What’s news around the hedge fund industry for Friday, March 2, 2012:

Around the web

ESL Investments’ Edward Lampert to pay nearly $40 million for Florida home. (Deal Journal) I bet it’s nicer than the Kmart by my house. Probably better stocked, too.

SS&C put on CreditWatch negative ahead of possible GlobeOp bid. (Dow Jones Newswires, via Nasdaq)

CFTC repeals CPO, CTA exemption; hedge funds anticipate overlap with SEC rules. (Forbes)

Exchange-traded swaps volume surged 11% in 2012. (Advanced Trading)

ICE provides more trader commitment history on Brent, Gasoil. (Bloomberg)

Stand by your Madoff. (Forbes’ Postcards blog)

New York City pension funds to invest with D.E. Shaw, Brevan Howard. (Bloomberg)

AIMA defends credit funds against ’shadow banking’ label. (HFMWeek)

People moves)

Optima Fund Management founder Dixon Boardman reappointed as CIO. (HedgeFund.net)

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