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Principal Global Investors
+    About Principal Global Investors

Principal Global Investors is a diversified global 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.

+    A History of Success
Principal Global Investors is a limited liability company and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of the Principal Financial Group® ("The Principal®"). The Principal was founded in 1879 and began managing retirement assets in 1941. A member of the Fortune 500, the Principal Financial Group serves clients worldwide from offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and the United States. The Principal Financial Group, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol PFG.
+    Global Asset Management
Principal Global Investors manages assets for sophisticated investors around the world. Our multi-boutique strategy enables us to provide an expanded range of diverse investment capabilities, including equity, fixed income and real estate investments. We also have experience in currency management, asset allocation, stable value management and other structured investment strategies through our network of specialized investment groups and affiliates.
+    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. As a result, we manage portfolios for many leading investors around the world, spanning more than 45 countries and including 10 of the 25-largest pension funds in the world*.

*Pension & Investments/Watson Wyatt, World's 300: The Largest Retirement Funds, September 2010.