James “Jim” Simons, a renowned mathematician and pioneering investor who built a fortune on Wall Street and then became one of the nation's biggest philanthropists, has died at age 86. The charitable ...

Jim Simons, the billionaire investor, mathematician and philanthropist, died on Friday in New York City, according to his ...

Known as the “quant king”, Simons was a pioneer of quantitative investing, which uses large amounts of market data and ...

Jim Simons, a prizewinning mathematician who abandoned a stellar academic career, then plunged into finance – a world he knew ...

Jim Simons, the mathematician-investor who created what many in finance consider the world’s greatest moneymaking machine at ...

A mathematician, he helped usher in a revolution in trading, embracing a computer-oriented, quantitative style in the 1980s.

Jim Simons, a legendary mathematician who founded quantitative hedge fund Renaissance Technologies, passed away on Friday.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Jim Simons, the renowned quantitative hedge fund manager and mathematician, has died aged 86, according to ...

The investment community grieved on Friday when it was announced renowned mathematician and investor Jim Simons (Trades, Portfolio), the head of quantitative hedge fund Renaissance Technologies, had ...

Jim Simons, the math professor who became one of the most successful hedge fund managers in history, died on Friday at the age of 86, according to his foundation. Simons, a prolific philanthropist ...

Billionaire mathematician Jim Simons, who pioneered quantitative trading, died Friday in New York City. He was at 86.