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 sector head for structured products and alternative investments. Prior to coming to Australia, Scott worked in the UK in structured credit and alternative fixed income for a private investment and advisory firm and within the derivatives areas of a number of 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.