Alastair Sewell

CFA, Head, Fund and Asset Manager Rates, EMEA and Asia Pacific, Fitch Ratings

^{Alastair Sewell is head of fund and asset manager ratings for EMEA and Asia-Pacific at Fitch Ratings. He has been in this role since 2014. In this role he has overall responsibility for all ratings and research on funds and investment managers in these regions. Alastair specializes in rating money market funds and related step-out fund strategies, including short-duration bond funds, supply- and trade-finance funds. He is currently focused on liquidity risk management in mutual funds, the application of ESG to fixed income funds, in particular the green bond fund segment and, lastly, the emergence of cryptocurrencies in mutual funds. Alastair produces extensive research on these and other industry topics and is a widely referenced industry commentator. Prior to his current role, Alastair held roles with increasing levels of responsibility in the fund and asset manager rating group since 2008. Alastair originally joined Fitch in 2004, as an analyst in the structured finance rating group, responsible for rating collateralized debt obligations and similar vehicles. Alastair began his career at a UK local authority. Alastair is an ally to the Fitch Women’s Network and a member of Fitch’s diversity, equity and inclusion working group. Alastair earned an MBA with distinction from the University of Bath (specialism in behavioural finance) and a BSc from the University of Bristol (Biology). He is a CFA charterholder.}