Joel Hurewitz, Instinet : Diversity has to be actively cultivated in every industry; Financial Services is no exception. Diverse management teams have been proven, in research study after research study, to be more productive and perform better than those that are not as diverse. It was an easy decision for us to be an active participant in an event specifically geared to celebrating the powerful contribution that women play in finance across Asia. Nomura and Instinet have a global employee organization called WIN (Women in Nomura). The upcoming Women in Finance Awards event aligns very well with the goals of our longstanding gender diversity program.