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access to
finance
Over one-quarter of Private
sector Chief Executives rated
access to finance as among their
top three to five challenges.
Market conditions are making it
particularly difficult for businesses
to grow, with access to finance at the
heart of these difficulties. Both local
and overseas shareholders are displaying
a “low appetite for risks associated
with business and strategy”, with some
overseas investors being deterred by
certain aspects of industry regulations;
and banks are freezing funding.
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35%
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR
NOT-FOR-PROFIT SECTOR
arket shifts
[
Most highly ranked item ]
hanges in
economic
climate
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR
NOT-FOR-PROFIT SECTOR
[ 4
th most highly ranked item ]
[
Most highly ranked item ]
[
Most highly ranked item ]
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR
NOT-FOR-PROFIT SECTOR
[
Outside the 10 most highly ranked items ]
[ 8
th most highly ranked item ]
)
Emerging
chnologies
0%
5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR
NOT-FOR-PROFIT SECTOR
[ 3
rd most highly ranked item ]
[ 7
th most highly ranked item ]
[ 6
th most highly ranked item ]
4)
Access
to nance
st escalation
artnership -
red outputs
from ops.
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR
NOT-FOR-PROFIT SECTOR
[
Outside the 10 most highly
ranked items ]
[ 5
th most highly ranked item ]
[ 3
rd most highly ranked item ]
[
Outside the 10
most highly
ranked items ]
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR
[ 8
th most highly ranked item ]
[
Outside the 10 most highly
ranked items ]
0%
5%
10%
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR
NOT-FOR-PROFIT SECTOR
[ 5
th most highly ranked item ]
[
Outside the 10 most highly ranked ite
[
Outside the 10 most highly ranked ite
8)
Cultural Barriers
0%
5%
10%
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR
NOT-FOR-PROFIT SECTOR
[ 6
th most highly ranked item ]
[
Outside the 10 most highly ranked ite
[ 5
th most highly ranked item ]
9)
war for
talent
10)
govt led change
0%
5%
10%
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR
NOT-FOR-PROFIT SECTOR
[
Outside the 10 most highly
ranked items ]
[ 3
rd most highly ranked item ]
[
Outside the 10 most highly ranked ite
0%
5%
10%
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR
NOT-FOR-PROFIT SECTOR
[ 10
th most highly ranked item ]
[ 9
th most highly ranked item ]
[ 4
th most highly ranked item ]
11)
social
responsibility
12)
dialogue with
shareholders
0%
5% 10% 1
PRIVATE SECTOR
PUBLIC SECTOR
NOT-FOR-PROFIT SECTOR
[ 2
nd most highly ranked item ]
[ 6
th most highly ranked item ]
[ 10
th most highly ranked item ]
access to f i nance
As a Public sector organisation
we need to balance our
mission / purpose with the
financial sustainability of
our organisation.
CEO
| Crown Entity
The government’s drive to get into
budget surplus and the consequential
cuts in government spending are
having an effect across the Public and
Not-For-Profit sectors. In government
departments there is simply no funding
for a number of activities, and Not-
For-Profit organisations that rely on
government funding have seen no
increases for five years or more, and are
now finding it challenging to be viable.
Many charities are struggling for funding
–
the economy has affected charitable
donations and sponsorships, and
government funding is on hold.
key findings //
4:
Access to finance