What’s news around the hedge fund industry for Friday, March 16, 2012:

Around the web

Sovereign wealth funds’ strategies ‘limited by talent issue’. (IPE.com)

How Wall Street has fared after Bear’s fall. (DealBook)

Italy said to pay Morgan Stanley $3.4 billion. (Bloomberg)

LSE sets date for vote on LCH.Clearnet takeover. (Reuters)

CFTC targets rapid trades. (WSJ.com)

Swaps industry debates bankruptcy code fix to protect customers. (Bloomberg Businessweek)

Market participants hold little hope of Dodd-Frank revamp. (Reuters)

U.K.’s Cameron meets Goldman Sachs, other CEOs in NY. (Reuters)

Credit Agricole offloads assets; BlueMountain is buying. (Financial Times)

Banks want Fed to iron out ‘Maiden’. (WSJ.com)

Steven Cohen could be favorite of four powerhouse Dodgers finalists. (CBS Sports)

Man Group sees hedge fund demand from Asia-Pacific investors. (Bloomberg)

Centerbridge Partners fund nearing $2 billion mark. (HedgeFund.net)

Hedge funds face higher insurance rates in 2012. (HedgeFund.net)

RBC Hedge 250 Index returns 1.25% in February (2.96% YTD). (Opalesque)

Morgan Stanley sues Sterling Stamos over $17.6 million. (Bloomberg)

People moves

FSA CEO Hector Sants to step down in June. (DealBook)

Citigroup hires ex-Citadel executive James Boyle for Asia derivatives. (Bloomberg)

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