Barings LLC (Charlotte)


Barings LLC is a large advisory firm based in Charlotte. It manages $246.84 billion of regulatory assets for 303 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2017 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 47 other states.

Barings provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, and port mngt for funds exempt from registration as private invest co; real estate (debt and equity) advisory services. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Barings: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Barings LLC is $246.84 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 13% since the beginning of its operation, and $37.7 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $239.34 billion in discretionary accounts and $7.5 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $800.48 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $1.88 billion.
Barings has custody of $8.89 billion in cash and securities for 70 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in pooled investment vehicles the most. They account for 21% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is other assets, which make up 10% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in government bonds form 8% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Barings LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Barings serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, investment companies, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, banking or thrift institutions, business development companies, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions. The largest group of clients of Barings is insurance companies with 63 clients and $178.96 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Barings has the 2nd highest percentage of insurance companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $246.84 billion for 303 clients. 31% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Barings also advises several private funds. Namely, six hedge funds, nine other private funds, ten private equity funds, and twenty two securitized asset funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $10,000,000.

Careers at Barings LLC

The company employs 1,191 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 45 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There are 8 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Thomas Michael Finke Chairman of the board of managers and chief executive officer 1 Dec 2008 Other 2548996
Susan Ann Moore Chief administrative officer and managing director 1 Feb 2010 Other 5768930
Christopher Anthony Defrancis Chief compliance officer, deputy general counsel and managing director 1 Nov 2010 Other 5869703
Sheldon Maurice Francis Chief legal officer, secretary and managing director 1 Nov 2010 Other 5870516
Mm Asset Management Holding Llc Direct owner 1 Feb 2012 75% - 100% 45-4000072
Elizabeth Ward Chicares Member of the board of managers 1 Jul 2012 Other 2194754
Roger William Crandall Member of the board of managers 1 Nov 2012 Other 4486307
M. Timothy Corbett Member of the board of managers 1 Nov 2012 Other 4633377
Russell Daniel Morrison Member of the board of managers, president and managing director 1 Jul 2014 Other 2592292
William Francis Glavin Member of the board of managers 1 Nov 2014 Other 2666939
Paul John Thompson Chief financial officer, chief operating officer and managing director 1 Apr 2015 Other 3156135
Geoffrey James Craddock Member of the board of managers 1 Oct 2017 Other 1444771
Michael David Freno Head of global markets and managing director 1 Mar 2018 Other 6914227

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 5 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Shareholder of massmutual holding llc 1 Jul 2004 75% - 100% 04-1590850
Massmutual Holding Llc Sole member 1 Feb 2012 75% - 100% 04-2854319
Mm Asset Management Holding Limited Sole member 1 Feb 2012 25% - 50% 45-4000072
Llc Mml Distributors Sole member 1 Feb 2012 25% - 50% 38030
Llc Mml Investment Advisers Sole member 1 Feb 2012 25% - 50% 169568

Based in Charlotte

The principal office where Barings LLC performs its advisory services is located at 300 S. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Hartford, CT. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 704-805-7200 or by fax 704-805-7302. The normal business hours are 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at barings.com.