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Item Non - Interest Income and Performance of Commercial Banks in Sri Lanka(4th International Conference for Accounting Researchers and Educators, Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Karunarathne, W.G.S.M.; Aruppala, W.D.N.Non interest income of banks improve the total income, since banks can expand the source of income by diversifying their income while reducing business risks. Accordingly, non-interest income is an extra source of income for commercial banks which is essential to enhance their profitability. ATM technology, personal lending and loan quality are among the main microeconomic factors driving the performance in non-interest income in the commercial banking sector. This study investigated impact of non-interest income on bank performance in case of licensed commercial banks in Sri Lanka for the period of 2007 to 2017. 26 licensed commercial banks were selected as sample of the study. The study conducted based on secondary data which was collected from audited annual reports and published database of the Colombo Stock Exchange and data analyzed by using E-Views statistic software. The results reveal that relying on non-interest income activities may adversely affect bank performance. Findings suggest that only a small proportion of banks present an increase in efficiency level with inclusion of non-interest income, while no significant changes are seen on most banks’ efficiency levels. Also, further finds that the relationship between the share of non-interest income to the net operating revenue and the bank efficiency score is not significantItem The Study on Determinants of Non-Performing Loans in Listed Commercial Banks in Sri Lanka(4th International Conference for Accounting Researchers and Educators, Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2018) Adikari, A.M.U.S.,; Rathwatha, G.M.H.P.K.Non-performing loans (NPLs) are considered as a critical factor for any bank and has the possibility of resulting huge losses if the required attention was not given. Though many researches have been conducted on factors affecting to NPL, this is still an open area for further studies. This study investigates determinant factors of Nonperforming loans (NPLs) in Sri Lankan banking sector. The survey has been conducted with a sample of 10 license commercial banks in Sri Lanka over the period of 2008 to 2017. This study focuses on the impact of bank specific factors on NPLs. Non-performing loan rates are measured through the gross NPL ratio published by banks and bank specific factors considered are Operating Expense to Income (OEI), Net Income to Total Assets (NITA), Loans to Total Assets (LTA), Loan Growth (LG), and Natural Logarithm of Size of Bank (NL). GDP growth rate (GDP) and Lending Rate (LR) have been considered as controlling variables in this study. The panel regression model has been applied to determine different bank specific factors that affect to NPL. During the study it was revealed that there is a positive correlation between loan to asset ratio and NPL rate while loan growth rate, size of the bank, operating expense to income, net income to total assets show a negative correlation with NPL rateItem The Relationship between Credit Risk and Bank Performance: A Study of Commercial Banks in Sri Lanka(Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Madushani, B.D.A.; Madurapperuma, M.W.Credit risk is the most important part of all commercial banks performing their works around the world. The objective of this study is to identify the relationship between credit risk and commercial banks performance in Sri Lanka. This study based on secondary data and data were obtained from various sources such as selected commercial banks annual reports, relevant articles, books and magazines etc. The panel data of a ten year period from 2006 to 2015 from the selected ten banks were used to examine the relationship between credit risk and commercial banks performance. Furthermore, Return on Assets (ROA) used as a profitability indicator while Non-Performing Loan to Total Loan Ratio (NPLR), Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) and Total Loan to Deposits Ratio (LTDR) used as credit risk indicators. The correlation and regression analysis was used to examine the relationship between credit risk and profitability indicators during the period and study by using E-views software. According to the empirical results, it was observed that NPLR and CAR has negative significant relationship with the commercial banks profitability and LTDR has positive significant relationship with the commercial banks profitability. Then this study concluded the credit risk has a significant relationship with the bank profitability. Therefore, this study recommended the banks to implement an effective tools and techniques to reduce the credit risk of commercial banks in Sri Lanka.Item The Effect of Corporate Governance on Performance of the banking Industry in Sri Lanka(Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Lekamge, A.L.I.C.; Thilakarathne, C.R.In the worst financial crisis, the banking sector faces to more difficulties. According to the studies that difficulties build on the lack of corporate governance in banks and companies. Purpose of this study was to identify the impact of Corporate Governance for the Banking Profitability in Sri Lanka. Board size, Board Ownership, Management ownership and the Board balance were used as the determinant factors and the