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| Knowledge@Wharton |
A Rescue Plan to Save the Beleaguered Accounting Industry A new book called Building Public Trust: The Future of Corporate Reporting does not break much new ground, but it does an admirable job of tying together a number of topics that have challenged the accounting industry and providing a framework for financial reporting in the future.   |
Real Estate Portfolio
May/Jun 2003
Darlene Bremer |
Quantity vs. Quality Public companies face strict mandates to disclose more financial information on a timelier basis, but can too much disclosure diminish its value to investors? |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Tangible Agitation Over a Proposal on Intangible Assets Beefing up the disclosure of intangible assets would potentially yield greater transparency, enabling the investment communities to make better decisions about their capital. Should companies be required to disclosure information about their intangible assets to investors? |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2003
Phillip Britt |
Implications of Sarbanes-Oxley You need to go back to the 1930s to find laws that have had as much impact on the fundamental systems of REITs and other publicly traded companies. |
National Real Estate Investor
October 1, 2005
Scott Farb |
Public vs. Private REITs Here is an in-depth look at the realities of REITs themselves and the economics of a potential investment. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Mar/Apr 2004 |
Meeting Higher Standards In my view, we have two key requirements that REITs must meet. First, we must ensure that the financial statements of publicly traded real estate companies are comparable to the rest of corporate America. Second, it is vital that financial reporting be consistent among all companies in our industry. |
HBS Working Knowledge
April 12, 2010
Martha Lagace |
One Report: Better Strategy through Integrated Reporting Stakeholders expect it. And smart companies are doing it: integrating their reporting of financial and nonfinancial performance in order to improve sustainable strategy. |
CIO
June 1, 2002
Raghavan Rajaji |
Lessons in Shareholder Value To deliver real value to the business, CIOs must make all investment decisions with the company's long-term goals in mind |
HBS Working Knowledge
November 14, 2012
Martha Lagace |
New Agenda for Corporate Accountability Reporting Harvard Business School professor Karthik Ramanna explains three ways to make corporate accountability reports potentially more useful to constituencies that include shareholders, communities, bondholders, and customers. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2006
Dees Stribling |
Inside the Boardroom Top REIT CEOs discuss the major corporate governance issues facing the industry. |
Real Estate Portfolio
May/Jun 2004
Michele Lerner |
Playing By The Rules REIT experts agree that while all publicly traded companies, including REITs, have been somewhat impacted by the changes on Wall Street, REITs are not expected to suffer in particular. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2004
Darby & Rapacon |
Clear Skies Ahead Analysts forecast the future of REITs. |
HBS Working Knowledge
May 23, 2011
Michael Blanding |
Corporate Sustainability Reporting: It's Effective Does reporting actually induce companies to improve their nonfinancial performance and contribute toward a sustainable society? |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2007
Allen Kenney |
REIT Breakthrough Recent research details stronger returns through indirect real estate investment. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2003
James B. Wright |
Governing REIT Compensation As recent well-publicized REIT proxy/management battles have demonstrated, REIT governance issues are no longer under the radar. In time, shareholder concerns (and any REIT vulnerabilities) relative to independent compensation decisions will also receive scrutiny. |
National Real Estate Investor
October 1, 2005
Matt Hudgins |
REIT Values: In the Eye of the Beholder? This year, REIT shares are showing signs of vulnerability. While they continue to outperform broad indices such as the S&P 500, they have begun to fluctuate, suffering a 9% loss in August when investors became jittery over a drop in bond prices. |
Real Estate Portfolio
July 2000
Richard M. Jeanneret |
No More "Hocus-Pocus" Until more guidance is provided, it is essential that companies develop their own framework for assessing reporting quality, one that promotes a common vocabulary and understanding about quality among audit committee members, senior management, and auditors... |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2004
Hamid R. Moghadam |
Value of Good Governance Every public REIT should have a strong board that is independent and has some skin in the game that ensures the board members' interests are well aligned with those of shareholders. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2005
Matthew Bechard |
Earning Praise Publicly traded real estate companies have become the pillars of good governance. However, while total returns and dividend yields are easily quantifiable numbers with direct bearings on shareholder interest, corporate governance is not so easily measured. |
Real Estate Portfolio
May/Jun 2002
William D. Sanders |
Working Toward Improved Disclosure Every publicly traded real estate company shares the responsibility to provide clear, transparent financial information to investors... |
National Real Estate Investor
September 1, 2004
Scott Farb |
The Trickle-Down Effect of Sarbanes-Oxley Real estate private equity funds are finding themselves in an overly regulated, ever-changing and immensely complex climate when it comes to financial reporting and accounting issues. |
The Motley Fool
June 5, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
Understanding Funds From Operations Investors often ignore or misunderstand real estate investment trusts because the methods used to evaluate their performance are often very different from the ways that investors analyze other companies. What exactly is the FFO number that many REITs provide? |
Real Estate Portfolio
May/Jun 2006
Darlene Bremer |
REIT Dividends Still Blooming For investors looking to grow their portfolio's income, REITs continue to be a logical choice. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jan/Feb 2004 |
