Markets Media Group is pleased to announce that nominations are open for the 2026 Women in Finance Asia Awards.
The eighth-annual awards event will be held at Mandarin Oriental Singapore on the evening of Thursday, May 21, 2026. The venue is conveniently located in the heart of Marina Bay, offering luxury along with dramatic views of the harbour and skyline.
Aerial view of Marina Bay and skyscrapers of downtown Singapore at sunset. (DepositPhotos photo)
Like our other women in finance awards programs in New York, London, and Mexico City, the Women in Finance Asia Awards recognizes and celebrates the most talented and accomplished women in multiple areas of capital markets: buy-side and sell-side trading desks, institutional investment firms, wealth managers, securities exchanges, technology providers, corporate finance, venture capital, and fintech start-ups.
Since its inception as a luncheon in Hong Kong in 2019, the WIFAA has established itself as a premier program to recognize the best of the best women who drive excellence in the financial centers of Hong Kong and Singapore, and throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
Winners from the 2025 WIFAA included Kathleen Huang of Standard Chartered for Excellence in Banking; Sue Lee of Citi for Excellence in Leadership; and Belinda Boa of BlackRock for Lifetime Achievement.
Belinda Boa, BlackRock
The 2025 WIFAA reception
Previous years winners included Bonnie Chan of HKEX, CEO of the Year (2024); Puja Bharwani of Fidelity, Excellence in Buy-Side Trading (2023); Cindy Lai of JP Morgan Asset Management, Excellence in Asset Management (2022); and Cecilia Chan of HSBC Asset Management, Lifetime Achievement (2020).
2024 CEO of the Year acceptance
Our awards programs are only as good as the nominations we receive, and we’re very grateful to receive many outstanding nominations every year. Please nominate for the 2026 WIFAA program today, and we hope to see you in Singapore in May!
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