Investing Through Inflation

In an environment characterized by decades-high inflation and rising rates, some of the most compelling opportunities are likely to be in asset classes that are naturally positioned to survive—and maybe even thrive.

Floating-Rate Assets

SHORT-DURATION SOLUTIONS

INFLATION BENEFICIARIES

I N F L A T I O N T O O L K I T

Floating-Rate Assets

Assets with floating-rate coupons can provide a natural hedge against rising rates, such as broadly syndicated and middle market loans, as well as CLOs—which offer the added benefit of structural protections.

Public Fixed Income

High Yield: Charting a Steady Course Through Roiling Seas

Banking stresses added volatility to first-quarter markets already coping with rising rates and recession fears. Still, with corporate fundamentals sound, high yield investors and issuers are more cautious than fearful.

Short View – 3 min read

Public Fixed Income

Wait-and-See Characterizes Mood of CLO Market

As concerns about the banking sector add to continuing macroeconomic uncertainty, the CLO market finds itself largely becalmed as participants await clearer signs of the market’s future direction.

Short View – 3 min read

Real Estate

The Evolving Opportunity in Real Estate Debt

While the current landscape may be challenging to navigate, it is also shaping a compelling opportunity in real estate debt—from core to opportunistic lending.

Insights – 5 min read

I N F L A T I O N T O O L K I T

Short-Duration Solutions

Short-duration strategies, from global high yield bonds to short-dated bonds in developed and emerging markets, look compelling in a rising rate environment—given that they have lower duration risk and are therefore less sensitive to changes in rates.

Public Fixed Income

A Solid Case for IG Credit, But Caution is Required

Against a backdrop of elevated uncertainty, IG corporate credit—with healthy corporate balance sheets and a relatively attractive total return potential—looks well-positioned.

Short View – 3 min read

Public Fixed Income

EM Debt: Opportunities in a Riskier World

Emerging market fundamentals remain strong and continue to provide opportunities despite risks in developed markets that raise cautionary flags.

Short View – 4 min read

Public Fixed Income

High Yield: Finding Value in a Volatile Environment

Chris Sawyer, Head of European High Yield, discusses current conditions in the global high yield market and explains how they are creating the potential for attractive total returns.

Webinar – 8 min watch

I N F L A T I O N T O O L K I T

Inflation Beneficiaries

A number of sectors have historically been more resilient than others in an inflationary environment. Real estate assets, and companies that produce or distribute natural resources and commodities, can benefit from a rise in prices.

Public Equities

The Crucial Role of Resources in the Great Energy Transition Debate

It is becoming increasingly clear that to improve the chances of achieving Net Zero by 2050, natural resources companies are a key part of the solution—not the problem.

Insights – 8 min read

Real Estate

European Real Estate: Darkest, Then a New Dawn?

The year ahead likely marks the trough in the property cycle, which will have implications for investment outperformance for years to come. The Barings Real Estate team discusses.

Insights – 8 min read

Real Estate

Real Estate Debt: Headwinds and Tailwinds

Head of Real Estate Debt Portfolio Management, Nasir Alamgir, provides an overview of the factors—both positive and negative—shaping the outlook for commercial real estate debt.

Podcast – 30 min listen

Featured Strategies

Public Fixed Income

Public Equities

Private Credit

Real Estate

Investments in the listed asset classes involve risks, including the potential for default, low recovery, and low liquidity, all of which can result in a loss of a substantial portion of the investment. Investing in non-US securities may also involve a higher risk.