SYDNEY: With the end game in sight to what could be the world’s most ambitious trade deal, critics fear a controversial mechanism to protect investors will strengthen the hand of big business while eroding national sovereignty.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)—a wide-ranging accord that would encompass 40 percent of the world’s trade—could be sealed in Hawaii this week after more than five years of talks.

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