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About Principal Global Investors


+    Global Asset Management

At Principal Global Investors, designing and delivering the investment solutions that our clients need, when they need them, is our singular and constant focus—and the diverse group of specialized investment boutiques that comprise our asset management business are an important factor in this endeavor. We offer investment strategies that support the growing demand for income and yield, and we leverage our quality-focused alpha and beta offerings in both developed and emerging markets.

Our multi-boutique strategy is designed to provide comprehensive investment solutions for our clients. Our growing network of specialized investment boutiques and teams delivers focused areas of expertise in several areas: asset allocation, equities, fixed income, real estate, currency management, stable value, and other structured investment strategies.

PGI Firm Level Brochure

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Firm-Level Brochure.
+    Clients We Serve
Our clients are spread across many industries, sectors, countries and continents. The scope of our client base—which embraces public and private pension funds, investment banks, foundations & endowments, central banks, life insurance companies, multi-manager platforms, and sovereign wealth funds, as well as retail investment trusts—reflects the breadth and sophistication of our investment capabilities, the global reach of our business, the quality of our research and investment professionals, and ultimately the results we achieve for our clients.
+    Research - Resources - Results

Principal Global Investors is a diversified asset management firm and a member of the Principal Financial Group®. Our investment capabilities encompass a range of equity, fixed income, and real estate investments as well as specialized expertise in currency management, asset allocation, stable value management, and other structured investment strategies. Our multi-boutique strategy enables us to provide an expanded range of diverse investment capabilities through our network of specialized groups and affiliates.

Research
We are a research-driven organization. Our capabilities are integrated globally by asset class, with all of our investment professionals around the world sharing the same information infrastructure. The global reach and integration of our investment team and our information systems give us a distinct advantage in researching and managing client portfolios.

Resources
We are committed to ensuring that we have, at all times, the necessary resources to deliver investment products and services to meet the needs of our clients globally.

Results
Our goal is to deliver consistently competitive investment performance and superior service to our clients worldwide. Our commitment to and achievement of this goal is validated by the portfolios we manage for many leading institutional investors around the world.
+    UK Stewardship Code

The UK Stewardship Code was published by the Financial Reporting Council (“FRC”) in July 2010 and subsequently updated in September 2012. It aims “to enhance the quality of engagement between institutional investors and companies to help improve long-term returns to shareholders and the efficient exercise of governance responsibilities”.

Under rule 2.2.3 from the Conduct of Business Sourcebook, the Financial Services Authority (‘FSA’) requires Principal Global Investors (Europe) Limited (‘PGIE’) to clearly disclose on its website the nature of its commitment to the FRC’s Stewardship Code and where it does not commit to the UK Stewardship Code, its alternative strategy.

PGIE sets out how it has applied the 7 principles of the UK Stewardship Code and the extent to which it complies with them in the UK Stewardship Code Policy.
+    Pillar 3 Disclosure

Capital Position
31-Dec-11
GBP 000's

Core tier one capital
Permanent Share capital 2,724
Profit and loss account and other reserves 8,154
Total tier one capital before deductions 10,878

Deductions from tier one capital 2,020

Total tier one capital after deductions 8,858

Deductions from total capital 1,196

Total capital after deductions 7,662

Market risk capital requirement -
Credit risk requirement -
Fixed overhead requirement 2,880

Surplus of own funds 4,781

Pursuant to the FSA’s Remuneration Code, which reflects the requirements of the EU’s Capital Requirements Directive, most financial sector firms – including Principal Global Investors (Europe) Ltd. - are required to disclose information in relation to their remuneration practices, in particular how they support effective risk management. This disclosure comprises an overview of both their remuneration policy and details in respect of senior management and members of staff whose actions have a material impact on the risk profile of the firm.

Below are links to the Principal Global Investors (Europe) required disclosure:


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