What’s news around the hedge fund industry for Thursday, Feb. 16, 2012:

Around the web

Hedge fund closures: quitting while they’re behind. (The Economist)

Who killed MF Global? The accountants. (Fred93’s blog)

Liffe proposes delivery limits on London agriculturals. (Reuters)

Alternative funds that stand out from the pack. (TheStreet.com)

Gridlocked congress might respond to docked pay. (Reuters Breakingviews)

Fair dues: The best hedge funds have earned huge amounts of money for their investors. (Investors Chronicle)

‘Lehman 2.0′ imminent warns FX Concepts’ John Taylor. (ZeroHedge)

Income generation is prime concern: Aviva. (FTAdviser)

Chris Hansen: Meet the man with the plan for Seattle NBA arena. (Seattle Times)

Regulators may expand definition of insider trading. (Fox Business)

Toxic asset deal a loser for Wellington Management. (Boston Business Journal)

Wanted to buy: MF Global claims. (WSJ.com)

Rivals to allies and back: NYSE vs. Deutsche Boerse. (WSJ.com)

State Street plans OTC derivatives platform. (Financial Times)

ED&F Man looks to grab MF Global U.K. customers. (Financial Times)

AFME panelists predict ’survival of the fittest’ in electronic trading platforms. (Hedgeweek)

Managed Futures case study: 2100 Xenon. (HFT Review)

Société Générale profit fell 89% in 4th quarter. (DealBook)

Harvard’s liberal arts failure is Wall Street’s Gain. (Ezra Klein on Bloomberg)

Open Door Capital Group hedge fund set for March launch. (HFMWeek)

Third Avenue Management and Millstein eye ‘distress’ deals. (Financial Times)

Hedge funds to benefit from less correlated market structure: Lyxor. (Investment Europe)

Hong Kong manager EIP to launch seven synthetic ETFs. (Financial Times)

Farallon Capital Management puts its money on a stronger economy. (Forbes)

Seth Klarman’s Baupost Group bets big on Canadian mega quarry. (Fortune)

Some investors still sweet on the yen. (WSJ.com)

The lexicon of hedge funds: From alpha to smart beta. (The Economist)

Too big not to fail. (The Economist)

Guggenheim, other funds divulge stakes in global aviation debt. (WSJ’s Bankruptcy Beat blog)

Dodgers bidders prepare to round second base. (WSJ’s Bankruptcy Beat blog)

People moves

Baupost Group names George Rizk to co-head Private Investment Group. (WSJ.com)

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