Profiteering fears as global investment firms increase stakes in England’s child social care
Observer investigation finds homes backed by private equity more than doubled in five years, with Qatar and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth funds among investors
September 2023
Severn Trent customer water bills to rise by almost 37% by end of decade
Firm raises £1bn in investment – half from Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund – to improve network over five years
June 2023
Observer business profile
‘If artificial intelligence creates better art, what’s wrong with that?’ Top Norwegian investor and art collector Nicolai Tangen
The head investor of Norway’s sovereign wealth fund worries more about AI affecting the country’s portfolio than his own collection of paintings
February 2023
World’s biggest investment fund warns directors to tackle climate crisis or face sack
Norway’s sovereign wealth fund threatens to vote against boards on firms it holds investments with over lax climate and social targets
January 2023
King Charles grants us a windfall from wind: now it is crucial we question ownership of the seabed
Molly Scott Cato
A monarchy ‘gift’ to the Treasury should not detract from the anachronistic convention of crown estate rights over land and sea
November 2022
Who might have the money to buy Manchester United?
Oligarchs and fans are an unlikely bet but UK and overseas billionaires and sovereign wealth funds are in running to meet £3.7bn price tag
October 2021
Newcastle United Q&A: who is taking over and why are they controversial?
Explainer: Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund will control the Premier League club and can spend big in the transfer market
March 2021
The foreign royals and billionaire tax exiles collecting UK's furlough millions
Read the list of super-rich claimants, from Saudi princes to Dubai monarchs, tax exiles to the UK’s richest
