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Clean up your act
20 May 2019
Whether it’s a war on waste, foregoing plastic or trying to shop local, sustainability and environmental issues have gone mainstream. In fact, moving to embrace sustainability is no longer something that’s nice to do, for many organisations it’s essential if they want to meet the challenges of a changing business landscape.
Read More3 Reasons to Explore Asset Finance at EOFY
20 May 2019
EOFY is a time when both your finances and the success of your organisation are under the microscope. It’s an ideal opportunity to explore where you’re losing productivity and where there’s potential for building new capacity.
Read MoreHow secure is your data?
18 May 2019
In a hyper-connected world, data security is now a critical issue for Australian businesses – and their clients. More and more data breaches are being reported to the Australian privacy watchdog, forcing companies to question how secure their data really is.
Read MoreGenerating appropriate return on equity
10 Mar 2019
At Maia Financial, our ROE challenge is to provide more financial support and products to assist our clients in solving this problem – not an easy challenge to overcome. With global capital more transient and not aligned to country and state, I personally believe this challenge is more important than we think.
Read MoreHow technology is shaping the healthcare industry
21 Feb 2019
If you’ve read the first post in our technology series, you know which technology trends are predicted to have the biggest impact in 2019. In keeping with this theme, this post explores technology’s transformative role in the vast and rapidly evolving world of global medicine and telehealth.
Read MoreThe most anticipated technology trends of 2019
14 Feb 2019
In this initial article, we explore the trends impacting us as individual consumers, however, looking ahead in the series, we will consider what these technological changes mean for the world of finance, medicine and other vital sectors.
Read MoreEquipment Demand Index - Capital Expenditure
4 Sep 2018
This research paper examines capital expenditure expectations for future investment among Australian businesses. In this research paper, Maia Financial surveyed 500 Australian businesses in June 2018, conducting direct telephone interviews with chief financial officers, business owners and company accountants.
Read MoreBlockchain, bitcoin and asset finance: what is the potential?
27 Mar 2018
The twin trends of distributed ledger technologies and digital currencies, such as blockchain and bitcoin, have been touted since their invention as a solution of sorts for financial markets.
Read MoreThe three capital blocks – equity, senior debt and asset backed finance
16 Mar 2018
Most businesses have three main sources of capital, which all play a particular role. It’s important for companies to understand how each component of the capital structure works, so they can be optimised for the organisation’s benefit.
Read MoreNew Zealand Tipped for New NZD$70 Billion Capital Formation Record
13 Feb 2018
Capital formation by New Zealand businesses is forecast to reach NZD$65 billion in the 2017 financial year and is expected to set a new record of NZD$70 billion in 2018, according to the latest round of Maia Financial’s Equipment Demand Index (the Index).
Read MoreKiwi businesses amp up equipment investment for export push
9 Feb 2018
Expanding export markets remain a key focus for New Zealand businesses in 2018, as overseas demand for kiwi produce continues to grow. As a result, 42.8 per cent of businesses plan to increase their capital expenditure budgets over the next 12 months, according to the Maia Financial New Zealand Equipment Demand Index (the Index).
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