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

Threats of Cyberattack Mount

CME Outage is “True Black Swan”

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View of a World Traveler

U.K. Risks Becoming a “Flyover Zone” for Crypto

Market participants warned that the U.K. needs to decide its approach to digital money, especially towards stablecoins, or it risks falling behind other jurisdictions. Katie Harries, head of policy, Europe at U.S.-listed digital asset exchange op...

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In Memorium: Cassandra Seier

Tributes were paid to Cassandra Seier, president and chief executive of Women in Financial Markets (WIFM), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to connect, elevate, and advance female leaders in the financial industry, who passed away unexpec...

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Buy-Side Economics Keeps Broker Commissions Flat

State Street Aims to Fill Gap in Alternative Economic Data

State Street Corporation has acquired PriceStats, which collects online prices for millions of products sold by more than 1,500 retailers around the world, as rapidly changing inflation has become a challenge for economies and investors. In Novem...

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Pensions to Play Role in EU Capital Markets Union

SEC’s Uyeda Makes Case for Alts in Retirement Plans

Mark Uyeda, commissioner at the SEC, spoke about the potential inclusion of private investments in defined contribution plans at the ICI Retail Alternatives and Closed-End Funds Conference on 20 November 2025 On 7 August this year President Trump...

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Northern Trust Progresses Carbon Markets

Northern Trust launched its blockchain-based Carbon Ecosystem in September 2024 and a year later the firm has  partnered with Absolute Climate, the first independent quality assurance provider. The Carbon Ecosystem platform is powered by Northern...

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Nomination of Mike Selig as CFTC Chair Progresses

On 20 November 2025, the nomination of Mike Selig as chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission passed the Senate Agriculture Committee. For the last eight months Selig was chief counsel of the Crypto Task Force & senior advisor to Cha...

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Xtrackers Focuses on Retail and Geographic Growth

Xtrackers helped boost assets under management of its parent, Germany’s DWS Group, to record levels in the third quarter of this year and the exchange-traded fund business is focussed on attracting more retail investors in Europe and expanding geo...

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