05.29.2025

2025 Women in Finance Asia Awards: The Winners

05.29.2025
2025 Women in Finance Asia Awards: The Winners

Markets Media Group’s seventh-annual Women in Finance Asia Awards event was held Thursday, May 29, at Mandarin Oriental Singapore.

Congratulations to the winners!

Rising Star Aditi Kamat, Amansa Capital
Rising Star Liz Ho, BlackRock
Rising Star Cindy Yeung, Liquidnet
Rising Star Brietta Tsang, Morgan Stanley
Best in Fintech Alice Pocklington, Trading Technologies
Best in Custody Kathy Ong, BNP Paribas
Excellence in Exchanges Janice Kan, SGX Group
Excellence in Banking Kathleen Huang, Standard Chartered Bank
Best in Digital Assets Deborah Algeo, Zodia Custody
Excellence in Prime Brokerage Daria Salnikova, Morgan Stanley
Excellence in Asset Management Carol Lee, PIMCO
Excellence in Hedge Funds Michelle Wong, North Rock Capital Management
Excellence in Hedge Funds Jinny Chang, Citadel
Excellence in Legal & Compliance (Buy-side) Karen Tong, PIMCO
Excellence in Legal & Compliance (Sell-side) Ellie Lai, Instinet
Excellence in Regulation Abigail Ng, Monetary Authority of Singapore
Excellence in Corporate Culture Carol Williamson, Millennium
Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion Prateebha Narayan, Nomura Singapore Limited
Excellence in Talent Management Violette Gu, Millennium
Excellence in Equities Gigi Shen, Citi
Excellence in Fixed Income Kelly Wang, Citadel Securities
Excellence in Derivatives Yanny Leung, Morgan Stanley
Excellence in FX Vandana Bhatter, Citi
Excellence in Commodities Anise Lau, Marex
Excellence in Buy-Side Trading Jaslyn Tan, GIC
Excellence in Sell-Side Trading Florence Lam, Nomura
Excellence in Trading Platform Meha Thind, Tradeweb
Excellence in Marketing & Communications Erika Bianco, MarketAxess
Excellence in Operations Yuen May Chan, CGS International Securities
Individual Achievement Cherry Li, BNY
COO of the Year Satoko Kobayashi, BlackRock
CIO of the Year Jean Chia, Bank of Singapore
Crystal Ladder Alicia Ng, ICAP
Trailblazer Shereen Lewejohann, CME Group
Excellence in Leadership Sue Lee, Citi
CEO of the Year Luanne Lim, HSBC Hong Kong
Lifetime Achievement Belinda Boa, BlackRock

Select photos from the seventh-annual event.

Excellence in Leadership Winner: Sue Lee, Citi

Lifetime Achievement: Belinda Boa, BlackRock

Excellence in Marketing & Communications: Erika Bianco, MarketAxess

Julia Raiskin, Millenium

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