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		<title><![CDATA[The Principal Financial Group Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Earnings Call ExcerptThe Principal Financial Group PFG Q3 2009 Earnings Call November 03, 2009; 10:00 am ET 	 Executives Larry Zimpleman - Chief Executive Officer Terry Lillis - Chief Finanical Officer Dan Houston - Executive Vice President, US Asset Accumulation Julia Lawler - Chief Investment Officer Jim McCaughan -...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:04:08 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Principal Financial Group Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions.  Our first question comes from Jimmy Bhullar &#8211; JP Morgan. Jimmy Bhullar &#8211; 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...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Principal Financial Group Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Principal Financial Group Inc. PFG   Q2 2009 Earnings Call   August 4, 2009 10:00 am ET]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:49:16 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Principal Financial Group Inc. Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator Before we take questions, I&#8217;d like to turn the call over to CEO Larry Zimpleman for a brief comment. Sir? Larry Zimpleman   Thank you. We do have one new item we want to share this morning. We&#8217;ve been informed that Standard and Poor&#8217;s will...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 12:00:52 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Principal Financial Group PFG is slated to report Q1 earnings after the market close on Monday, May 4, with a conference call scheduled for Tuesday, May 5 at 10:00 am ET.  Guidance Analysts are looking for EPS of 66c on revenue of $2.51B. The consensus range is 57c-74c for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 09:26:04 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Upside Potential For Principal Financial Group - Barron's]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Battered along with the rest of the life insurance sector, Principal Financial Group PFG has been unduly punished, writes Barron's Leslie P. Norton. Investors could see shares rise 50% within a year. by SA Editor Rachael Granby]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 10:09:03 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Principal Financial Group Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer Session Operator  Our first question comes from the line of Andrew Kligerman &#8211; UBS. Andrew Kligerman &#8211; UBS Yes real quickly, good morning.  The interest rate swaps, $200 million statutory derivative gain there, one of your competitors had a similar gain this morning and they&#8217;ve kind...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:51:09 -0800</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Principal Financial Group PFG is expected to report Q4 earnings on Monday, February 9 after the market close, with a conference call scheduled for Tuesday, February 10 at 10:00 am ET. Guidance The consensus estimate for EPS is 66c and the consensus estimate for  revenue is $2.69B, according to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:41:01 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Principal Financial Group, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator  Operator instructions Your first question comes from the line of Nigel Dally of Morgan Stanley. Nigel Dally &#8211; 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...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:42:09 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Principal Financial Group Ranks High on Annual List of Innovative Users of Technology]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[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...]]></description>
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