The effect of financial performance on commercial banks in United Kingdom / Puteri Sayyidah Thahirah Othman

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the effect of financial performance on the commercial banks in United Kingdom. The performance of the commercial banks in United Kingdom is done through one of measurements of financial performance which is Return on Equity (ROE). The study figures the main factors that affect the profitability on commercial banks through analysis of financial panel data of the banking sectors of United Kingdom. This research present with three models of financial performance analysis which influenced the factors. The models are based on regression analysis and the result is highlighting the relationship between the effects of commercial banks profitability stated through analysis of financial performance indicators. The research summaries that commercial banks' profitability in United Kingdom is mainly because of internal determinant factors such as capital adequacy, asset quality and the size of the banks.