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Providence’s Troubled Pension System Bet Big on Renaissance Technologies — And Lost

The city’s underfunded pension system put 9 percent of its assets in a Renaissance fund that fell almost 20 percent in 2020.
By Michelle Celarier
February 11, 2021
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Renaissance Execs Will Pay $7 Billion to Settle a Decade’s Worth of Disputed Taxes. Here’s What Jim Simons Earned During That Period.

The legendary quant trader has earned $9.2 billion in just the five years since the disputed period, frequently topping II’s Rich List.
By Stephen Taub
September 03, 2021
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The Medallion Fund Is Still Outperforming. Other Renaissance Funds Still Aren’t.

The insider-only Medallion fund gained almost 10 percent in the first quarter.
By Michelle Celarier
April 19, 2021
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Renaissance’s Medallion Fund Surged 76% in 2020. But Funds Open to Outsiders Tanked.

The contrast is striking, but insiders say there’s an explanation.
By Michelle Celarier
January 13, 2021
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Why Would Warren Buffett Throw Shade at Jim Simons?

The Berkshire Hathaway CEO, criticizing active management at his annual meeting in Omaha, called out the Renaissance Technologies’ founder over high fees and limited capacity.
By Richard Teitelbaum
May 08, 2020
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The Famed Medallion Fund Is Crushing It. Other RenTech Funds, Not So Much.

The disparity — a performance difference of 17 to 19 percentage points — is “really surprising,” according to Renaissance Technologies skeptic Bradford Cornell, a professor emeritus at the University of California Los Angeles.
By Amy Whyte
April 21, 2020
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