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title: 2021 Women in Finance Asia Awards Winners Announced
description: Tradeweb's Elsa Lau wins for Fintech; Instinet's Debra Lim takes CEO of the Year; Credit Suisse's Felicity Chan named Trailblazer.
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# [2021 Women in Finance Asia Awards Winners Announced](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/2021-women-in-finance-asia-awards-winners-announced)

 Written by [GlobalTrading](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/author/globaltrading) | May 20, 2021 2:18:04 AM

Markets Media Group announced the third annual Women in Finance Asia Awards. Congratulations to the winners!

Click [here](https://www.marketsmedia.com/women-in-finance-asia-2021/2021-wifa-full-ceremony/) to view the full awards program.

| Individual Achievement | Simone Turtle, Virtu Financial |
| --- | --- |
| Rising Star | Aya Asanuma, MarketAxess |
| Rising Star | Lucy Liu, BlackRock |
| Rising Star | Ako Nishi, JP Morgan Asset Management |
| Rising Star | Jessie Xu, FMR |
| Excellence in Operations | Jo Tong, BNP Paribas |
| Best in Custody | Vicky Tsai, Citi |
| Best in Fintech | Elsa Lau, Tradeweb |
| Excellence in Trading Platforms | Anri Koike, Citi |
| Excellence in Marketing & Communications | Rowena Kwok, BlackRock |
| Excellence in Asset Management | Joanna Kwok, JP Morgan Asset Management |
| Excellence in Sell-Side Trading | Melissa Cooper, Credit Suisse |
| Excellence in Buy-Side Trading | Joanne Ong, M&G Investments |
| Excellence in Hedge Funds | Nasrine Ghozali, Oasis Management |
| Crystal Ladder | Kate Weidenhofer, Liquidnet |
| Trailblazer | Felicity Chan, Credit Suisse |
| CEO of the Year | Debra Lim, Instinet |
| Excellence in Sustainability | Juliette Macresy, V.E |
| Excellence in Leadership | Yvonne Tsui, Citadel |
| Lifetime Achievement | Deborah Ho, BlackRock |

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