2004 Analyst Outlook Will the REIT run continue or will struggling fundamentals thwart the industry's momentum? Following another strong year for the industry in 2003, what will 2004 hold for REITs? |
Real Estate Portfolio
Sep/Oct 2004
Steve Bergsman |
REITs & Rates Opinions are split on what impact, if any, a higher rate environment will have on investing in REITs. |
CFO
November 1, 2006 |
Sticky Topics Letters to the editor: Pay Dirt... Trick or Treat in Business Reporting?... A Valuable Perspective... Losing Touch... The Best Surveys... |
National Real Estate Investor
January 1, 2003
Susan Cheng |
Time to revamp `insider boards' Is the fate of corporate giants like WorldCom and Tyco looming at the door of some real estate investment trusts across the nation? |
Real Estate Portfolio
Sep/Oct 2000
Ralph L. BLock |
The Cost of Capital Conundrum There's still a great deal of caution out there, as not everyone regards REIT stocks as stable and reliable investments. The Bear has extracted his pound of flesh, and deep wounds heal slowly. |
Real Estate Portfolio
July 2000
Elaine E. Derso |
Safe Harbors in a Stormy Sea Having been becalmed during run-up of the S&P 500 and, more recently, the NASDAQ 100, REIT stock prices may be on their way, at last, to approximating net asset values.... |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2007
Art Coppola |
State of Affairs The REIT story increasingly is becoming a global one. |
Real Estate Portfolio
May/Jun 2005 |
The State of REITs REITs have outperformed over both the short and long terms amidst a variety of market fundamentals. Here, 18 REIT professionals give their unique perspectives on the future of the REIT market. |
Financial Advisor
March 2004
Raymond Fazzi |
No Letup In Real Estate When the equity market sank during the three years leading up to 2003, investors were able to find some measure of comfort by moving money into REITs and other real estate investments. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2004
Art Gering |
A Perfect Fit Over time, REITs have proven to be the missing piece for building a well-diversified portfolio. |
The Motley Fool
January 2, 2004
Bill Mann |
Annaly-ze This The mortgage REIT Annaly Mortgage takes pains to neutralize a conflict of interest. |
Pharmaceutical Executive
September 1, 2014
William Looney |
13 Years Right Pharm Exec's latest Industry Audit sticks to the series' longtime standard of emphasizing transparent indicators of shareholder value. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jan/Feb 2001
Douglas McEachern |
Forward Looking Key Issues for REIT Executives in 2001... |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2004
Ralph Block |
To Buy or Not to Buy... Is buying commercial real estate at today's market prices an intelligent strategy that's likely to be applauded by shareholders? |
Insurance & Technology
May 28, 2008
Doug Sheehan |
Enhanced Investment Systems Offer Better Integration of Data The enhanced technical capabilities of external data providers is making it possible for insurers to have better integration with these data sources, having great potential to improve data accuracy, timeliness and efficiency. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Sep/Oct 2005 |
Forty-Five @ 45 To commemorate the way REITs have changed the face of real estate investment, here are highlights of the milestones, key events and accomplishments that shaped the past 45 years and will help chart the course for the next 45. |
HBS Working Knowledge
May 23, 2011
Eccles & Serafeim |
Leading and Lagging Countries in Contributing to a Sustainable Society New data shows to what extent companies contribute to a sustainable society. |
Financial Planning
May 1, 2005
David A. Twibell |
Are REITs Too Rich? Real estate investment trusts have been standout performers. But after five years of market-beating returns, are they poised for a fall? |
Real Estate Portfolio
May/Jun 2006
Michael Fickes |
$1 Trillion Milestone Commercial real estate debt and equity securities now exceed $1 trillion. What does that mean? How did securitized commercial real estate grow so large? |
Real Estate Portfolio
Mar/Apr 2008
Ryan Chittum |
Building Potential Non-traded REITs, cousins of publicly traded REITs, are a growing trend in the real estate investment industry. |
| Knowledge@Wharton |
Re-examining Stock Options as a Way to Compensate Executives Now that an underperforming stock market and the excesses of Enron have focused new attention on the use and abuse of stock options as a way to incentivize senior managers, what changes, if any, should companies make in their design of compensation packages? |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2002 |
Expanding the REIT Investor Base As REIT stocks have outperformed other investments, grown in popularity and become more liquid in recent years, Portfolio asked fund managers if they have seen evidence that the investor base for the industry has expanded or diversified to include more non-dedicated investors. |
U.S. Banker
February 2002
Robert A. Bennett |
Designer-Made Earning Reports It has become popular for companies to dream up their own methods of accounting. The greatest danger is fooling oneself... |
InternetNews
August 29, 2005
Jim Wagner |
Work Remains for Sarbox Compliance Businesses have a lot of work ahead of them before they're fully compliant with federal data retention and financial reporting rules under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, a new study concludes. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2006
Scott Farb |
Top-Level Transactions U.S. real estate investment trusts and REIT-like structures worldwide are taking advantage of a highly charged environment to diversify and grow their portfolios. How long will this climate continue? |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2006
Jason Mattox |
Reclassifying REITs Knowing the different REIT structures and types helps experts make good investment decisions. |
Real Estate Portfolio
May/Jun 2005
David E. Simon |
Industry Status Report REITs now represent 15% to 20% of all U.S. institutional-quality real estate. The REIT industry today invests in all major property types and geographic regions in the U.S. and is in the early stages of international expansion. |
