Dr.

N. S. Nanayakkara

Orchid ID 0000-0003-3012-7566

Senior Lecturer Grade I

Department of Finance

neelangie@sjp.ac.lk

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Finance, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (2020)
  • Attorney at Law, Sri Lanka Law College, Sri lanka (2014)
  • Master of Business Administration, Postgraduate Institute of Management (PIM), Sri Lanka (2008)
  • Accountancy, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (2002)

PUBLICATIONS

Conference Paper

Market Liquidity as a Sentiment Indicator in Predicting Stock Returns In Frontier Markets: Evidence from Sri Lanka

2023/09/15 1st International Research Symposium on Sustainable Business 2023 Edith Cowan University

D.M.T.R. Dissanayake, N.S.Nanayakkara

Conference Paper

The Impact of Market Sentiment and Macro-Financial Factors on Cryptocurrency Prices

2023 1st International Research Symposium on Sustainable Business 2023 Edith Cowan University

D.M.T.R. Dissanayake, N.S.Nanayakkara

Conference Paper

The Impact of Entropy Index as a Measure of Diversification Strategy on Firm Performance during Covid-19 Pandemic: Evidence from DIMO PLC

2022/12/08 19th International Conference on Business Management (ICBM) 2022 Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce University of Sri Jayewardenepura Sri Lanka

P. M. Dharmasena, N.S. Nanayakkara

Conference Paper

The Role of Gender on the Impact of Individual Investor Heuristics in Investment Decision Making: Evidence from Colombo Stock Exchange

2022 21st Research Session 2022 Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce University of Sri Jayewardenepura Sri Lanka

Sadun C. Wijethunga, Neelangie S. Nanayakkara, Chathurika H. Jayasuriya

Conference Paper

Determining Factors of Failure in Women’s Empowerment Micro-Credit Scheme of XYZ Bank

2022 19th International Conference on Business Management (ICBM) 2022 Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce University of Sri Jayewardenepura Sri Lanka

K.A.G. Chammi, N.S. Nanayakkara

Conference Paper

Impact of catering incentives on the dividend decision of the firms listed in the frontier market Sri Lanka (Received Best Presenter/Paper Award)

2021 9th International Conference on Business, Management and Governance (ICBMG 2021) The University of Western Australia Perth Australia

B.A.C.H. Wijesinghe, N. S. Nanayakkara

Conference Paper

Covid-19 Pandemic Outbreak, Investor Sentiment and Stock Market Reaction: Evidence from The Frontier Market, Sri Lanka (Received Best Paper Award)

2021 6th Interdisciplinary Conference of Management Researchers - ICMR 2021 Faculty of Management Studies Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka

R. D. Rathnasekara, N. S. Nanayakkara

Conference Paper

Conceptualization of Individual Investors’ Heuristics on Investment Decision Making

2021 6th Interdisciplinary Conference of Management Researchers - ICMR 2021 Faculty of Management Studies Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka

Sadun Wijethunga, N. S. Nanayakkara

Conference Paper

Behavioural Asset Pricing: A Review

2019/04 2nd International Conference on Law, Business and Economic Research (CLBER), Bangkok, Thailand

N. S. Nanayakkara, P. D. Nimal, Y. K. Weerakoon

Conference Paper

Neoclassical Asset Pricing Tests in Sri Lanka: A Structural Empirical Review

2018/08 4th American Academic Research Conference on Global Business, Economics, Finance and Social Sciences, New York

N. S. Nanayakkara, P. D. Nimal, Y. K. Weerakoon

Conference Paper

Rational Approach to Noise Trader Approach in Asset Pricing: A Review

2018 7th International Conference on Business, Management and Governance (ICBMG 2018) The University of Western Australia

N. S. Nanayakkara, Y. K. Weerakoon, P. D. Nimal

Conference Paper

A Review of Neoclassical and Behavioural Asset Pricing in Explaining Stock Returns

2017 Doctoral Consortium, International Conference in Business Management 2017, FMSC, USJP Sri Lanka

N. S. Nanayakkara, Y. K. Weerakoon, P. D. Nimal

Conference Paper

Inflation, Corporate Financial Policy and Sustainable Growth

2009 International Research Conference in Management and Finance 2009, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

L. Alles, C. Gunathilaka, N. S. Nanayakkara

Conference Paper

Three Factor Asset Pricing Model in Explaining Cross Section of Stock Returns in Sri Lanka

2008/08 International Conference in Business Management 2008

Nanayakkara, Neelangie

Administrative Assignments

Coordinator MSc Applied Finance Program - Coordinate lectures, examinations, new intakes, Out Bound Training (OBT) programs and the introduction of new programs of the Applied Finance Program.

2022.04.09 - 2025.04.09

Represent the MSc Applied Finance program in the Boards of Studies in Management in the Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce and the Faculty of Graduate Studies. New Intake-related activities Lecture-related activities Examination-related activities New program development

MEDIA APPEARANCES