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Top $106 Billion Hedge Fund Renaissance Technologies Founder James Simons Dies at Age 86, Founded Renaissance Technologies in 1982, Flagship Fund is Medallion Fund with 39% Annual Return Over 30-Year Period, Retired as CEO in 2010 & as Chairman in 2021, Setup Simons Foundation in 1994 with Wife Marilyn to Support Scientists & Organizations to Advance Research in Mathematics & Basic Sciences, Personal Fortune of $31 Billion
17th May 2024 | Hong Kong
Top United States hedge fund Renaissance Technologies with $106 billion AUM (Assets under Management) founder James Simons has died at age 86 (10/5/24). James Simons founded Renaissance Technologies in 1982, retiring as CEO in 2010 & Chairman in 2021. Renaissance Technologies flagship fund is the Medallion Fund which generated more than 39% annual return over a 30-year period. James Simons has a personal fortune of more than $31 billion. In 1994, James Simons & his wife Marilyn had setup the Simons Foundation to support scientists & organizations to advance research in mathematics & basic sciences. Company Description: Renaissance Technologies is a quantitative investment management company trading in global financial markets, dedicated to producing exceptional returns for its investors by strictly adhering to mathematical and statistical methods. In 2021, Renaissance Technologies had faced a $7 billion tax settlement with the United States tax authorities (IRS) for improperly reduced their tax liability from trading profits. In 2014, the late United States Senator Carl Levin had detailed a practice in which Deutsche Bank and Barclays had helped several hedge funds including Renaissance Technologies to treat capital gains as longer-term profits, resulting in a lower tax rate compared to gains made from trades on assets held for less than a year, and saving Renaissance an estimated $6.8 billion in taxes. To treat capital gains as longer-term profits, the banks sold the Hedge Funds options. Renaissance Technologies will be paying tax, interests and penalties, while investors of the fund will pay tax and interests. Founder of Renaissance Technologies James Simons will pay an additional additional settlement payment of $670 million to the United States IRS (Internal Revenue Service).
“ Top $106 Billion Hedge Fund Renaissance Technologies Founder James Simons Dies at Age 86, Founded Renaissance Technologies in 1982, Flagship Fund is Medallion Fund with 39% Annual Return Over 30-Year Period, Retired as CEO in 2010 & as Chairman in 2021, Setup Simons Foundation in 1994 with Wife Marilyn to Support Scientists & Organizations to Advance Research in Mathematics & Basic Sciences, Personal Fortune of $31 Billion “
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Top Hedge Fund Renaissance Technologies Facing $7 Billion Tax Settlement for Trading Profits
3rd September 2021 – Top hedge fund Renaissance Technologies managing more than $130 billion AUM is facing a $7 billion tax settlement with the United States tax authorities (IRS) for improperly reduced their tax liability from trading profits. In 2014, the late United States Senator Carl Levin had detailed a practice in which Deutsche Bank and Barclays had helped several hedge funds including Renaissance Technologies to treat capital gains as longer-term profits, resulting in a lower tax rate compared to gains made from trades on assets held for less than a year, and saving Renaissance an estimated $6.8 billion in taxes. To treat capital gains as longer-term profits, the banks sold the Hedge Funds options. Renaissance Technologies will be paying tax, interests and penalties, while investors of the fund will pay tax and interests. Founder of Renaissance Technologies James Simons will pay an additional additional settlement payment of $670 million to the United States IRS (Internal Revenue Service). (AUM ~ Assets under Management)
Renaissance Technologies with $130 Billion AUM
Renaissance Technologies is one of the largest hedge fund in the world with around $130 billion Assets under Management (AUM). James Simons, former math professor, co-founded Renaissance Technologies in 1982 and pioneered quantitative trading in the hedge funds industry.
The flagship fund of Renaissance Technologies is the legendary “Medallion fund”, which returned around 39% a year for 30 years. In 2020, with the Covid-19 pandemic, the fund lost more than 30%. James Simons retired in 2010 from Renaissance but stayed on as Chairman and stepped down in 2021. Chief Executive Officer Peter Brown was appointed the new chairman of Renaissance Technologies in 2021.
James Simons is a billionaire and is one of the wealthiest man in the world with a net worth of around $23 billion.
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