Barings launches mining fund for Burstow

Former BlackRock analyst Burstow to run new Global Mining offering for Barings, with mandate to invest in mining equities across cap scale.

Barings is to launch a Global Mining fund after poaching an analyst from Evy Hambro’s team at BlackRock. Clive Burstow returned to Barings last year as director and resources investment manager for his second stint at the group since his departure in 2007. His role was to assist Jonathan Blake, head of global energy and materials, on the £465m Global Resources portfolio. Barings has now decided to launch a fund making use of Burstow’s mining expertise. The Global Mining fund is due to launch in March, subject to regulatory approval, investing in mining equities across the market-cap s...