Sycomore AM has appointed Alexandre Taïeb as fund manager-analyst within the firm’s asset allocation team.

Taïeb (pictured), who will report to Stanislas de Bailliencourt, managing partner, brings expertise in the fields of asset allocation and macroeconomic analysis.
 
His role will include the implementation of the firm’s investment policy across the discretionary mandate business.
 
Before joining Sycomore AM, Taïeb served for six years as an analyst at Forward Finance, an investment consultancy firm dedicated to institutional investors. He was responsible for analysing the economic financial news flow and researching interest rates and real estate; he also contributed to the economic reports that were published by the company.
 
In a previous role at Lyxor Asset Management, he took part in the creation and optimisation of performance and risk analysis tools.
 
De Bailliencourt says: “We are very pleased to welcome Alexandre to the team, which now includes 19 investment professionals. Alexandre’s research skills, as well as his experience in asset allocation and consultancy, will contribute to the expansion of Sycomore’s discretionary mandate business and will strengthen the firm’s ability to offer tailor-made solutions to our clients.”