Ms. Lakmini Walakumbura is a Lecturer (Probationary) in Financial Management at the Department of Accountancy and Finance, Faculty of Management Studies, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. Ms.Lakmini obtained her first degree, BSc. Honours in Financial Management (First Class Honours) from the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka in 2017. Also, she won the gold medal for the highest final GPA  and Best Performance in Investment and Portfolio Management of the Department of Accountancy and Finance. She completed her postgraduate degree in Master of Professional Accounting from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in 2022 and currently reading for , M.Sc. in Management of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

Financial behaviour, Financial markets 

International Journals

Walakumbura, S. H. M. L. (2021). The Effect of Financial Literacy on Personal Investment Decisions amongst Medical Practitioners in Sri Lanka. European Journal of Business and Management Research, 6(4), 123-126. https://doi.org/10.24018/ejbmr.2021.6.4.952

Walakumbura, S.H.M.L (2021); An Empirical Study on Cloud Accounting Awareness and Adoption among Accounting Practitioners in Sri Lanka; International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications (IJSRP) 11(7) (ISSN: 2250-3153), DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.29322/IJSRP.11.07.2021.p11543

R.K.M Maurangi, K.P.P Karunarathne, S.H.M.L Walakumbura (2021), Customer Loyalty Programs on Customer Retention Empirical Evidence from Textile Industry in Sri Lanka, International journal of Advances in Engineering and Management (IJAEM), Volume 3, Issue 10, pp: 305-310 ISSN: 2395-5252 http://www.ijaem.net/current-issue.php?issuid=35

Local Journals

Walakumbura, S.H.M.L and Dharmarathne D.G (2022), Impact of Forensic Auditing Knowledge on Fraud Detection: Evidence from Sri Lanka, Journal of Accountancy and Finance, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka.

Walakumbura, S.H.M.L and Kumara A.A.G. (2023), Corporate Governance on Financial Performance: Evidence from Listed Commercial Banks in Sri Lanka, KDU Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Studies, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University

Dissanayaka, D.M.H.R., Hansani, W. M.,Walakumbura, S.H.M.L.,Amarasena, B.W.C.M (2023), Factors Affecting Exchange Rate Variability in Sri Lanka: An Autoregressive Distributed Lag Approach KDU Journal of Multi-Disciplinary Studies, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University

Amarasinghe, A.A.M.D., Kumara, A.A.A.G. & Walakumbura, S.H.M.L., (2018), Long run/Short run Relationship between Inflation and Oil Price in Sri Lanka. 15^th International Conference on Business Management (ICBM) Sustainability through Going Green: Opportunities and Challenges for Business, 06^th December 2018, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

Asanka D.G.D., Malsha T.B.S, Walakumbura S.H.M.L. and Amarasena B.W.C.M (2022), Effect of Pre and Post Adoption of IFRS on Economic Growth in Sri Lanka. 3rd Management Undergraduates’ Research Session in Collaboration with Young Scientists Forum (MURS 2021), 27th January 2022.

Alwis D.S.H.P., Mathangasinghe D.U., Shawinda S.A., Subasinghe S.A.S.R., Madhuwanthi S.A.S., Walakumbura S.H.M.L. and Amarasena B.W.C.M. (2022), Impact of Insurance Penetration on Economic Growth in Sri Lanka, 3rd Management Undergraduates’ Research Session in Collaboration with Young Scientists Forum (MURS 2021), 27th January 2022.

Pieris M.H.D.*, Karunarathne D.B., Kumari S.G.S.M., Mendis L.M.K., Vishmini K.C., Walakumbura S.H.M.L. and Amarasena B.W.C.M. (2022), Impact of Credit Risk on Profitability of Commercial Banks: Evidence from Sri Lanka., 3rd Management Undergraduates’ Research Session in Collaboration with Young Scientists Forum (MURS 2021), 27th January 2022.

Dissanayaka D.M.H.R.*, Hansani W.T.M., Algewanna A.D.U.I., Hanshani M.V.P., Maduwanthi J.S.I., Walakumbura S.H.M.L. and Amarasena B.W.C.M. (2022), Determinants of Exchange Rate Variability in Sri Lanka, 3rd Management Undergraduates’ Research Session in Collaboration with Young Scientists Forum (MURS 2021), 27th January 2022.

Karunarathne, K.P.P., Maurangi,  , Walakumbura, S.H.M.L., (2021), The impact of Mobile Banking on Custormer Loyalty: Evidence from Commercial Banks in Sri Lanka, Proceedings of the ISymRU 2021, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.

Aththanayaka, D.A.U.K., Ekanayaka, E.M.K.T., Kumarasinghe, H.T.L.I., Jayarathna, S.M.U.T. & Walakumbura, S.H.M.L (2022), An Empirical Study 0n Undergraduates’ Perception 0n Future Economic Recession and The Way Forward Sri Lanka, 4^th Management Undergraduates’ Research Session in Collaboration with Young Scientists Forum (MURS 2022), 18^th November 2022.

Anupama, K.A.D.Y., Ariyadasa, G.H.S.C., Dhanushka, S.L.G., Arshad, M.I. & Walakumbura, S.H.M.L (2022), The Effect of Tax Avoidance and Board Independence on Income Smoothing of Sri Lankan Commercial Banks, 4^th Management Undergraduates’ Research Session in Collaboration with Young Scientists Forum (MURS 2022), 18^th November 2022.

Sudarshani, V.V.N., Fernando, H.A.U. & Walakumbura, S.H.M.L (2022), The Impact Of E-Banking on Customer Satisfaction in Private Commercial Banks, 4^th Management Undergraduates’ Research Session in Collaboration with Young Scientists Forum (MURS 2022), 18^th November 2022.