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.

Partner Content: Your Questions Answered by Barings at Fixed Income Market Focus, 2023

29 September 2023 • 3 min read

Bonds

Three reasons why the fixed income environment may be better than you think

Still ample opportunities

19 July 2023 • 5 min read

Industry

Register now: LGBT Great to host DE&I investment event

Intersectionality and investment

24 March 2023 • 1 min read

Industry

Barings buys Gryphon Capital Partners

Gryphon Capital Investments

16 March 2023 • 1 min read

Technology

ChatGPT heralds a new era for artificial intelligence but the same rules apply

It is official AI is back

02 February 2023 • 4 min read

Emerging markets

The IMF: Once the solution, now part of the problem

Misunderstanding EM debt

13 October 2022 • 4 min read

Economics

Quantitative tightening could make quick work of inflation

Money supply set to shrink

01 September 2022 • 4 min read

Investment

Barings completes $630m funding for first ever infrastructure debt fund

$130m above target

24 August 2022 • 2 min read

People moves

Barings EMEA manager departs

Maria Szczesna

13 May 2022 • 1 min read

Funds

Barings to shut down Strategic Bond fund

Latest in series of closures

23 November 2021 • 2 min read