International Conference on Business and Information (ICBI)
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Item Stock Market Performance under Different Presidential Terms: Evidence from Sri Lanka(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Piyananda, S.D.P.; Fernando, P.N.D.Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) plays a vital role in the growth of the key sectors of Sri Lankan economy. Even though there are several macro and firm specific factors effect on stock market performance, the main focus of this study is to examine the performance of CSE under different government leadership in Sri Lanka during the period from 1994 to 2014. This study mainly consider about the stock market indicators such as, All Share Price Index (ASPI), market turnover, market capitalization, turnover ratio, average market return etc. under different presidential terms. The sample period has divided in to four main presidential terms. Based on the indicators calculated to reflect the average market return, volatility and risk for each presidential term and based on the statistical analysis performed for each presidential term it was revealed that performance of stock market is superior under presidential term II (from 1999-2005).Item Bank-Specific Determinants of Risk Management Efficiency: Evidence from Listed Commercial Banks in Sri Lanka(Faculty of Commerce and Management Studies, University of Kelaniya, 2015) Piyananda, S.D.P.; Chandrasena, S.M.; Fernando, J.M.RThis study aims to identify the significant bank specific determinants of risk management efficiency of the listed commercial banks in Sri Lanka, by covering the financial statements of 11 banks during the period of 2008 to 2014. Panel regression analysis employed as the data analysis tool. Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) has been used as the dependent variable as the proxy for risk management efficiency and credit risk, liquidity risk, market risk, return on assets (ROA), banks’ size, and operational efficiency selected as the determinants of bank efficiency. Results revealed that the credit risk, liquidity risk, ROA, operational efficiency and banks’ size are the important factors of determining the degree of CAR of commercial banks in Sri Lanka. Further as shown by the results of the study, independent variables collectively have high effect on the dependent variable since the explanatory power of the model is approximately 67%.Item A Comparison between All Share Price Index and Standard and Poor’s Sri Lanka 20 Index(University of Kelaniya, 2014) Piyananda, S.D.P.; Fernando, C.S.P.K.; Senevirathne, G.H.S.H.This research studies the daily returns of the two main indices in Colombo Stock Exchange; namely the Standard and Poor’s Sri Lanka 20 and All Share Price Index, to examine the nature of their return distribution and volatility. The main objective of the paper is to investigate whether any one index outperforms the other in terms of its returns and volatility. Data is collected for a sample period of 12 months and analyzed using the SPSS statistical software. A normality test was carried out to explore the nature of return distribution and it is found that the return distribution of both ASPI and S&P SL 20 index are not normally distributed. Positive value of skewness and kurtosis of the two indices further reinforces this fact. Levene’s test shows there is no statistical difference in variance of indices. Further the independent sample t test and Mann-Whitney U test infer that there is no statistically significant difference between the mean returns of the two indices. Nevertheless the results of the return per unit of risk show that ASPI reports a higher return per unit of risk compared to S&P 20.