Dr. Neelangie Nanayakkara

Dr. Neelangie Nanayakkara

Senior Lecturer – Grade I
Ph.D, B.Sc. Acc. (Special) (SJP); MBA (PIM – SJP); Attorney at Law

 

Qualifications

Academic

  • Ph.D. (USJP)
  • Master of Business Administration ,Merit Pass , Postgraduate Institute of Management
  • B.Sc. Accountancy (Special). First Class, University of Sri Jayewardenepura

PhD Thesis: Neoclassical and Behavioural Asset Pricing Models in Explaining Stock Returns: Empirical Tests in Sri Lanka

Master Thesis: Three Factor Asset Pricing Model, Explaining Cross Section of  Stock Returns in Sri Lanka

Professional

  • Attorney at Law, Notary Public, Sri Lanka Law College
  • SEDA (UK) – Accredited, Staff and Educational Development Association (UK)
  • Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE), Staff Development Centre, University of Colombo
  • Certificate in Educational Technology for Teachers of Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, Staff Development Centre, University of Sri Jayewardenepura

Positions

  • Coordinator; Master /Diploma in Applied Finance, Department of Finance, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

Research/Conference Presentation

  • Three Factor Asset Pricing Model in Explaining Cross Section of Stock Returns in Sri Lanka(2008), International Conference in Business Management, Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce,University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
  • Inflation, Corporate Financial Policy and Sustainable Growth (2010), Lakshman Alles, Chandana Gunathilaka, N.S.Nanayakkara, International Research Conference, Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Colombo.
  • A Review of Neoclassical and Behavioural Asset Pricing in Explaining Stock Returns,N.S.Nanayakkara, Y.K.Weerakoon, P.D.Nimal,Doctoral Consortium, International Conference in Business Management 2017, FMSC, USJ, Sri Lanka.
  • Neoclassical Asset Pricing Tests in Sri Lanka: A Structural Empirical Review,N.S.Nanayakkara,  P.D.Nimal,Y.K.Weerakoon, 4th American Academic Research Conference on Global Business, Economics, Finance and Social Sciences 2018,Wagner College,New York
  • Rational Approach to Noise Trader Approach in Asset Pricing: A Review, N.S.Nanayakkara, Y.K.Weerakoon, P.D.Nimal, 7th International Conference on Business, Management and Governance (ICBMG 2018), The University of Western Australia,Perth Australia.
  • Behavioral Asset Pricing: A Review, N.S.Nanayakkara, P.D.Nimal, Y.K.Weerakoon, 2nd International Conference on Law, Business and Economic Research (CLBER-APRIL-2019), Bangkok, Thailand
  • Impact of catering incentives on the dividend decision of the firms listed in the frontier market Sri Lanka, B.A.C.H. Wijesinghe, N.S.Nanayakkara, 9th International Conference on Business, Management and Governance (ICBMG 2021), The University of Western Australia,Perth,Australia; Received Best Presenter Award – First author
  • Covid-19 Pandemic Outbreak, Investor Sentiment and Stock Market Reaction: Evidence from The Frontier Market, Sri Lanka, D. Rathnasekara, N.S.Nanayakkara, 6th Interdisciplinary Conference of Management Researchers – ICMR 2021, Faculty of Management Studies, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. Received the Best Paper award at ICMR 2021

  • Conceptualization of Individual Investors’ Heuristics on Investment Decision Making, Sadun Wijethunga, N.S.Nanayakkara 6th Interdisciplinary Conference of Management Researchers – ICMR 2021, Faculty of Management Studies, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka

Publications – Peer-reviewed Journals

  • Nanayakkara, N. S., Weerakoon, Y. K. &  Nimal, P. D. (2019). Rational Approach to Noise Trader Approach in Asset Pricing: A Review. International Journal of Innovation, Management and Technology, 10(2), 114-119
  • Nanayakkara, N.S.,Nimal, P.D., Weerakoon, Y.K., (2019). Behavioral Asset Pricing: A Review. International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 9(4), 101-108
  • Nanayakkara, N.S.,Nimal, P.D., Weerakoon, Y.K., (2020). Neoclassical Asset Pricing Tests in Sri Lanka: A Structural Empirical Review. Asian Journal of Finance & Accounting, 12 (2), 39-58

Other Publications

  • Insider Trading in a Financial Market, Financial Explorer December 2011, Student Publication

Research Interest

  • Asset Pricing
  • Dividend Policy
  • Investor sentiment
  • Rational Decision making
  • Behavioral biases and heuristics
  • Systematic literature reviews

Courses Taught at the University

Undergraduate : B.Sc. Finance (Special) Degree

  • FIN 2321 Financial Management
  • FIN 2320 Financial Mathematics
  • FIN 3323 Financial Modeling and Forecasting
  • FIN 3321/ FIN 3324 Investment and Portfolio Management
  • FIN 4306 Research Project in Finance
  • FIN 4323 Financial Analysis

Postgraduate : M.Sc.Applied Finance/Master of Business Administration MBA

  • Financial Mathematics
  • Financial Modeling and Forecasting
  • Global Financial Markets
  • Financial Markets and Institutions
  • Financial Management and Banking

Review Activities

  • Reviewer – Journal of Qualitative Research in Financial Markets,Emerald Publishing Limited,Scopus, the Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC) Journal of Quality List
  • Reviewer – Journal of Financial Innovation, Springer Open, USA
  • Reviewer – Asian Journal of Economics, Business and Accounting,Copernicus (ICV: 100.00), Publons, CNKI (China), Google Scholar
  • Reviewer – Management Science Journal of South Asia,Faculty of Management Studies, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka
  • Reviewer – Vidyodaya Journal of Management (VJM),Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce,University of Sri Jayawardenepura,Sri Lanka
  • Reviewer – Colombo Business Journal, International Journal of Theory and Practice,Faculty of Management and Finance,University of Colombo
  • Reviewer – International Conference in Business Management (ICBM) 2020,Faculty of Management Studies and CommerceUniversity of Sri Jayewardenepura,Sri Lanka
  • Reviewer – International Conference in Business Management (ICBM) 2019,Faculty of Management Studies and CommerceUniversity of Sri Jayewardenepura,Sri Lanka
  • Reviewer – 1st Undergraduate Finance Research Conference (IUFRC) -2021,Sri Lanka Finance Association,15th October 2021
  • Session Co- Chair – AF-Accounting and Finance Track,International Conference in Business Management (ICBM) 2020,Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce,University of Sri Jayewardenepura,Sri Lanka

Other Training

  • Applied Econometrics: A Practical Approach Using E-Views Certificate January-July, Centre for Banking Studies, Central Bank of Sri Lanka
  • Data Analysis for Management Research Certificate, Staff Development Program, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
  • New Beginning of a Research Trajectory, Research Methodology Training, Centre for Banking Studies, Central Bank, Sri Lanka
  • Research Promotion Centre, Training Workshop, University of Colombo

National Contributions

  • Member of Board of Writers – Glossary,Technical Terms in the Commerce Stream, English-Sinhala-Tamil, Education and Publication Department, Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka.
  • Member of Board of Writers – Business and Accounting Studies,Grade 11 Text book, English Medium, Education and Publication Department, Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka
  • G.C.E. Advanced Level paper marking – Chief Examiner, Department of Examination, Sri Lanka

Scholarship

  • Received the scholarship awarded by the National Chamber of Commerce of   Sri Lanka for the performance in the B.Sc. Accountancy degree.

Contact Details

 

 

By Administrator FMSC | January 26, 2016 | |