Official Record
Asia Awards 2026: Best transaction-cost analysis (TCA) solution—Bloomberg
Bloomberg wins best transaction-cost analysis (TCA) solution in the 2026 Asia Awards.
Asia Awards 2026: Best outsourcing provider—Northern Trust
Northern Trust wins best outsourcing provider in the 2026 Asia Awards.
Witad Awards 2026: Market data professional of the year—Colette Garcia, Bloomberg
Colette Garcia, global head of enterprise data real-time content at Bloomberg, wins market data professional of the year in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2026: Technology leader of the year (vendor)—Kate Stepp, FactSet
Kate Stepp, chief AI officer at FactSet, wins technology leader of the year (vendor) in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2026: Above and beyond award (end-user)—Meera Thacker, Bank of America
Meera Thacker, product manager for GenAI in Global Markets at Bank of America, wins the above and beyond award (end-user) in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2026: Data science professional of the year (end-user)—Ece Dedeoglu, Bank of America
Ece Dedeoglu, head of data platform and strategy, Global Markets, at Bank of America, wins data science professional of the year (end-user) in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2026: Gender equality/diversity professional of the year (vendor)—Amelia Doyle, AutoRek
Amelia Doyle, Project Management Office (PMO) lead at AutoRek, wins gender equality/diversity professional of the year (vendor) in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2026: Best company for diversity and inclusion (vendor)—Numerix
Numerix wins best company for diversity and inclusion (vendor) in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2026: Trailblazer (Lifetime achievement) award (end-user)—Sarah Mears, MUFG Investor Services
Sarah Mears, chief human resources officer at MUFG Investor Services, wins the trailblazer (Lifetime achievement) award (end-user) in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2026: Gender equality/diversity professional of the year (end-user)—Pavneet Brar, Nomura
Pavneet Brar, who works in wholesale data and operations technology at Nomura, wins Gender equality/diversity professional of the year (end-user) in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2026: WatersTechnology Woman of the Year—Annabel Harrison, LSEG
Annabel Harrison, head of Agent Services, Post Trade Solutions at LSEG, wins WatersTechnology Woman of the Year in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2026: Rising star (vendor) – data, engineering & product development—Miriam Eyles, Rimes
Miriam Eyles, senior data developer at Rimes, wins rising star (vendor) – data, engineering and product development in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2026: Legal/compliance professional of the year—Sophie McDonald, State Street
Sophie McDonald, vice president and managing counsel at State Street, wins legal/compliance professional of the year in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2026: Above and beyond award (vendor)—Berta Ares Lomban, SIX Group
Berta Ares Lomban, head of the Program and Innovation Office for Financial Information at SIX Group, wins the above and beyond award (vendor) in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.
Witad Awards 2026: Startup professional of the year—Pamela Lee, Talos
Pamela Lee, head of Asia-Pacific sales at Talos, wins startup professional of the year in the 2026 Women in Technology and Data Awards.
AFTAs 2025: Best data provider—Allvue Systems
Product: Private Credit Intelligence
AFTAs 2025: Best IT team—TCW Group
Team: TCW Group’s Investment Technology Team; Project: Engineering Solutions—ABF and insurance launches during Aladdin stabilization
AFTAs 2025: Most cutting-edge IT initiative—J.P. Morgan
Project: Vida Beta One
AFTAs 2025: Most innovative third-party technology vendor (operations)—AutoRek
Company name: AutoRek
AFTAs 2025: Best new technology introduced over the last 12 months (trading, risk and compliance)—IntelligentCross
Project: IntelligentCross JumpStart