What’s news around the hedge fund industry for Thursday, April 12, 2012:

Around the web

Banks close ETNs to public, but continue to lend shares. (Reuters)

A Shore Thing: Brazilian fund manager Gávea Investimentos has caught the eye of investors around the world. (The Economist)

Icahn said to near purchase of Brazil miner stake from Falcone. (Bloomberg)

Denali Advisors hedge fund raises $39 million. (North Country Times)

Short man syndrome: Jim Chanos short coal on natural gas revolution. (Benzinga) Chanos short Coinstar, Dell. (Benzinga)

Does high-frequency trading influence commodity prices? (FN Arena)

Lampert again cuts stake in AutoZone. (WSJ.com)

Seattle arena backer Chris Hansen pays $4.25 million for Sodo parcel. (Puget Sound Business Journal)

Why ‘pain in Spain’ is likely to worsen: Camel Asset Management. (Toronto Globe and Mail)

Ex-Millennium Management traders Tetsuo Ochi, Masakatsu Hayashi and others to start Asian equity hedge funds. (Bloomberg)

Whitney Tilson: A millionaire for higher taxes. (Washington Post)

Federal court reaffirms $9 million Diamondback Capital Management settlement. (HedgeFund.net)

Gensler to remain as CFTC chairman past expiration date Friday. (Bloomberg Businessweek)

Man vs. machine, part 2. (HFT Review) Part 1

People moves

Lead director at MarketAxess, Nicolas Rohatyn, departs. (DealBook)

SkyBridge Capital hires John Langston in Houston. (Houston Business Journal)

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