{ "crd_number": 105724, "slug": "baring-international-investment-ltd-london-105724", "primary_business_name": "BARING INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LTD", "legal_name": "BARING INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT LTD", "dbas": [], "city": "London", "state": null, "country": "United Kingdom", "cbsa_code": null, "metro": null, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "1980-04-15", "years_registered": 46, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-07-30", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 22569790033.0, "raum_discretionary": 22569790033.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0, "raum_band": "over_5b", "raum_band_label": "Over $5 billion", "total_employees": 504, "advisory_employees": 168, "client_count_bucket": "fewer_than_5_in_some_types", "clients_by_type": { "banking_thrift": { "raum": 1799812.0, "count": 1, "fewer_than_5": true }, "insurance_companies": { "raum": 17498834878.0, "count": 11 }, "investment_companies": { "raum": 585052109.0, "count": 11 }, "pension_profit_sharing": { "raum": 766231012.0, "count": 8 }, "pooled_investment_vehicles": { "raum": 3164062536.0, "count": 12 }, "corporations_other_businesses": { "raum": 0.0, "count": 1, "fewer_than_5": true }, "business_development_companies": { "raum": 553809686.0, "count": 3 } }, "compensation_types": [ "fixed", "percentage_of_aum", "performance_based" ], "advisory_activities": [ "educational_seminars", "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional", "portfolio_management_individuals", "portfolio_management_investment_companies", "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles", "selection_of_other_advisers" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 2, "states_registered": [], "websites": [ "https://barings.com", "https://linkedin.com/COMPANY/BARINGS", "https://linkedin.com/SHOWCASE/BARINGS-GLOBAL-PRIVATE-FINANCE", "https://linkedin.com/SHOWCASE/BARINGS-REAL-ESTATE", "https://open.spotify.com/show/7wv1GJCQHcggXDdMHbhRlY", "https://podcast.barings.com/public/75/Streaming-Income---A-Podcast-from-Barings-6f727a82", "https://podcasts.apple.com/ug/podcast/streaming-income-a-podcast-from-barings/id1449496233", "https://x.com/BARINGS", "https://youtube.com/@barings" ], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/105724", "disclosure_items": [ { "item": "11.D(2)", "question": "Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?" }, { "item": "11.D(4)", "question": "In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?" } ], "city_as_filed": "LONDON", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/baring-international-investment-ltd-london-105724", "display_name": "Baring International Investment Ltd", "summary": "Baring International Investment Ltd is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in London, United Kingdom, registered since 1980, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 30, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Baring International Investment Ltd (CRD 105724): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.", "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser", "compensation_labels": [ "A percentage of assets under your management", "Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)", "Performance-based fees" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses", "Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)", "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)", "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients", "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)", "Educational seminars/workshops" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is Baring International Investment Ltd compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Baring International Investment Ltd reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure." }, { "q": "Where is Baring International Investment Ltd located?", "a": "Baring International Investment Ltd's principal office is in London, United Kingdom, according to its Form ADV." }, { "q": "Is Baring International Investment Ltd registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "Baring International Investment Ltd is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1980. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 105724." }, { "q": "How much does Baring International Investment Ltd manage?", "a": "Baring International Investment Ltd reports $22,569,790,033 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 30, 2026 (100% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have Baring International Investment Ltd's assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for Baring International Investment Ltd: Regulatory assets under management: $18,540,664,759 in the October 2021 data and $22,569,790,033 in the October 2026 data, up 22%. Total employees: 457 in October 2021 and 504 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does Baring International Investment Ltd serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (12); investment companies (11); insurance companies (11)." }, { "q": "Which custodians does Baring International Investment Ltd use?", "a": "Baring International Investment Ltd's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets." }, { "q": "Does Baring International Investment Ltd report any disciplinary disclosures?", "a": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation) and 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/105724" }, { "q": "What changed in Baring International Investment Ltd's recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the August 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 18540664759.0, "total_employees": 457, "filing_date": "2021-05-19" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 19289140986.0, "total_employees": 488, "filing_date": "2022-09-16" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 18336385361.0, "total_employees": 529, "filing_date": "2023-10-03" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 17504118785.0, "total_employees": 519, "filing_date": "2024-03-27" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 17061336975.0, "total_employees": 499, "filing_date": "2025-05-22" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 22569790033.0, "total_employees": 504, "filing_date": "2026-07-30" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-08-01", "period_label": "August 2026", "notes": [ "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." ] }, { "period": "2026-04-01", "period_label": "April 2026", "notes": [ "Employees performing advisory functions went from 170 to 168.", "Regulatory assets under management went from $17,061,336,975 to $22,569,790,033 (+32%).", "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [ { "name": "Citigroup Global Markets Inc.", "name_as_filed": "CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.", "affiliated": false } ], "custodians_note": "Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.", "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/baring-international-investment-ltd-london-105724.md", "clients": [ { "type": "banking_thrift", "label": "Banking or thrift institutions", "count": 1, "fewer_than_5": true, "raum": 1799812.0 }, { "type": "investment_companies", "label": "Investment companies", "count": 11, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 585052109.0 }, { "type": "business_development_companies", "label": "Business development companies", "count": 3, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 553809686.0 }, { "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles", "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)", "count": 12, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 3164062536.0 }, { "type": "pension_profit_sharing", "label": "Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)", "count": 8, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 766231012.0 }, { "type": "insurance_companies", "label": "Insurance companies", "count": 11, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 17498834878.0 }, { "type": "corporations_other_businesses", "label": "Corporations or other businesses not listed above", "count": 1, "fewer_than_5": true, "raum": 0.0 } ], "disclosure_line": "Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.", "indexable": true, "suppressed": false, "claimed": false, "enhanced": false, "provided_by_the_firm": null, "source": { "name": "Form ADV", "as_of": "2026-10-01", "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/105724", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }