Martin Currie recruits Mike Nicol

Mike Nicol has joined Martin Currie Investment Management to launch a European long/short equity hedge fund in June. He will be the lead manager on the Martin Currie European Absolute Return fund, which will be co-managed by Dino Fuschillo, head of the European equity team. Nicol was previously with Scottish Value Managers, where he was a co-manager of Highlander European long/short equity fund.