Tag Archives: computer models


Move Over, Black Boxes: Brains Are Back

May 25, 2009 : Permalink

Wall Street Journal – Quantitative fund managers, who use computer models rather than human judgment to pick securities, have seen their world turned upside down by the credit crisis. The first generation of managers and their models have moved on: […]

Octagon, Run by Ex-GIC Staff, to Start Hedge Fund

April 23, 2009 : Permalink

Bloomberg – Octagon Capital Management Pte, run by former managers of the Government of Singapore Investment Corp.’s quantitative-investment group, plans to start a fund that seeks to profit from broad economic trends. Octagon, which uses computer models to pick trades, […]

Renaissance hires new CEO for institutional business

March 4, 2009 : Permalink

Reuters – Renaissance Technologies LLC, the multibillion dollar hedge fund known for delivering top returns by relying on complicated computer models, hired a new president and chief executive officer for its institutional business. The fund firm, which manages roughly $20 […]