Seventy-two percent of executives find performance is suffering because their companies take an outdated and excessively restrictive approach to information security, according to CEB, a member-based advisory company.

Wealth management services provider National Financial Partners Corp. said Monday that it will sell itself to private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners for about $1.01 billion.

Although most executives say telecommuting improves productivity and flexibility for working parents, they also believe it leads to slower career growth, according to a new survey by the Korn/Ferry Institute.

President Barack Obamas new plan to raise Medicare premiums for upper-income seniors would create five new income brackets to squeeze more revenue for the government from the top tiers of retirees.