State Street Corporation
04/08/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/08/2025 00:51
State Street Announces Winners of the 2024 Institutional Press Awards Asia Pacific
State Street Announces Winners of the 2024 Institutional Press Awards Asia Pacific
HONG KONG, April 8, 2025 - State Street Corporation (NYSE: STT) announced today the winners of the State Street Institutional Press Awards Asia Pacific 2024, which recognize outstanding news reporting on institutional finance in the Asia Pacific region.
The Awards were introduced into Asia Pacific in 2012, leveraging the success of the State Street Institutional Press Awards held annually in London since 2002. The winning articles were chosen based on their style, content, accuracy and timeliness, and were judged by an independent panel of seven industry professionals led by William Mellor, independent writer and producer, and former senior writer and Asia correspondent for Bloomberg News. The panel of judges also included:
· Raymond Li, professor of Practice and Head of Department of Journalism, Hong Kong Baptist University
· Dr. King Au, executive director, Financial Services Development Council (FSDC)
· Peter Stein, chief executive officer, Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA)
· Jenny Lee, deputy secretary general, Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA)
· Jame DiBiasio, author, journalist and media entrepreneur
· Alison Tudor, former journalist and multimedia editor
The marquee Award for Outstanding Contribution to Institutional Journalism, which was nominated and voted by the judges, was awarded to Lulu Chen, Asia investing and real estate team leader, deputy managing editor,Bloomberg. The judges commended her decade-long record of scoops and analytical reporting, along with her achievements in publishing. Recognized early in her career with the "Best Newcomer" award at the 2012 Asia Pacific State Street Press Awards, Chen has since mastered two of Asia's most challenging beats: tech and investing. Now serving as team leader and deputy managing editor, she continues to lead by example, delivering groundbreaking stories and insights across China's investing, technology, and real estate sectors.
Stefan Gmür, head of Asia Pacific and head of Strategic Business Growth at State Street, commented on the awards: "Huge congratulations to this year's award winners and highly commended journalists for their exemplary work and dedication to covering the most pressing issues in the financial world. With 200 entries this year, we are honored to recognize and celebrate the critical role journalists play in shaping understanding and driving meaningful conversations within the investment community and beyond."
William Mellor, lead judge for the awards, said, "This year's entries once again demonstrated exceptional talent, creativity, and a commitment the highest-quality of journalism. The judges were thoroughly impressed by the depth and diversity of the submissions, which made the selection process both inspiring and incredibly challenging. These awards are a testament to the enduring importance of journalism in our ever-evolving financial landscape."
The winners and highly commended pieces for 2024 are as follows:
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Journalist of the Year - Pensions |
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Winner |
Katrina Lau Winning article: This Asian pension fund wants to triple its private equity exposure (Private Equity International) |
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Highly Commended |
Tim Burroughs Winning article: Australia PE fundraising: How LP bases are evolving (AVCJ) |
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Goh Thean Eu Winning article: An urgent challenge (Asia Asset Management) |
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Journalist of the Year - Investments |
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Winner |
Yulu Ao and Chad Bray Winning article: Worst yet to come (South China Morning Post) |
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Highly Commended |
Yong Jun Yuan Winning article: Why a new generation of investors is thinking twice about SGX (The Business Times) |
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Pimfha Chan Winning article: How private equity navigated exit slowdown in SE Asia this year (DealStreetAsia) |
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Journalist of the Year - Investor Services |
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Winner |
Samantha Chiew Winning article:Making the Singapore market great again (The Edge Singapore) |
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Highly Commended |
Justin Niessner Winning article: PE fund administration: Slowdown leads to more outsourcing as GPs trim fat (AVCJ) |
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Shidong Zhang and Enoch Yiu Winning article:Stock Connect at 10: it began with notes on a tablecloth - what will a new decade bring? (South China Morning Post) |
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Journalist of the Year - Data, Technology & Artificial Intelligence |
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Winner |
Justin Niessner Winning article: Generative AI in due diligence: Crunching new numbers (AVCJ) |
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Highly Commended |
Fiona Lau Winning article: AI drives building pipeline (IFR Asia) |
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Rashmi Kumar Winning article: Trust turns up the heat on Singapore's banking sector (Asiamoney/Euromoney) |
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Journalist of the Year - Private Markets & Alternatives |
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Winner |
