Shanny Basar

Senior writer

A Senior Writer at Markets Media who became a financial journalist in 2000 after working in banking for over a decade. As a journalist, Shanny has previously worked in New York close to a decade, which included covering the financial crisis in 2008, before venturing home to the UK. Shanny studied Mechanical Engineering as an undergraduate. Her passion for the arts led her to complete an Arts & Humanities degree, currently, Shanny is aiming for a Masters in Art History. When Shanny is not too busy studying, she writes plays with the goal of seeing one performed on stage. With a passion for travel, Shanny has been known to take a year off to travel round the world.

Latest From Shanny Basar

Nasdaq Approved to List Nasdaq-100 Event Options  

Adena Friedman, chair and chief executive of Nasdaq, said the group has received approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to list event contracts that reference the Nasdaq-100 index. On the second quarter results call on 23 July ...

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Batch Auctions Could Combat HFT

CME’s Duffy Slams Perpetual Futures

Terry Duffy, chairman and chief executive  of CME Group, said the group’s strong business performance has been overshadowed by discussions surrounding perpetual futures. On 29 May 2026 the Commodity Futures Trading Commission said in a statement ...

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Kalshi Targets Institutions

Kalshi hired Andy Ross as head of institutional in March this year to link with technology and middleware firms, set up a data business and convert banks and asset managers to trade on prediction markets. His previous roles include financial mark...

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Will Robos Transform The Wealth Management Industry?

Industry Poised to Meet Retail Demand for Private Markets

A large number of asset managers and their servicers are positioned to serve retail demand for private markets, according to Sven Eggers, head of private markets, EMEA, at State Street. State Street’s fifth annual Private Markets Study, Resilienc...

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Ripple Prime Prepares for ‘Wall Street 2.0’

The acquisition of prime broker Hidden Road by Ripple, the fintech that offers blockchain  solutions to business, has led to increasing revenues from gaining access to Ripple’s balance sheet and synergies from access to RLUSD, Ripple’s Genius-comp...

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Vela Trading Targets Fixed Income

Fireblocks Trust Focuses on Growth in Financial Services

Adam Levine joined Fireblocks in 202 and became chief executive of Fireblocks Financial Services at the start of this year as the digital asset infrastructure provider focuses on licensed services. Levine described Fireblocks as an infrastructure ...

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BlackRock iShares Surpasses $6 Trillion in Assets

BlackRock’s ETF franchise, iShares, crossed $6 trillion in assets under management in the second quarter, roughly doubling in three years. BlackRock reported financial results for the three and six months ended 30 June 2026 on 15 July 2026. ...

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J.P. Morgan Tokenizes QQQ ETF at DTCC

https://twitter.com/The_DTCC/status/2077372399830327417 https://twitter.com/JamesDula82/status/2077481141872021791 DTCC said: "The full arc:9:00 AM — J.P. Morgan tokenized Invesco QQQ Trust, one of the world's most liquid ETFs. First na...

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