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Tarek ISSAOUI

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Head of Macro Research & Investment Process at Sycomore Asset Management
📍 France

Tarek is a seasoned finance professional, currently serving as Head of Macro Research & Investment Process at Sycomore Asset Management. With a background from École Polytechnique and ENSAE Paris, his expertise lies in quantitative macro investing, risk allocation, and portfolio construction, honed through senior roles at BNP Paribas Asset Management.

Outside of finance, Tarek is deeply immersed in the art world as a passionate collector and publisher. He is the Co-Founder and President of RRose Editions, an independent publishing house focusing on artists books and contemporary novels. He is also a published author of both a novel and a book on finance.

He is a self-taught art collector who started his own publishing house to collaborate with galleries and artists.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Head of Macro Research & Investment Process
Job Level
Leadership
Location
France
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Global Macro Investing
His career is centered around global macro strategies, from proprietary trading models early in his career to heading macro research at Sycomore Asset Management.
Quantitative Finance
A graduate of top quantitative schools, his work consistently involves risk allocation, factor investing, and model-driven, outcome-based portfolio management.
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Career

Work history

8-2023 - 6-2025
Head of Macro Research & Investment Process
Sycomore Asset Management
11-2017 - 10-2022
Head of Flexible & Absolute Return / Multi Asset
BNP Paribas Asset Management
6-2014
Co-Founder & President
RRose Editions
5-2007 - 11-2017
Cross Asset Portfolio Manager
THEAM BNP Paribas
6-2006 - 4-2007
Fund of Hedge Funds Manager
Lyxor Asset Management
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Education
1994 - 1997
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École Polytechnique
1997 - 1999
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ENSAE Paris
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