What’s news around the hedge fund industry for Monday, Feb. 6, 2012:

Around the web

Event-driven, equity long/short strategies perform best YTD. (FINalternatives)

UCITS hedge funds up 1.37% in January. (HedgeCo.net)

Elliott Associates, King Street, CarVal and Baupost Group capitalize on Lehman. (The Telegraph)

Hintze’s CQS starts ABS hedge fund after prices fell last year. (Bloomberg)

Paulson’s Advantage Plus hedge fund said to rise 5% in January. (Bloomberg)

Watchdog must stop brokers using their clients’ money as a piggy bank. (Sydney Morning Herald)

Church of England doubles hedge fund investments. (Financial Times)

Itchy investors ramp up the risk. (WSJ.com)

Colorado Fire & Police calls on Coatue Management for long/short equity. (Pensions & Investments)

Finisterre Capital launches emerging markets equity fund. (FINalternatives)

Hedge fund manager Sal Nero launches Coherence Capital Partners LLC. (HedgeCo.net) More from FINalternatives and Brian Bollen.

The end of Wall Street as they knew it. (New York Magazine)

Hedge funds must heed Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. (FINalternatives)

Traders on alert for yen intervention. (Financial Times)

Galleon conspirators Craig Drimal and David Plate fined by SEC. (FINalternatives)

First Shariah-compliant hedge fund launched for retail investors. (HFMWeek)

South Florida-based accounting firms build success in a field of heavy hitters. (Miami Herald)

Seattle trying to bring NBA team back to town, with help from Valiant Capital Management’s Christopher Hansen. (Associated Press, via Hutchinson (Kan.) News)

Pat O’Sullivan’s resignation at Nine worries investors. (The Australian)

‘The Fear Index’ review: Global investment algorithm gone awry. (The Oregonian)

Hong Kong’s offshore trading ambitions dealt double blow. (South China Morning Post)

TNT Express feud with shareholders, including Jana Partners, widens. (Financial Times)

U.K. looks to bridge regulatory divide with U.S. (Financial Times)

Scottish funds SVM Asset Management, Level E Capital enter into strategic partnership. (HedgeFund.net)

Can high-frequency traders game futures? (Able Alpha Trading, PDF)

Goldman Sachs’ Lloyd Blankfein to speak out for same-sex marriage. (DealBook)

Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney finds favor with hedge funds. (HFMWeek)

Hedge funds underestimating policy makers’ will to impose Greek bond losses. (Bloomberg)

Greek talks descend into finger-pointing. (Felix Salmon)

People moves

GlobeOp Financial Services adds former Cayman Islands Monetary Authority head Tim Ridley to Caymans board. (FINalternatives)

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