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Principal Financial Group

Principal Financial Group is a global financial services company headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. Principal Financial Group (The Principal) provides a wide range of financial services including retirement solutions, insurance, and investment and banking products through offices in 18 countries throughout Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and North America.

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Sergio Rosa Leaves Posts At Brazil Financial Firm Brasilprev

Brazilian financial firm Brasilprev said Friday that president Sergio Rosa will leave the post on May 31, citing "personal reasons.

"The post will be assumed in an interim basis by Miguel CÛcero Terra Lima, who is a company director, Brasilprev said.The firm is a joint venture of Brazil's largest bank, the state-controlled Banco do Brasil SA (BBAS3.BR) and Principal Financial Group (PFG), and it manages 1.6 million insurance and pension plans.Copyright © 2012 Dow Jones Newswires...

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  1. Economic Stress Prompts Retirees to Change Strategies

    While the actual recession may be over, that hasn't stopped American workers and retirees from feeling stress over the state of the economy. A recent poll from Princ...

  2. Iowa Governor Looks to China for Investments

    Gov. Terry Branstad, (R-Iowa), explains why he wants to increase trade with China.

  3. How to Become a Growth Company in a Small Market

    Images of Burlington, Vt., are more likely to conjure up thoughts of ice cream or icy weather than JavaScript or fast-growing dotcom start ups. And that perception i...

  4. American Dream Shattered?

    Luke Vandermillen, VP of Retirement and Investor Services, Principal Financial Group , weighs in on the findings of Principal's recent survey on the American dream.

  5. High-frequency aura lifts year after "flash crash"

    By Herbert LashNEW YORK (Reuters) - Regulators are moving to lift a veil of secrecy over a key constituency on Wall Street a year after the "flash crash," but how mu...

  6. UnitedHealth Reports Widened 4Q Profit, Tops Wall Street

    UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s (NYSE:UNH) fourth-quarter earnings rose 10% as the health insurer saw medical claims costs decline in relation to revenue.The company, whic...

  7. Principal Financial Punting on Health-Care Reform

    Principal Financial Group CEO Larry Zimpleman on the company's decision to cut the health-care portion of its business and the implications of a hike in the estate tax.

  8. Health Care: Wrong Kind of Reform

    Health-care reform passed last spring, and the spotlight quickly moved onto other topics. But change is happening, and much of it is not good.Two stories this week s...

  9. Dismal Housing Market Drubbing Investors

    We break down how the dismal real-estate market is impairing a market recovery.

  10. Best Companies for Benefits

    The Principal Financial Group VP Luke Vandermillen on the 10 best companies for employee financial security.

  11. The Great Baby Boomer Wake-Up Call

    The Great Depression Redux might just turn out to be The Great Baby Boomer Wake-Up Call.And none too soon.This time two years ago, the economy was well into its s ub...

  12. Principal Misses Estimates in 2Q

    Principal Financial Group Inc. (PFG) posted worse than expected adjusted second-quarter results, on Monday after the market closed, putting downward pressure on shar...

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    These stocks are down on high volume today:Western Digital (NYSE:WDC) is trading down on above-average volume today, seeing a price drop on a volume of 10.6 million,...

  2. Are businesses growing more optimistic?

    Luke Vandermillen says new findings might suggest so

  3. Principal Leads Financial Stocks In Early Trading

    Principal Financial Group was gainer of note among financial stocks in early trading Thursday, boosted by two positive analyst reports. Earlier Thursday, analysts at...

  4. Markets Strong Despite Mixed Earnings?

    Hennessy Advisors CEO Neil Hennessy on the impact of the earnings season on the market.

  5. Principal Financial Profit Slides 18%

    Principal Financial Group reported Thursday fourth-quarter net income fell 18% to $164 million, or 54 cents a share. Profit was hit by a $22.6 million loss on commer...

  6. Does Your Business Need a Wellness Program?

    FOXBusiness.com's Kate Rogers on how to get a wellness plan running in your small business, and why this is beneficial to your workers.

  7. A Treadmill at Work, Good for Business?

    Want to have happier, more loyal employees? One answer may be as simple as getting a treadmill.According to a recent survey, employers that offer wellness programs s...

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