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Study: Iowa deficient in venture capital; River Glen Venture pulls plug on fund

Iowa lacks sufficient pools of private venture funding for technology companies, which is one of three factors that states need to have an innovative economy that fosters robust technology investments, according to a new University of …

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Partnership’s Irwin named Deloitte CFO of the Year

Kirk Irwin, the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s chief administrative officer, has been selected by the Business Record as the Deloitte CFO of the Year.

The award will be presented to Irwin at the Business Record’s …

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New tax withholding tables available for employers

The Internal Revenue Service has released Notice 1036, which updates the income-tax withholding tables for 2018 reflecting changes made by the tax reform legislation enacted last month. This is the first in a series of steps that …

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Feb. 14: CFA Society Iowa

Host: CFA Society Iowa luncheon 
About: Doug Ommen, Iowa insurance commissioner, and Nick Gerhart, chief administrative officer for FBL Financial Group and former Iowa insurance commissioner, are available for “Everything You Wanted to Ask the …

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Principal to increase stake in Southeast Asia ventures

Principal Financial Group and CIMB Group Holdings Berhad today announced that they have signed agreements for Principal to gain additional ownership of the CIMB-Principal Asset Management Group and CIMB-Principal Islamic Asset Management, pending regulatory approval. Once complete, …

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Brookings report: Student debt crisis worse than we thought

As bad as the U.S. student debt problem appears today, it will likely be much worse five years from now, according to a report released today by the Brookings Institution.

Currently, at almost $1.4 trillion in …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: 68% of Americans in debt doubt they’ll ever pay it off

As I surfed through online business news sites this morning, the above headline on Fox Business caught my eye — and my eyeballs nearly fell out at some of the numbers. The article stated: “More than 68% …

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Principal rings Nasdaq opening bell

Dan Houston, chairman, president and CEO of Principal Financial Group, this morning rang the opening bell for the Nasdaq market in New York City. Principal joined Nasdaq from the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. …

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Feb. 21: Annual Meeting

Host: Taxpayers Association of Central Iowa
About: Got questions about the March 6 special election on the local option sales tax? Our panel of local officials will answer all your questions and help you navigate …

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Principal buys entire stake in India asset management venture

Punjab National Bank announced that it will sell its minority stake in its joint venture with Principal Financial Group, Business Standard reported. With the acquisition, Principal will have complete ownership of Principal-PNB Asset Management Co. Financial …