What’s news around the hedge fund industry for Friday, Feb. 24, 2012:

Around the web

Greece’s bond exchange: it’s official. (Felix Salmon) Press release.

Oil prices will rise ’till economy ‘breaks’. (Bloomberg TV)

‘Judge the trader, not the trading’: George Michaels’ advice on the Volcker rule. (Traders Magazine)

Crispin Odey’s top U.S. picks for 2012. (Investment Week)

Emerging market hedge funds add 4.4% in January. (FINalternatives)

SEI: Institutions committed to hedge funds but the message is clear – more information, please. (HedgeWeek)

Iceland solves banking crisis by indicting bankers, forcing mortgage relief. (Daily Kos)

Greek CDS worries fade ahead of debt swap. (MarketWatch)

Aberdeen Asset Management revamps multi-manager arm. (Citywire)

For hedge funds in Asia, big is beautiful. (Deal Journal)

SEC seems stymied by complexity of high-frequency trading. (The Washington Post, via The Seattle Times)

Playing with fire: Financial innovation can do a lot of good … it is its tendency to excess that must be cured. (The Economist)

The fast and the furious: High-frequency trading seems scary, but what does the evidence show? (The Economist)

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