Investment decisions are stronger when they are informed by understanding. Glen Elgin Insights provides research and educational content covering investment markets, opportunities, investment strategies and the issues investors should consider before committing capital.
Our objective is to explain complex investment subjects clearly and provide useful context rather than simply follow market headlines.
Our research explores subjects including: Pre-IPO and IPO investing, listed equities, secondary markets, private-market opportunities, investment due diligence, portfolio construction, valuation, liquidity, investment risk, performance-based fees, and market developments.
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Technology
In June 2024, Nvidia briefly overtook Microsoft to become the world's most valuable publicly traded company, capping a remarkable ascent driven by insatiable demand for AI chips.
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Markets
The failure of Silicon Valley Bank on 10 March 2023 became the second-largest bank failure in US history and sent shockwaves through global financial markets.
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Mergers & Acquisitions
On 19 March 2023, the Swiss government facilitated an emergency takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS, averting a disorderly collapse of the 167-year-old institution.
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Central Banks
In June 2023, the Federal Reserve held rates steady for the first time since March 2022, signalling a potential shift in monetary policy after the most aggressive tightening cycle in decades.
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Mergers & Acquisitions
After 21 months of regulatory scrutiny across multiple jurisdictions, Microsoft closed its acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the largest gaming deal in history.
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Global Economy
The Consumer Price Index rose 9.1% year-over-year in June 2022, the highest inflation rate in four decades, intensifying pressure on the Federal Reserve to accelerate rate increases.
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Markets
Brent crude reached nearly USD 140 per barrel in early March 2022 as the Russia-Ukraine conflict disrupted global energy markets and triggered sanctions on Russian oil.
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Markets
The S&P 500 fell 30% in 23 days, the fastest descent into bear market territory on record, as the COVID-19 pandemic brought the global economy to an abrupt halt.
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Technology
Major technology companies collectively committed hundreds of billions to AI infrastructure in 2024, as the race to build data centres and acquire chips reshaped capital expenditure across the sector.
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Markets
In November 2022, the second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by volume collapsed spectacularly, wiping out customer funds and triggering criminal charges against its founder.
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Markets
In January 2021, a coordinated buying campaign by retail investors drove GameStop shares up 1,500%, inflicting billions in losses on short-selling hedge funds.
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IPOs
SoftBank's Arm Holdings returned to public markets in September 2023 with the largest IPO of the year, testing investor appetite for new listings after a prolonged drought.
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Central Banks
The ECB delivered a larger-than-expected 50-basis-point increase in July 2022, ending an era of negative interest rates and joining the global tightening cycle.
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Markets
Gold prices climbed to successive record highs in 2024, driven by central bank purchases, expectations of monetary easing, and geopolitical uncertainty.
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Stocks & Shares
In December 2020, Tesla was added to the S&P 500 with a market capitalisation of approximately USD 650 billion, the largest company ever admitted to the index.
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Insights
Explore the Glen Elgin Investments story, from private markets and IPOs to alternative investments, fixed-term investments and a broader modern investment approach.
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