Kefei Wu

Doctoral Researcher at the University of Manchester. Research interests include corporate reporting, risk disclosures and scenario analysis. Working under the supervision of 

• Prof. Paolo Quattrone
• Dr. Sebastian Hoffmann

Currently conducting a research project focusing on IFRS 9 as well as working on a FRC-commissioned research project on scenario analysis. 

Financial Modelling & Valuation Analyst Certificate (Corporate Finance Institute)

Advanced Bank Risk Analysis Certificate (Moody's Analytics)

Alliance MBS PhD Studentship

Presented research project at the EAA Doctoral Colloquium (24-25 May 2021)

AMBS: FRC-commissioned Climate Scenario Analysis Research Project

Investigating the current practices of FTSE 350 companies in the area of scenario analysis, focusing on the relevant internal processes and governance structures; Analysis of reporting practices, including annual reports and other relevant scenario analysis publications; Categorising the types of disclosures by companies and identifying common themes, good practices, as well as areas of improvement.

Responsible for managing an online survey as part of this research project, including designing and testing the survey and analysing survey data.

Literature Review, Financial Reporting Analysis, IFRS, Interviewing Skills, Survey Design, Qualitative Data Analysis

Credit-loss accounting under IFRS 9 — communicating the impact of COVID-19 and managing stakeholders through scenario analysis.

Prior to commencing my PhD, I held a MSc in Accounting, Organisations and Institutions with Distinction from the London School of Economics and Political Science, MSc in Accounting from Durham University with Distinction and a BA in Economics and Finance from Tsinghua University (School of Economics and Management) in China.

International voluntary experience:

Impact Consulting (Supporting a client who works to fight deforestation in the Amazon region) 

The World Business Dialogue (Designing an action plan for employing Virtual Reality technology in Higher Education marketing for the University of Cologne)