What’s news around the hedge fund industry for Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013:

Around the web

Dromeus Capital’s Greek gamble pays off. (Financial Times)

Barclays sued over K1 Group hedge fund fraud. (FINalternatives)

Hedge funds up 5.81% in 2012: RBC. (FINalternatives)

Greg Lippman’s LibreMax Capital LLC said to gain 20.8% as mortgages outperform. (Bloomberg)

On the trail of SAC Capital’s Steven Cohen. (Bloomberg Businessweek)

Herbalife investors buy the rumor, sell the news. (WSJ’s MarketBeat blog)

Women hedge fund managers outperform men. (St. Louis Business Journal)

Will SEC’s new rules on marketing be a boon for start-ups or a risk for investors. (Washington Post)

Hong Kong reconsiders changes to corporate database. (NYTimes.com)

Ackman faults P&G CEO, faces criticism of his own. (Cincinnati Enquirer)

Dan Gilbert-owned company to acquire controlling interest in Greektown Casino. (Detroit Free Press)

People moves

Brynn Peltz joined Goodwin Procter’s Financial Institutions Group and Private Investment Funds Practice in New York, according to an announcement from the firm. She will be a partner in the Transactions and Investment Management & Regulations Practices and the Private Investment Funds Practice. Previously she worked as a partner in Latham & Watkins’ financial regulatory and investment funds practices.

Ex-HSBC fund exec Tim Gascoigne joins Allenbridge Investment Solutions. (FINalternatives)

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