Biography
Main responsibilities
Alastair is responsible for developing and executing the firm's liquidity solutions business strategy, covering money market funds through to ultra-short duration bond funds. In this newly created role, he leads the strategy’s external relationships, drives new product launches, produces research and content and supports portfolio managers in achieving performance targets.
Experience and qualifications
Alastair joined Aviva Investors from Fitch Ratings, where he was head of fund ratings, responsible for producing ratings and research on money market and short duration bond funds in EMEA and Asia Pacific. Prior to this, he was a CDO rating analyst in Fitch’s structured credit group. Alastair started his career at a UK local authority in 2003.
He holds a BSc in Biology from the University of Bristol, an MBA from the University of Bath and a CFA Institute Certificate in ESG Investing. Alastair is a CFA charterholder.
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