The Principal

• Uncertain regulatory climate hasn’t put damper on TPA market

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  March 13, 2013

  Plan sponsors continue to value the work of third party administrators.

• Principal’s new website adds efficiency to TPAs

  By Andy Stonehouse  |  December 19, 2012

  The Principal Financial Group has unveiled a new website designed to make life easier for third-party administrators, giving them the ability to manage clients' retirement plans online.

• Principal Financial suite helps DB sponsors manage volatility

  By Noah Guillaume  |  October 16, 2012

  The new suite of separate accounts makes it easier to add an LDI strategy to a defined benefits plant.

• The Principal offers new resources for third-party administrators

  By Noah Guillaume  |  June 26, 2012

  The new suite of tools includes training and resources and resources covers practice management, new business prospecting and retirement plan business education.

• The Principal introduces new tools for TPAs

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  June 20, 2012

  The Principal Financial Group has created a set of tools, training and resources for third party administrators that deal with practice management, new business prospecting and retirement plan business education.

• Principal Financial scores high in client customer satisfaction survey

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  April 30, 2012

  Ninety-eight percent of clients said they plan to maintain or increase their relationship with company.

• Principal Financial increases presence in Brazil

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  March 1, 2012

  The Principal Financial Group is purchasing a 60 percent indirect ownership stake in a leading Brazilian mutual fund and asset management company.

• Fee disclosures could make it harder on small, midsize plan sponsors

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  February 7, 2012

  The U.S. Department of Labor’s final rule regarding fee disclosure to plan sponsors could have some unintended consequences.

• The Principal expands fiduciary services

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  January 13, 2012

  The Principal Financial Group is expanding its investment fiduciary support to include ERISA 3(21) and 3(38) fiduciary services provided by Wilshire Associates Inc.

• The Principal rolls out fee disclosure information ahead of DOL deadline

  By Paula Aven Gladych  |  November 8, 2011

  The Principal announced this week that it is rolling out revised materials with fee disclosures for its plan sponsors ahead of the U.S. Department of Labor’s fee disclosure deadline of April 1, 2012.