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Alphaville examines the investment case for the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund adding the finance industry’s hottest asset class to its mandate

Critics of ‘roll up’ strategy say consolidation has stoked price inflation but industry says other factors are at play

Plus, CVC faces a big test on a German IPO and Geely’s auto empire confronts the scrutiny of public markets

In a world of infinite choices, rapid thinking has become a superpower

Chancellor’s pro-business intervention has raised concerns that protections are being weakened

Governments have been too slow to insist on information sharing and to offer non-judgemental support

Rising central bank credibility deserves some credit, but the recent shock differs from earlier ones in important ways

Being in the office affects time devoted to giving and getting help

Vladimir Putin’s aim of disrupting the US-led international order is closely tied to his war of expansion in Ukraine

Plus, the Chicago firm looking to become a merchant bank and Edgar Bronfman Jr gatecrashes Paramount’s deal