ALFI Private Assets Conference
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Kris Atkinson joined Fidelity in 2000 as a credit analyst and since 2013 has been a portfolio manager with responsibilities across Fidelity's investment grade corporate bond funds, including the sustainable bond fund range. He is co-lead portfolio manager on the Climate Transition Bond Fund, Sustainable Global Corporate Bond Fund, Social Bond Fund and the Blue Transition Bond Fund amongst others. Kris was a driving force in launching Fidelity's Blue Transition Bond Fund in October 2024, the first and currently only blue thematic bond fund in the market. He is passionate about developing the nascent blue bond market to address funding issues faced by the blue economy.
Kris has an MA Economics from the University of Cambridge and is a CFA charter holder.
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The ocean: climate regulation, food security and economic development for billions of people. Supporting its sustainable use - the blue economy - with investments delivers both environmental and financial returns.
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