MEAFA is seen as a 'missing piece' in financial analysis research, given its prime aim to inform accounting and finance research with modern developments in econometrics and statistics.
Hence, the 'missing puzzle piece' !
To emphasize the methodological focus of the group, the acronym MEAFA is presented in a way to indicate certain important tools that are used in advanced financial analysis research, i.e. capital M for matrix algebra, e to the power of α for exponential growth, and f(α) for functional analysis. As for the colour, blue simply signifies the abundance of this colour in Sydney, given the bright blue sky and the big blue ocean.