As co-portfolio manager for the real estate securities group atNeuberger Berman, Brian Jones talks to companies in which the firmis considering investing. These include REITs and the questions hehas for them go far beyond earnings forecast and operatingfundamentals.

He wants to know, for example, is there separation between theCEO and chairman's role. Also, what is the alignment ofcompensation to total shareholder returns. "Senior managementcompensation should be closely tied to absolute total shareholderreturns and shareholder returns relative to appropriatecompensation," he says.

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Erika Morphy

Erika Morphy has been writing about commercial real estate at GlobeSt.com for more than ten years, covering the capital markets, the Mid-Atlantic region and national topics. She's a nerd so favorite examples of the former include accounting standards, Basel III and what Congress is brewing.