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

Chinese ETF Market Poised for Growth

Decades More Growth in Private Markets

Erik Hirsch, co-chief executive of private markets asset manager Hamilton Lane, predicted that decades more growth will occur in private markets as they are expanding across many axes, including the entrance of retail. Hirsch spoke to Barry Ritho...

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Coinbase is ‘800 Pound Gorilla’ Providing Crypto as a Service 

Eric Peters, chief executive of Coinbase Asset Management, said  one of the big plays for the group is crypto-as-a-service, or CaaS, the business which supplies infrastructure services. Peters, who is also the founder and chief investment officer...

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OPINION: Artificial, Yes. Intelligent? Maybe.

Fund Managers’ Tech Spending may not Lead to Higher Productivity

Technology costs have grown disproportionately in asset management, but increased spending has not always translated into higher productivity according to research from consultancy McKinsey. The consultancy said in a report that costs in asset ma...

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Franklin Templeton Aims to be on Pole for Digital Assets

Franklin Templeton has added features to its Benji technology platform, the asset manager’s proprietary blockchain-integrated stack to facilitate trading, management, and administration of token-based investments, which it believes will provide a ...

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Fairmint Envisages Onchain Listings

Fairmint, the onchain securities platform, has surpassed $1bn in equity administered onchain for private companies and would like them to have the ability to directly list onchain. Joris Delanoue, chief executive of Fairmint, co-founded the com...

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Warsaw Stock Exchange Aims to Continue IPOs

Bullish is First to Use Stablecoins in IPO

Bullish, the institutionally focused global digital asset platform that provides market infrastructure and information services, has become the first firm to use stablecoins in an initial public offering. Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies that are ...

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Active ETFs Drive Inflows

Global active inflows for exchange-traded funds increased 73% in the first half of this year according to data from State Street and growth could accelerate further if the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission approves share class ETFs. Global E...

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CBOE Expands Index Options, Volatility Suite

Cboe U.S. Options Focuses on Innovation

Just over six months ago, in February this year, Meaghan Dugan joined Cboe Global Markets as head of U.S. options, with responsibility for overseeing the strategy, competitive positioning, market structure and market development for the business. ...

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