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Kalliope Gourntis

Kalliope is Deputy Editor at Infrastructure Investor, focusing primarily on the print edition, the latest role she’s assumed since joining the company in 2013. Kalliope initially covered the US market when she was based in New York, but has since relocated to Europe, where she oversees Infrastructure Investor’s team of reporters in London, New York and Sydney. Prior to joining PEI Media, she worked for Reuters in Athens as Energy Correspondent and has published a number of bylined articles that have appeared in the International Herald Tribune (now New York Times), The Wall Street Journal Europe and The Financial Times.

Deglobalisation: Alternative assets in a less integrated world

With globalisation in retreat, the implications for private investment are complex. In areas like manufacturing, the push is toward reshoring of portfolio company operations. In risk management, many investors see diversifying their global exposure as key.

10 min read · 14 October 2025

News & Analysis

Nest looks to boost private markets exposure with IFM stake

The UK pension plans to deploy around £5bn by 2030, investing in infrastructure, debt and private equity, through IFM.

2 min read · 06 February 2025

Editor's View

Why side letters shouldn’t be sidelined

Greater transparency is welcome. But given the role side letters have in securing ESG-related reporting, we fear the asset class will be poorer with a weakening of those provisions.

3 min read · 25 August 2022

News & Analysis

LPs move past valuation concerns to focus on opportunities – survey

Institutional investors want to avoid mistakes they made post-GFC and want to capitalise on investment opportunities working around covid-19-induced limitations, Probitas has found.

3 min read · 05 October 2020

Featured

AXA IM targets gender diversity through voting policies

Last year the French asset manager targeted 272 companies on the basis of gender diversity concerns, up 369% from the prior year.

4 min read · 09 July 2020

Featured

Covid-19: ‘If you’re a 2017 vintage fund, those portfolios might be problematic’

Heavily invested legacy vintages might suffer more than funds in market, with the jury still out on whether this crisis will be sharp and short like the GFC, or sharp and longer-lasting running through various cycles.

3 min read · 26 March 2020

Featured

High fees remain biggest barrier to private markets – survey

Other obstacles include lack of in-house expertise, difficulty finding good managers and challenges executing co-investments, according to bfinance.

2 min read · 19 September 2018

Featured

Reputational risk in the #MeToo era

With the rise of the anti-sexual-harassment movement, industry stakeholders need to think differently as they mitigate reputational risk.

6 min read · 27 June 2018

Investors

Sweden to relax rules on unlisted investments for state pensions

The country’s four AP funds are one step closer to gaining more flexibility when investing in private markets.

2 min read · 12 June 2018

Pennsylvania retirement system names new CIO

Bryan Lewis, currently executive director of the Illinois State Universities Retirement System, will succeed Thomas Brier at PA SERS.

2 min read · 06 May 2016

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