What’s news around the hedge fund industry for Friday, Feb. 10, 2012:

Around the web

February hedge fund inflows advance 2.25%, according to GlobeOp Capital Movement Index. (GlobeOp)

David Einhorn comments on Apple TV, gold and Japan. (Benzinga)

Manipulation and abuse confirmed in $350 trillion market linked to LIBOR. (ZeroHedge)

Disappointing picture for hedge fund trusts. (FT Adviser)

The rise of the machines. (Chrystia Freeland’s Reuters blog)

Paul McCulley after PIMCO. (Jennifer Ablan on Reuters’ Unstructured Finance blog)

Glenbrook School District 225 says Jeffrey Wolfson is still a board member after SEC charges. (Chicago Tribune)

Mid-sized funds of funds saw AUM rise in 2011. (FINalternatives)

Former Harvard Management Co. duo Steve Alperin and Sara Fleiss set up maiden hedge fund – Emeth Partners. (HFMWeek)

Turbo traders take Bank of America for a ride. (Associated Press)

Presenting the ‘Rise of the HFT Machine’: Visual confirmation how SkyNet broke the stock market on U.S. Downgrade Day. (ZeroHedge)

Goldman subprime bet highlights Volcker debate. (Reuters)

A brighter view of banking under Volcker. (Financial Times)

Falcone’s Harbinger vs. Sen. Charles Grassley. (HedgeFund.net)

George Soros’ 8 bold predictions from the ‘Tiger Den’. (Advisor One)

Goldman Sachs stopped by to pick up some things AIG was holding onto for it. (DealBreaker)

Arthur Nadel scheme receiver Burton Wiand sues Wells Fargo alleging key role. (Tampa Bay Business Journal)

Nathaniel Rothschild: Superstar of the financial industry. (The Telegraph)

Bets on European banks pay off. (WSJ.com)

Keep taking the testosterone. (Financial Times)

Rebalancing the financial transactions tax debate. (The Telegraph)

Mets owners seek help from Supreme Court in Madoff Ponzi scheme. (New York Post)

UCITS platforms come of age. (Hedge Fund Intelligence)

FATCA deal still inconclusive, experts warn. (COOConnect)

Chicago Stock Exchange gets broader post-MF Global powers. (Crain’s Chicago Business)

AFTRA retirement fund settles JPMorgan hedge fund lawsuit. (Variety)

CN Rail cancels Hunter Harrison’s pension. (Ottawa (Canada) Citizen)

OP-Pohjola Group’s doctoral thesis award presented for doctoral thesis on hedge fund performance and risk. (press release)

People moves

London’s Alvine Capital taps MĂĽnster Dahl for client relations. (FINalternatives)

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