Return on Assets was used for the performance indicator. Nine listed Commercial Banks over nine years were selected for the analysis. Descriptive analysis, Pearson Correlation and the regression analysis methods were used to find out relationship between the corporate governance and banking performance. One main model constructed under the regression analysis. Result of the analysis were found that there was significant relationship between Board size and the Board ownership. There was no significance relationship between Management Ownership and the Board Balance. According to the analysis the overall model is significant and the Corporate Governance is significantly affected to the Profitability of the banking industry in Sri Lanka.Item The Impact of Corporate Governance on Financial Performance: Evidence from Sri Lankan Banking Industry(Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Perera, W.T.N.M.; Aruppala, W.D.N.Baking industry undertakes the critical and vital roles in the financial system; the well-being of the economy and the mechanism of the banking system interconnected. The concept of Corporate Governance has become conspicuous in conjunction with banking industry. Attention to Corporate Governance has quite a long history since the seminal paper on the subject of the “Principal – Agent Problem” by Meckling which argued that the Principal – Agent problem as a consequence of the separation of ownership and control. Over the last two decades; Sri Lankan economy has encountered substantial fluctuations from countless amalgamation with the global economy ((CBSL), 2013). In 1990 Sri Lanka has utilized the capital market reforms and adopted the Anglo American Structure of Corporate Governance (Edirisinghe, 2015). The regulatory requirements which affianced with the Corporate Governance in Sri Lanka; governed by the Banking Act No. 13 of 1988, Companies Act No. 07 of 2007, Codes of Best Practices and Regulations issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (ICASL) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Sri Lanka. This research empirically examines the quality of Corporate Governance practices in Sri Lankan banking industry and their impact on banks’ financial performance in the context of an emerging market such as Sri Lanka. The study concludes that there is no equivalence in the disclosure of corporate governance practices made by banks in Sri Lanka. Nevertheless they all disclose their corporate governance practices, but what is disclosed does not conform to any particular standard. Furthermore this study conclude that a positive relationship exist between financial performance, number of board meetings and education level. Besides that the study conclude that a negative relationship exist between financial performance, board size, gender, outside directors and CEO duality.Item Determinants of Firm Performance; With Special Reference to Commercial Banks in Sri Lanka(Department of Accountancy, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016) Senanayaka, S.M.D.J.; Karunarathne, W.V.A.D.Study was to discover the determinants, which affect to the profitability of Commercial banks in Sri Lanka. In the economy that the financial system is, important criteria and commercial banks are playing a key role under the financial system in the economy. The purpose of this study is to identify the determinants of the firms’ performance of commercial banks in Sri Lanka. There are many factors, which affects to the performance of commercial banks. In this study, it pays attention on the internal factors, which affects to commercial banks’ performance. The study has used Return on asset (ROA) and Return on Equity (ROE) alternatively to identify the banks’ performance. Capital Adequacy, Financial Leverage, Number of Branch and Liquidity ratio were considered as independent variables of the study. Secondary data of eight (08) listed commercial banks over 10 years were selected to the sample of the study. Correlation and Regression analysis were performed to analyzed data of the study. Constructed two models were used as alternative models. According to first model, that Capital Adequacy ratio, Debt to Equity ratio, Number of branches and the Liquidity assets ratio significantly affected the Return on Assets (ROA). According to the second model, that Capital Adequacy ratio and the Liquidity Assets ratio were significantly affected on Return on Equity (ROE) and the Debt to Equity ratio and the Number of branches were not affected on ROE significantly.Item Determinants of Non-Performing Loans in Sri Lankan Commercial Banks(Department of Finance, Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Amarathunga, A.M.D.O.Banks provide a variety of products and services to their customers while delighting them. Banks’ lending activities take a significant place among other activities, and grants attractive credit facilities to their customers to improve their living standards. When consider the performance of the granted loans, the results is not good. Because it’s Non- Performing loan balance has been taken a high value. So, its profitability is reducing continuously. Due to inadequate income generation, banks have faced disability of providing credit facilities regularly. The research is mainly based on the identification of reasons behind the existence of higher NPLHs and outstanding balances in the bank. According to the results loan lending rate and loans to deposits significantly affect for the non-performing loan rate.