About | Kieran Warren

Kieran Warren

A final year UTS student studying a double degree (B Business / B Arts in International Studies) majoring in Finance and Economics.

PROFILE

I am a highly driven individual with a strong passion for finance and the environment looking to further my knowledge in both of these fields. I  am currently working as an Associate within Assurance at PwC.

RECENTLY PUBLISHED BY KIERAN WARREN

Incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into fixed income investment

The World Bank
This report aims to promote strategies for including environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria in investment decisions within fixed income. It provides an overview on sustainable investing in fixed income across five core areas building on research, practical experiences and a literature review to inform findings.
Research
30 April 2018

The World Bank

Government Sponsored / Multilateral Organisations
The World Bank is an international organisation affiliated with the World Bank Group dedicated to providing finance, advice and research to developing nations to enhance their economic development. Predominantly the bank acts as an organisation attempting to fight poverty by providing developmentally assistance to middle and low income countries.
Organisation
13 research items

ESG considerations in fixed income: Observation of 10 ESG integration trends

Russell Investments
This paper shares key ESG integration trends that Russell Investments has found in the fixed income market. It is based off observations derived from their 2019 Annual ESG Manager Survey and discussions with fixed income market practitioners looking at ESG considerations and implementations in their investment process.
Research
31 March 2020

Russell Investments

Commercial Organisations
Russell Investments is a leading global investments solutions partner dedicated to improving peoples financial security. They work with institutions, financial advisors, and individual investors serving some of the world's most iconic investors such as Boeing, JC Penny, Duke Energy, Caterpillar and AT&T.
Organisation
1 research item

Sustainability-linked bond principles: Voluntary process guidelines

International Capital Market Association
This report introduces the Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB) Principles and provides guidelines for structural features, disclosure and reporting, to bring integrity into the SLB market. The guide is intended for market participants and designed to drive the provision of information to increase capital allocation in these instruments.
Research
8 June 2020

International Capital Market Association

Finance / Corporate Focused NGOs & Think Tanks
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) is a non-profit membership association, headquartered in Switzerland, representing financial institutions active in international capital markets. ICMA serves a wide range of members including public and private sector issuers, financial intermediaries, asset managers and other investors, capital market infrastructure providers, central banks, law firms and others worldwide.
Organisation
2 research items

The case for sustainable bond investing strengthens

Barclays
This report is an expanded research study on a previous study conducted by Barclays. It provides deep insight into the relationship between environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and their influence on credit portfolio performance. In particular, looking at the effect of ESG on euro-denominated and US investment grade and high-yield bond markets.
Research
22 October 2018

ESG in fixed income

This guide created by BMO Global Asset Management shows how and why they incorporate ESG factors and stewardship activities into their corporate fixed income investments and engagement approach. The guide also looks at how the growing sustainable bonds market is enabling fixed income investors to align investments with sustainability goals.
Research
15 January 2020

Fixed income: An introduction to responsible investment

Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
This guide provides an introduction on how investors can consider environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues when assessing fixed income instruments and their issuers. It outlines options for how to include ESG issues when building a fixed income portfolio and when working with issuers on how they manage ESG issues.
Research
31 December 2019

Fixed income investor guide: Putting responsible investment into practice in fixed income

Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
This is a guide for fixed income investors to implement responsible investment (RI) principles. A key application is using environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration to determine an issuer's creditworthiness. Motivations for applying RI in fixed income vary from pursuing financial value through the management of risks and opportunities to ethical motivations and reputational concerns.
Research
31 October 2014

Essential guide to debt finance

Accounting for Sustainability (A4S)
A guide to help organisations align their treasury teams and sustainability objectives to improve environmental and social outcomes, and in doing so bring value to their organisations. The report considers actions and opportunities as well as practical guidance on how treasury and finance teams can respond to social and environmental risk while adding value.
Research
22 May 2019

Regnan

Commercial Organisations
Regnan specialises in research that identifies the environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks and opportunities in S&P/ASX200 companies and engages with companies to improve their long-term performance. Regnan also offers an advisory service that supports institutional investors to build their own responsible investment capabilities.
Organisation
2 research items

Climate risk disclosure by Australia’s listed companies

Australian Securities and Investments Commission
Due to the foreseeable risk of climate change that companies face today, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has conducted a surveillance project examining climate risk disclosure of companies in the ASX-300. ASIC's report sets out findings and high-level recommendations for listed companies and their directors on climate risk disclosure.
Research
30 September 2018

Australian Securities and Investments Commission

Government Organisations & Departments
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is an independent Australian government body that acts as Australia's corporate regulator. Its role is to enforce laws relating to companies, securities, financial services and credit, in order to protect consumers, investors and creditors.
Organisation
2 research items