Savio,

Thanks for visiting the blog. As Montier concluded his case against shareholder value maximization, CFA Institute conducted an instant digital poll of conference delegates, mostly seasoned investment professionals, to get their view. Here are the results.

How sound or flawed is the idea and practice of shareholder value maximization?
Both the idea and its practice are largely sound (5%)
The idea is largely sound but the practice is largely flawed (58%)
Both the idea and practice are largely flawed (31%)
Undecided (6%)