Barings Asset Management
Emerging market capital management
Barings Asset Management, known as Barings, is an international investment management firm providing services to investors worldwide, with a focus on emerging and inefficient markets, asset allocation and specialist fixed income.
Founded in 1989, the company is owned by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) and operates as a subsidiary of MassMutual Financial Group.
As of 30 June 2018, Barings held more than $306bn in assets under management. The company employs 1,700 people, across 41 offices in 17 countries with its UK base in Bishopsgate, London.
UK
Flows into multi-asset products have been growing consistently in recent months, and multi-asset now constitutes 11% of the UK funds market.
29 August 2013
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Industry
Baring Asset Management has appointed James Ross to the newly created London-based role of director of investment process.
28 August 2013
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UK
Aviva Investors has hired Sunita Kara from Baring Asset Management as portfolio manager for European high yield.
13 August 2013
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Investment
Ed Moisson has joined Barings to bolster the firm's research capabilities following his exit from Lipper earlier this month.
12 August 2013
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Equities
China's major equity markets slipped further into bear market territory this week as traders worried about the withdrawal of QE in the US, and slowing Chinese growth.
17 July 2013
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Industry
Baring Asset Management has appointed Claire Fraser as head of marketing and communications, following the announcement Ian Pascal is to exit next month.
15 July 2013
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Investment
Increasing correlations between assets classes have left "no place to hide" for multi-asset managers as concerns over a tapering of US QE hit home.
09 July 2013
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