Nell Minow
Nell Minow
Nell Minow is an American film reviewer and writer who writes and speaks frequently on film, media, and corporate governance and investing. Ms. Minow was named one of the 20 most influential people in corporate governance by Directorship magazine in 2007. She was dubbed “the queen of good corporate governance” by BusinessWeek Online in 2003 and has received Lifetime Achievement awards from both the International Corporate Governance Network and Corporate Secretary Magazine...
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I'm willing to pay people based on the value they create.
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The Internet Entertainment Writers have gone beyond the usual suspects in nominating performers like Owen Kline ('The Squid and the Whale') and Naomi Watts ('King Kong'), demonstrating their willingness to recognize excellence that transcends age or genre.
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I'm not saying that everyone has to agree with our grades, but the burden of proof should be on (the funds) to explain what they see in these companies that we don't.
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It's definitely caveat emptor. They'd better kick the tires carefully.
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It's considered an atrocity now. Unless he says he'll take care of everyone, he won't get that.
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And we know what a risk factor that is. It produces the kinds of problems that we are seeing at AIG: failures of integrity and financial reporting.
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It's, generally speaking, the result of some pressure from shareholders. We're seeing more and more of that, particularly at companies that have not kept faith with shareholders. It's very performance driven.
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It's a headache. It's pure profit, and maybe that's why nobody wants to think about it.
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It's thrilling because Disney has made a lot of progress but still has a lot to prove to shareholders, and this is tremendously enhancing to their credibility with shareholders.
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It's a very serious concern that nobody's paying attention to.
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Creating value ... The question is, 'Did they earn it?'
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They got the words right and the substance wrong, ... I'm very disappointed.
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This could go any number of ways ? it could be weeks before this is over.
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You're supposed to tell the truth and be open and transparent and candid about your prospects -- not obfuscate.