Simon Scott

Simon Scott is a director, alternatives ratings, global manager research for Morningstar Australia Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. He is responsible for overall leadership of Morningstar’s global alternatives manager research and ratings.

Before joining Morningstar in 2018, Scott worked as a senior investment analyst for Macquarie Private Wealth with responsibilities for unlisted fund research and the delivery of model portfolios and asset-allocation advice. He was previously head of product sourcing and origination, where he structured bespoke investment opportunities for clients. Prior to joining Macquarie, Scott spent five years with Standard & Poor’s Fund Ratings, where he was an associate director and Asia-Pac sector head for structured products and alternative investments. Prior to moving to Australia, Scott worked in the UK in structured credit and alternative fixed income for a private investment and advisory firm and within equity and credit derivatives at several investment banks.

Scott holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) from City, University of London, a Master of Liberal Arts (finance) from Harvard University, and an MBA from Heriot-Watt University.