Electronic Arts appointed Denise F. Warren, executive vice president of the Digital Products and Services Group at The New York Times Co., to the board of directors. Sonepar North America CEO David G. Gabriel joined the KapStone Paper and Packaging Corp. board.

How can audit committees help ensure that internal audit is properly focused and fully utilized—and delivers the value it should?

Lessons from the ‘London whale,’ how not to fall in love with a deal, and knowing when to exit among advice shared.

Investors bought the mortgage company’s stock during a period when regulators found the firm had overstated its income.

NACD formed a Blue Ribbon Commission to oversee executive talent development strategies.

By Emily Flitter NEW YORK (Reuters) - As investors Carl Icahn and William Ackman bickered loudly on TV earlier this year about their opposing bets on Herbalife, two other men were discussing the company in a different context: getting non-public inform...

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Accounting firms are evaluating their transparency practices following a insider-trading scandal involving one of KPMG's top auditors.

KPMG fired the head of its Los Angeles office accused of passing confidential information that was used to influence stock trades.

Policies to protect intellectual property or trade secrets do not exist at 128 Fortune 500 companies, a new KPMG study finds.

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Washington, D.C., March 22, 2013 — The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against a Houston-based hedge fund manager and his firm accused of defrauding investors in two hedge funds and steeri...

Chairman Elisse Walter highlights changes in auditing; NACD National Audit Committee Chair Advisory Council outlines areas of focus.

Focused yet flexible agendas will be critical in 2013.

For directors, the crush to join the sustainability movement means more, more, more: more scrutiny, more disclosure, and more audits.

The average venture-backed IPO company needs to build a solid board pre-IPO, with newly public companies facing more serious challenges than ever before and very little room for error as fewer companies go public.

Audit committees plan to focus more on risk oversight, information quality, and culture in 2013, participants in the ninth annual KPMG Audit Committee Issues Conference reported.

KPMG's James P. Liddy and the Economist Intelligence Unit's Leo Abruzzese discussed the implications of the EIU's economic forecast for 2013 on board oversight.