05.21.2026

2026 Women in Finance Asia Awards: The Winners

05.21.2026
2026 Women in Finance Asia Awards: The Winners

Markets Media Group’s eight-annual Women in Finance Asia Awards event was held Thursday, May 21, at Mandarin Oriental Singapore.

Congratulations to the winners!

Rising Star Karmen Law CLSA
Rising Star Caterina Wu Citi
Rising Star Lilian Chan Macquarie
Rising Star Amy Cheung Marex
Rising Star Christele Knights CME Group
Excellence in Banking Tra Nguyen Zboinski UBS
Excellence in Digital Assets Janet Liu CapBridge
Excellence in Asset Management Tzu Mi Liew GIC
Excellence in Hedge Funds Doris Yang Citadel
Excellence in Legal & Compliance Kate Fewings BlackRock
Excellence in Regulation Dianna Xiao Millennium
Excellence in Risk Management Minli Ng Standard Chartered Bank
Excellence in Equities Maya Frommer Jefferies
Excellence in Fixed Income Chloe Kim Goldman Sachs Asset Management
Excellence in FX Kanika Berry Citi
Excellence in Derivatives Cathy Li CME Group
Excellence in Commodities Brenna Koh SGX Group
Excellence in Talent Management Isabella Teixeira Tradeweb
Excelence in Corporate Culture Cecilia Ku Millennium
Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion Kate Simpson J.P. Morgan
Excellence in Buy-side Trading Tammy Lo BlackRock
Excellence in Buy-side Trading Jane Koh First Sentier Group
Excellence in Sell-side Trading Tejal Shah Nomura
Excellecne in Trading Platforms Aileen Sang Citadel Securities
Excellence in Fintech Virginie Barbot Nasdaq
Excellence in Exchanges Tinku Gupta SGX Group
Excellence in Analytics Jade Barot Liquidnet
Excellence in AI/ ML Carol Zheng Macquarie
Excellence in Prime Services Margaret Davidge-Pitts Jefferies
Excellence in Marketing & Communications Stephanie Tan Citi
Individual Achievement Julie Chew Nomura/ Instinet
CFO of the Year Lynn Yeo TP ICAP
COO of the Year Jacinta Hui Ubiquant Asset Management
Rainmaker Mandy Zhu UBS
Trailblazer Fi Dinh MUFG Investor Services
Crystal Ladder Tanja Petrovic Standard Chartered Bank
Excellence in Leadership Tyan Jen Lee AEON Credit Service M Berhad
CEO of the Year Tan Su Shan DBS Bank
Lifetime Achievement Yuki Hashimoto BlackRock Japan

Select photos from the eighth annual event, with more soon to come.

Kate Simpson of J.P. Morgan won Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion.
Tejal Shah of Nomura won Excellence in Sell-side Trading.
Advisory Board Member Julia Raiskin of Millennium with Tan Su Shan of DBS Bank, winner of the CEO of the Year Award.
Jefferies team

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