Awards & Recognition

Best High Yield Bond Award in AsianInvestor Asset Management Awards 2024 was 80% based on the overall performance of the strategy and 20% based on the portfolio management under market and macro landscape as of 31 December 2023.

Highly Commended—High Yield Bond—Global in Asian Private Banker 12th Asset Management Award for Excellence 2025 was issued by Asian Private Banker, reflecting product performance, business performance and service quality over the one-year period to August 31, 2024.

Based on the product performance, business performance and service quality over the one-year period to August 31, 2023.

Based on the annualized return, sortino ratio and ESG score over the one-year and three-year periods performances to September 30, 2023.

These awards are voted by LSTA members.

The 2022 Debtwire European Direct Lending Awards are determined by analysing the  market-leading league tables and announce a shortlist. These shortlisted candidates are then invited to provide their submissions for the awards. Next, a panel of judges review these submissions and choose the winners.

Barings Global Resources Fund was ‘highly commended’ in the Specialist category at Investment Week's Fund Manager of the Year Awards 2023. The 2022 Debtwire Benelux Direct Lending Awards are determined by analysing the  market-leading league tables and announce a shortlist. These shortlisted candidates are then invited to provide their submissions for the awards. Next, a panel of judges review these submissions and choose the winners.

Financial News’s editorial team researched, selected and published a shortlist of up to five nominees per category, having extensively researched the market, including scrutinizing submission material (where received), reviewing industry data and canvassing market opinions.

Fixed Income House of the Year – Hong Kong in Fund Selector Asia Awards 2024 was decided by a judging panel made up of FSA’s editorial team and based on the fund performance as of September 30, 2023.

Regional/Single Country Emerging Market Equity, Gold in Fund Selector Asia Awards 2023 based on its performance between November 5, 2021 to November 4, 2022.

Infrastructure Investor’s editorial team mined the submissions for firms and institutions that constantly innovate and push the status quo in the face of demanding economic pressures. The shortlist was also based on coverage throughout the year and conversations with the market.

Senior industry experts from across the Americas region act as judges. The judges review submitted entry material and then score the entries in a secret ballot both by giving a mark out of 100 and a rank–1st, 2nd, 3rd, no placement. Votes are counted and verified by the Insurance Asset Risk editorial team.

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.

The awards shortlists are constructed using data provided by partner Morningstar. The award winners are then decided by a panel of over 50 fund selectors drawn from across the investment industry, who judge categories in their specialist areas of interest.

Determined by the vote of 132 securities company analysts 

Based on evaluation on qualitative and quantitative factors including investment performance

Best Fund over 3 years and 5 years - Equity Emerging Markets Latin America in LSEG Lipper Fund Awards (Taiwan) 2024 are based on the Lipper Leader for Consistent Return rating, which is a risk-adjusted performance measure calculated over the three-year and five-year period as of December 31, 2023.

Best Fund over 3 years - Bond Global High Yield -USD in LSEG Lipper Fund Awards (Taiwan) 2024 is based on the Lipper Leader for Consistent Return rating, which is a risk-adjusted performance measure calculated over the three-year period as of December 31, 2023.

Recognize asset managers who have excelled in the Korean capital market 

Pensions & Investments partnered with Best Companies Group, a research firm specializing in identifying great places to work, to conduct a two-part survey process of employers and their employees. The first part consisted of evaluating each nominated company’s workplace policies, practices, philosophy, systems and demographics. That part of the process was worth approximately 25% of the total evaluation. The second part consisted of an employee survey to measure the employee experience. The survey was worth approximately 75% of the total evaluation. The combined scores determined the top companies.

The 2023 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.

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.

Based on Barings’ performance over the preceding calendar year of the respective year of the award.