Awards & Recognition
Private Credit
3rd place , Infrastructure Debt Manager of the Year13
Asset Management Company of the Year, Global – Private Debt1
Asset Management Company of the Year, Global - Private Debt2
13. The 2022 Private Debt Investor Global Award winners are determined by the readers of the PDI publication. The PDI global editorial team canvasses the views of colleagues and contacts in the market to find out which firms, funds and deals stood out from the crowd, then provides a shortlist of 4 managers for each category. Readers then cast votes for the winner.
1. Based on Barings’ performance over the preceding calendar year of the respective year of the award. The award recognizes the asset management company that has built a comprehensive platform for investing across different asset classes and servicing the needs of institutional, corporate and retail clients. The company consistently achieves above benchmark performance and sets the tone for innovation and industry practice including ESG integration.
2. Barings was awarded the Asset Management Company of the Year, Global — Private Debt in The Asset Triple A Sustainable Investing Awards 2021 for Institutional Investor, ETF and Asset Servicing Providers based on Barings’ performance over the preceding calendar year of the respective year of the award. The award recognizes the asset management company that has built a comprehensive platform for investing across different asset classes and servicing the needs of institutional, corporate and retail clients. The company consistently achieves above benchmark performance and sets the tone for innovation and industry practice including ESG integration.
Public Equities
Best Performer over 5 years - Equity: ASEAN12
Best Fund (3 years) - Mutual Fund/ Asia equity – Multi Countries Section1
Winner (3 years) - Equity: ASEAN - Barings ASEAN Frontiers Fund2
Winner (5 years) - Equity: ASEAN - Barings ASEAN Frontiers Fund3
Winner (3 years) - Equity: Asia Pacific ex Japan - Barings Asia Growth Fund2
Winner (5 years) - Equity: Asia Pacific ex Japan - Barings Asia Growth Fund3
Winner (10 years) - Equity: Asia Pacific ex Japan - Barings Asia Growth Fund4
Best Performer over 1 year - Equity: ASEAN6
Best Performer over 5 years - Equity: ASEAN7
Outstanding Performer over 5 years - Equity: APAC ex Japan7
Winner (3 years) - Equity: ASEAN - Barings ASEAN Frontiers Fund8
Winner (5 years) - Equity: ASEAN - Barings ASEAN Frontiers Fund9
Winner (10 years) - Equity: Europe Small & Mid Cap - Barings Europe Select Trust10
Winner (10 years) - Barings ASEAN Frontiers Fund11
12. Based on the performances over the five-year period to September 30, 2022.
1. Based on a three-year quantitative evaluation as of March 31, 2022.
2. Based on the fund’s consistent performance and Lipper’s proprietary performance-based methodology for the three-year period to December 31, 2021.
3. Based on the fund’s consistent performance and Lipper’s proprietary performance-based methodology for the five-year period to December 31, 2021.
4. Based on the fund’s consistent performance and Lipper’s proprietary performance-based methodology for the ten-year period to December 31, 2021.
5. Based on the qualitative methodology and tools determined by BENCHMARK over the one-year period to September 30, 2021.
6. Based on the performances over the one-year period to September 30, 2021.
7. Based on the performances over the five-year period to September 30, 2021.
8. Based on the fund’s consistent performance and Refinitiv Lipper methodology for the three-year period to December 31, 2020.
9. Based on the fund’s consistent performance and Refinitiv Lipper methodology for the five-year period to December 31, 2020.
10. Based on the fund’s consistent performance and Refinitiv Lipper methodology for the ten-year period to December 31, 2020.
11. Based on the performances over the ten-year period to September 30, 2020.
Public Fixed Income
Best Performer over 1 year - Fixed Income: High Yield Bond6
Best Performer over 5 years - Fixed Income: Emerging Market Bond3
Emerging Markets Debt Strategy of the Year - Barings Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Fund
Best Fund Group - Emerging Markets Global Hard Currency
Best Fund Manager - Emerging Markets Global Hard Currency - Ricardo Adrogue and Cem Karacadag6
7. The award recognizes fund house which has delivered outstanding support, service, performance and innovation in High Yield universe from 1 October 2021 to 30 September 2022.
1. Based on the qualitative methodology and tools determined by BENCHMARK over the one-year period to September 30, 2021.
2. Based on the performances over the one-year period to September 30, 2021.
3. Based on the performances over the five-year period to September 30, 2021.
4. Based on a three-year quantitative evaluation as of March 31, 2021.
5. Based on the expertise of the group as a whole in managing money in specific investment sectors over seven-year period to December 31, 2020.
6. Best Fund Manager award goes to the individual fund manager generating the highest risk-adjusted returns in a particular sector over the three-year period to December 31, 2020.
Real Estate
2nd place, Real Estate Debt Manager of the Year13
Asset Management Company of the Year, Europe and US – Real Estate1
Best Real Estate Investment Manager2
Best performing Pan-European Balanced Fund - Barings European Core Property Fund
13. The 2022 Private Debt Investor Global Award winners are determined by the readers of the PDI publication. The PDI global editorial team canvasses the views of colleagues and contacts in the market to find out which firms, funds and deals stood out from the crowd, then provides a shortlist of 4 managers for each category. Readers then cast votes for the winner.
1. Based on Barings’ performance over the preceding calendar year of the respective year of the award. The award recognizes the asset management company that has built a comprehensive platform for investing across different asset classes and servicing the needs of institutional, corporate and retail clients. The company consistently achieves above benchmark performance and sets the tone for innovation and industry practice including ESG integration.
2. Based on Barings’ performance over the preceding calendar year of the respective year of the award. The award recognizes the exceptional work done by third party asset managers and service providers on behalf of their insurance company clients across the Asia Pacific region.