Her comments were in response to a Guardian investigation published on Wednesday, which reveals that three of the UK's four networks are paying little or no corporation tax while sharing billions in dividends, management fees and royalties with their multinational owners.
It said it would not pay a dividend or management bonuses for 2008.
In choosing the better REIT stocks, Mr. Harris said he looks at a company's balance sheet, particularly at the level of debt; the quality of its portfolio, especially property location; the dividend history; management experience; and the development pipeline.
Forsha likes its 3.6% dividend and management's focus on cutting debt and buying back stock.
"We look at the company's ability to generate adequate cash to pay dividends and management's motivation to pay dividends," he said.
Mr. Deripaska says he is asking for higher dividends because management has not presented a good investment plan for the profits.
"Their priorities should firstly be making Arsenal a successful football team, secondly placing no leveraged debt on the club or taking dividends and management fees out of the club, and thirdly helping supporters be directly involved in the club's shareholding".
The real estate outfit's special committee will continue to review all operations, dividend policy, and management which could foreshadow a shakeup in executive leadership.
Besides paying dividends, he said, management can reinvest the cash in the business or make acquisitions.
Private equity firms have also found ways to profit before the so-called exit with special one-time dividends and annual management fees.
Whatever happened to improving profitability, increasing return on investment, boosting dividends, jettisoning lackadaisical management, resisting deceptive accounting procedures, lobbying for deregulation and tax cuts, devising creative acquisitions and divestments and generating positive excitement in the investing world?
