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The assets under management of sovereign wealth funds and public pension funds have been rapidly soaring. Their appetite for direct investment opportunities has been on the rise too. Once typical passive investors in stocks and bonds, sovereign investors are now on the look out for direct exposure to alternative assets – from infrastructure to renewables and properties. Jacopo Dettoni looks into their emerging role as a major force of foreign direct investment. Filmed and edited by Louis Bird-Mendes.

DP World's port on the Thames is now the second largest container hub in the country. Dubai-based port and logistics powerhouse sank £2bn to build London Gateway and turn it into the second largest container hub in the UK – only Felixstowe, which is operated by Hong Kong-based Hutchinson, handled more containers in 2022. Editor Jacopo Dettoni gains exclusive access to the UK's fastest growing port, which is breathing new life into London's centuries-old status as a major hub for seaborne trade.

US ambitions to build out its critical minerals industry have met their match in Native American tribal groups. Multi-billion dollar projects have been stalled by protests and legal challenges over their impact on ancestral lands. Danielle Myles, fDi’s senior editor, looks into how to move beyond US mining’s most sensitive bottleneck. Explore the full article here. Filmed and edited by Louis Bird-Mendes and Elinor Bagnall.