tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30592175.post116191025781094229..comments2023-06-11T22:40:14.795+10:00Comments on Managing the Professional Services Firm: Professional Services Management - ConversationsJim Belshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30592175.post-83021109545051749742008-05-15T20:31:00.000+10:002008-05-15T20:31:00.000+10:00Los Angeles business investors fund performance i...<A HREF="http://rlhequity.coml" REL="nofollow"> Los Angeles business investors </A> fund performance is not indexed to inflation. In 1980s many risk free rates round the world were in double figures. Hedge funds in those days HAD to produce much higher returns to be worth investing in. A few strategies do benefit from rising rates; for example managed futures and short biased funds have large cash balances. Put option prices drop as rates rise so some hedging costs reduce. But some hedge fund strategies are negatively exposed to rising rates, costlier credit, steeper yield curve twists and shifts and less reliable interest rate differentials between currencies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30592175.post-1162166204692335842006-10-30T10:56:00.000+11:002006-10-30T10:56:00.000+11:00It was a pleasure, Jay.It was a pleasure, Jay.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30592175.post-1162106555152140032006-10-29T18:22:00.000+11:002006-10-29T18:22:00.000+11:00Jim, thanks for including me in the conversation. ...Jim, thanks for including me in the conversation. I look forward to reading your blog and learning more about your passion for improving people management in professional services. How we approach client service, how we bill clients, and how we retain talented people are all intertwined. Thanks again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30592175.post-1161984392948005902006-10-28T07:26:00.000+10:002006-10-28T07:26:00.000+10:00It's well deserved, David.It's well deserved, David.Jim Belshawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10075614280789984767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30592175.post-1161978063864182352006-10-28T05:41:00.000+10:002006-10-28T05:41:00.000+10:00Jim, thanks for the plug!!!Jim, thanks for the plug!!!Travel Italyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04190254945443952556noreply@blogger.com