in from other unlocked registered savings plans
https://t.co/LoMSgDUZem

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BENEFITS AND PENSIONS MONITOR
Rules for registered retirement income funds (RRIFs) and similar retirement vehicles are stuck in the past and need revamping or removal
https://t.co/LoMSgDUZem

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BENEFITS AND PENSIONS MONITOR
Powershift Communications Inc, the publisher of Benefits and Pensions Monitor has been acquired by the KM Business Information group (https://t.co/y0ymvXkaZ7).
https://t.co/LoMSgDUZem

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HOME IMPROVEMENT RETAILING
Investment in building construction went up one per cent to $20.6 billion in February with all components posting gains
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BENEFITS AND PENSIONS MONITOR
Over two-thirds of Canadian professionals (67 per cent) have admitted to ‘rage applying’ to a new job
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BENEFITS AND PENSIONS MONITOR
New medicines are approved in Canada later than in the United States and the European Union because drug developers submit applications later
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HOME IMPROVEMENT RETAILING
Growth in the global DIY home improvement market is expected to continue, driven by increased popularity in home improvement projects to update homes and increase their property value
https://t.co/cGnrKSuvYX

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BENEFITS AND PENSIONS MONITOR
Millennial workers who rent for their entire careers must save 50 per cent more than homeowners in order to have a sufficient monthly income in retirement
https://t.co/LoMSgDUZem

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BENEFITS AND PENSIONS MONITOR
A sizeable portion of Canadian workers are struggling to take care of their health and well-being, resulting in a significant drop in productivity throughout the workforce
https://t.co/LoMSgDVx3U

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HOME IMPROVEMENT RETAILING
Gen Z consumers are the least likely to report that inflation has impacted their spending and they are most reluctant to reduce spending compared to other generations
https://t.co/cGnrKSuvYX

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CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT DISCUSSED
Alan T. Hsu, of Wellington Management, and Giampiero (JP) D'Agnillo and Maggie Childe, of iA Investment Management, will discuss the impact of climate change April 18. Information is at https://t.co/4G2IxPQWgs

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BENEFITS AND PENSIONS MONITOR
FSRA needs to consider whether the prescriptive elements in its ‘Proposed IT Risk Management Guidance’ are consistent with a principles-based approach that provides flexibility
https://t.co/LoMSgDUZem

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BENEFITS AND PENSIONS MONITOR
Institutional fixed income investors around the world plan to increase allocations to ESG bonds in the next two years
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HOME IMPROVEMENT RETAILING
Greater Toronto, ON, Area (GTA) housing market conditions tightened in March
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BENEFITS AND PENSIONS MONITOR
The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated retirement plan closings and dampened plan creation
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BENEFITS AND PENSIONS MONITOR
Although headline inflation has retreated from its peak, a return to its target rate will require fiscal policy to reinforce monetary policy restraint
https://t.co/LoMSgDUZem

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HOME IMPROVEMENT RETAILING
Almost 80 per cent of consumers use retailers’ mobile apps either more often or about the same as last year
https://t.co/cGnrKSuvYX

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BENEFITS AND PENSIONS MONITOR
Budget 2023 reiterated the federal government’s commitment to improve retirement security for plan members and retirees by introducing a new framework for VPLAs
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