Lorretta Chenand Megawati Wijaya Winning article: Unloved Hong Kong Luxury Tower Spawns Wildly Popular Debt Deal(Bloomberg) |
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Highly Commended |
Tim Burroughs Winning article: Co-investment: How Asian GPs are responding to rising demand for direct exposure(AVCJ) |
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Salina Li Winning article: The Center skyscraper sale was a Hong Kong blockbuster, now buyers struggle to cash out(South China Morning Post) |
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Journalist of the Year - Regulation |
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Winner |
Enoch Yiu Winning article:Hong Kong investors and listed companies wage a war of independence - over board directors (South China Morning Post) |
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Highly Commended |
Tim Burroughs Winning article: China VC: Amicable divorces (AVCJ) |
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Morgan Davis Winning article: SFC bookbuilding rules still fuel confusion(IFR Asia) |
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Journalist of the Year - Sustainable Investments & Stewardship |
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Winner |
Tim Burroughs Winning article:Impact investing in Asia: The painful courtship of commercial capital (AVCJ) |
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Highly Commended |
Jovi Ho Winning article: Investing for impact? Learn these lessons from ESG investing (The Edge Singapore) |
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Pimfha Chan Winning article: Asia impact investors see limited upside for blended finance funds(DealStreetAsia) |
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Award for Best Newcomer |
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Winner |
Vivian Li Winning article: China VC: GPs expand horizons to Southeast Asia, Middle East, North America(AVCJ) |
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Highly Commended |
Katrina Lau Winning article: Asian GPs hope for a SEA change (Private Equity International) |
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Yulu Ao Winning article: Get to the root problem(South China Morning Post) |
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Award for Best Editorial Comment |
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Winner |
Alex Lynn Winning article: Raising a NAV fund? Head to Korea (Private Equity International) |
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Highly Commended |
Katrina Lau Winning article: Indian PE needs to deliver on its promise(Private Equity International) |
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Priyanka Boghani Winning article: Should private banks keep or close their Hong Kong NRI desks?(Citywire Asia) |
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Journalist of the Year - Investments (Chinese language category) |
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Winner |
Shih Chieh Tuan Winning article: 越南投資3.0 至少還有10年好光景 (Global Views Monthly) |
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Highly Commended |
Doris Yin Winning article: 香港闖關虛擬資產 (Bloomberg Businessweek/Chinese) |
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Li Yen Chiu Winning article: 直擊中國新能源車廠 揭密台灣供應鏈布局 (Global Views Monthly) |
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Journalist of the Year - Private Markets & Alternatives (Chinese language category) |
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Winner |
Doris Yin Winning article: 誰需要家族辦公室?(Bloomberg Businessweek/Chinese) |
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Highly Commended |
Yang Yingwei Winning article: 醫療科技 香港淘金 (Bloomberg Businessweek/Chinese) |
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Chun Ya Liao Winning article: 吉隆坡 台商挺進東協新重鎮 (Global Views Monthly) |
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Journalist of the Year - Data, Technology & Artificial Intelligence (Chinese language category) |
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Winner |
Huang Shun Yang Winning article: 支付還是造富? 東南亞穩定幣發展現況(Bloomberg Businessweek/Chinese) |
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Highly Commended |
Doris Yin Winning article: 虛擬資產現貨ETF落地 香港「彎道超車」機會已至？ (Bloomberg Businessweek/Chinese) |
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Yang Yingwei Winning article: 數碼時代的煉油廠 帶來新減碳挑戰 (Bloomberg Businessweek/Chinese) |
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Journalist of the Year - Sustainable Investments & Stewardship (Chinese language category) |
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Winner
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Huang Shun Yang |
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Highly Commended
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Doris Yin |
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Yen Heng Chen |
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Award for Best Newcomer (Chinese language category) |
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Winner |
Tzu Hsuan Tseng Winning article: 當機器裝進LLM 「AI代理」來了 (Global Views Monthly) |
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Highly Commended |
Yaffa Zheng Winning article: 無牌虛擬資產平台港暗度陳倉 01實測開戶成功 律師指法理仍難禁(HK01) |
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Highly Commended |
Vivian Lau Winning article: 報稅2024｜6.3最後召集! 專家五大扣稅攻略 最多可慳近3萬蚊稅 (HK01) |
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Award for Outstanding Contribution to Institutional Journalism |
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Winner |
Lulu Chen, Bloomberg |
About State Street Corporation
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