Dr.
N. S. Nanayakkara
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Conference Paper
Behavioural Asset Pricing: A Review
2019/04 2nd International Conference on Law, Business and Economic Research (CLBER), Bangkok, Thailand
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
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
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
Conference Paper
Inflation, Corporate Financial Policy and Sustainable Growth
2009 International Research Conference in Management and Finance 2009, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
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
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