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

Around the web

@ComfortablySmug’s Shashank Tripathi apologizes for false Sandy tweets; could face prosecution. (NBCNews)

Reading the fine print in Abacus and other soured deals. (DealBook)

RBS expects fine over LIBOR investigation. (DealBook)

Third Point up 2.4% in October. (FINalternatives)

Elliott Associates seeks second Argentine naval vessel in Africa. (FINalternatives)

Court rules in Mason Capital Management’s favor in Telus appeal. (FINalternatives)

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System places $280 million in Bridgewater, Visium funds. (Pensions & Investments)

Citadel’s Ken Griffin sparked E*Trade stork order review. (WSJ.com)

The world’s 200 richest people. (Bloomberg) George Soros (26), Carl Icahn (46), Ray Dalio (56), James Simons (74), John Paulson (77), Steven A. Cohen (113), and just sneaking in Steve Schwarzman (199).

Netflix says it is open to Icahn’s ‘perspective’. (DealBook)

Mount Kellett Capital Management demands sale of spectrum. (DealBook)

U.S. swaps shake-up set to boost exchanges. (Financial Times)

MF Global Inc. loses U.K. claim over European debt trades. (Bloomberg)

Hedge fund legends with their humble beginnings. (HedgeFund.net)

Mill Valley hedge fund managers spend big to promote anti-union initiative and defeat tax measure. (Marin (Calif.) Independent Journal)

Germany’s Wolfgang Schaeuble says debt reduction is a global task. (Reuters)

People moves

Brevan Howard said to add Goldman credit trader Wayne Leslie. (Bloomberg)

Throgmorton adds hedge fund tax expert Neil Oliver from Ernst & Young. (FINalternatives)

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