Principal Financial Group News

Japan's Nikko Asset Management and U.S.-based Principal Financial Group are among the suitors to advance to the next round of bidding for ING Groep's Asia asset management business in a deal that could be worth up to $600 million, sources familiar with the matter said.

Des Moines, IA -- ProAssurance Corporation's unwavering commitment to their employees' long-term financial well-being leads to a competitive advantage according to new survey from Harvard Business Review Analytic Services sponsored by the Principal Financial Group.

Eric E. Mellen who joined Gencor in 2011 as Director of Corporate Development will be promoted to Chief Financial Officer.

The president of the Iowa & Nebraska branch of the NAACP is uncertain about his future with the group after its national board of directors endorsed same-sex marriage.

Sponsors of 403 retirement plans continue to adapt to new regulations from the Department of Labor .

ING's Asian asset management division is reported to have a list of suitors, that include Macquarie Group , Principal Financial Group and Singapore's United Overseas Bank , for a potential transaction that could be worth between $500 million and $600 million.

Amid the challenges of a decade that began with the 9/11 attacks and closed with economic recession, "best" companies in the U.S. maintained or increased their employee benefits, according to a Harvard Business Review white paper, , sponsored by the Principal Financial Group.

Baidu Inc. is introducing a low-cost smartphone that runs the company's latest mobile operating software, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

With the deadline for new retirement plan disclosure regulations just around the corner, 89 percent of financial professionals1 say their plan sponsor clients would value more education about plan fees.

Macquarie Group, U.S.-based Principal Financial Group and Singapore's United Overseas Bank are among suitors that have submitted bids for ING's Asian asset management business in a deal that may be worth around $500 million to $600 million, said sources familiar with the matter.

SAO PAULO 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 C?cero 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 ... (more)

As it turns out, offering perks can be just as good for the employer as the employee.

's stock had its "neutral" rating reiterated by Zacks in a research note issued to investors on Monday.

On Friday, Principal Financial Group reported its first quarter earnings and discussed the following topics in its earnings conference call.