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• Principal Financial Group Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-08-04

  Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions. Our first question comes from Jimmy Bhullar – JP Morgan. Jimmy Bhullar – JP Morgan I had a couple of questions. The first one is just on your organic sales in the 401k business and what the pipeline looks like. Obviously...

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• Principal Financial Group, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-04

  Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions Your first question comes from the line of Nigel Dally of Morgan Stanley. Nigel Dally – Morgan Stanley Great. Thank you. Good morning. First question, can you discuss the rationale behind the $250 million funding agreement with the Federal Home Loan Bank? Was...

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• The Principal Financial Group Ranks High on Annual List of Innovative Users of Technology

  - 2008-09-19

  DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Principal Financial Group([R]) has once again made the InformationWeek 500 - a prestigious list of the most innovative users of information technology in the United States. The Principal([R]) ranked 9th this year, marking the fourth consecutive year The Principal([R]) has been recognized in the top...

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• Wellness Works, When It's Available

  - 2008-01-08

  Workers express interest in financial incentive-based wellness to combat rising health care costs DES MOINES, Iowa -- Although American workers believe wellness programs are helping to lower health care costs, a surprising number do not yet have access to wellness at their workplace, according to the Principal Financial Well-Being...

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• Finally, A Reason to Feel Good About Healthcare

  - 2007-02-05

  Latest Principal Financial Group research shows wellness programs offer a win-win for employers and employees DES MOINES, Iowa -- Wellness works and employees at small to mid-sized companies know it. With participation in many employer-sponsored wellness programs at an all-time high, American workers want improved wellness and are taking...

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• Employees Embrace New Automated, ''Do-It-for-Me'' Retirement Services; Yet Americans Remain Overly Optimistic about the Income Their Retirement Savings Will Provide, According To Latest Principal Financial Well-Being Index

  - 2006-06-12

  DES MOINES, Iowa -- Working Americans are embracing new "do-it-for-me" automated retirement savings solutions such as automatic 401k plan enrollment, deferral step-up programs and simplified lifecycle funds. According to the latest Principal Financial Well-Being IndexSM, more than half of workers (59%) now agree that employees should be automatically enrolled into...

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• Principal reveals market timing by former managers

  - 2003-12-24

  As the mutual fund scandal continues to snowball, Principal Financial Group said Tuesday that a review of employee trading records found that two former portfolio managers engaged in market timing in their personal accounts. Also Tuesday, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged a Las Vegas brokerage firm with civil...

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• Parents Strive to Help Kids Avoid College Debt Trap; Principal Financial Well-Being Index Shows Parents Want to Give More Financial Support Than They Received

  - 2003-03-13

  Business Editors DES MOINES, Iowa--BUSINESS WIRE--March 13, 2003 As many parents struggle under the burden of student loan debt, they're also working to make sure their kids don't face the same fate. However, many parents misjudge the amount of money it will take to reach that goal, according...

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• Framingham, Mass., Group Resolves Unpaid Hospital Bill Dispute.

  - 2003-01-19

  By Jonathan Saltzman, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 19--Two months ago, a lawyer for MetroWest Medical Center's collection agency said it had no choice but to sue Stephen Tuohig to recoup $16,731 that the hospital contended he owed ...

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• Employee-Owned Companies Boast Stronger Morale, Performance

  BNET - 2003-01-01

  "The article is about the employees morale and performances. Defining corporate culture is a bit like nailing Jell-O to a wall. It's an intangible aspect of any company at best, but nevertheless remains integral to its success. The result of caring behavior is the positive difference in employee...

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