Former U.S. Bancorp Vice Chairman and Head of Consumer and Small Business Banking Richard C. Hartnack joined the Freddie Mac board of directors. Blue Nile added Mindy Meads, former co-CEO of Aeropostale, to the board of directors.

Germany's parliament rejected a plan to set quotas for women's memberships on corporate boards; females currently hold no more than 17 percent of supervisory board seats.

Hong Kong's Asian Corporate Governance Association Secretary-General Jamie Allen urged publicly listed companies to utilize good corporate governance as a protection against stock market collapses.

Market hit a five-point gain in November.

NACD's final installment in a series of free "Skepticism and the Internal Auditor" webinars, moderated by NACD Board Member Michele Hooper, is now available.

USAA topped G.I. JOBS' Top 100 Military Friendly Employers list.

The AFL-CIO joined with other unions to call for more women nominated to corporate boards.

Russian companies must improve their corporate governance standards and investor communications to attract foreign investment, says a new investor survey.

Officials at government-backed mortgage giant Fannie Mae concluded years ago that the company could “reduce its losses substantially” by lowering loan amounts for some troubled borrowers, according to internal documents cited Tuesday by the top Dem...

The Service Employees International Union - United Healthcare Workers has launched a campaign to restrict executive compensation within the El Camino Hospital District.

Gannett Chairman and CEO Craig A. Dubow is taking a second medical leave of absence, with CFO Gracia C. Martore taking over his duties.

Dividends increased by 27.8 percent in the first three months of 2011, finds newly released S&P data.

The number of women on the boards at UK FTSE 100 companies has remained at 12 percent, and 53 percent of FTSE 250 companies have all-male boards.

General Electric is reportedly close to finalizing agreements with Chinese businesses in a range of industries.