Baring International Investment Ltd (London)


Baring International Investment Ltd is an adviser based in London. It manages $5.12 billion of regulatory assets for 26 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2001 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Texas.

Baring International Investment provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Baring International Investment: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Baring International Investment Ltd is $5.12 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has gone down by -46% since the beginning of its operation, and $58.99 thousand of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $5.12 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $196.83 million each.
Baring International Investment has custody of $986.31 million in cash and securities for 7 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in exchange traded securities the most. They account for 35% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is other assets, which make up 17% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 11% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Baring International Investment Ltd for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Angus Sutherland Hamish Woolhouse serves?

The firm provides services to insurance companies, investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, and pension and profit sharing plans. The largest group of clients of Angus Sutherland Hamish Woolhouse is pooled investment vehicles with 10 clients and $2.12 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Baring International Investment has the 5th highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $5.12 billion for 26 clients. 8% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Baring International Investment also advises several private funds. Namely, seven other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000.

Careers at Baring International Investment Ltd

The company employs 487 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 29 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Angus Sutherland Hamish Woolhouse has been acting as President since 1 May 2013. Emma Louise Browning joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer / Director.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Baring Asset Management Holdings Limited Shareholder 2: shareholder of 1 1 Feb 1986 75% - 100% foreign
Ing Baring Holdings Limited Shareholder 3: shareholder of 2 1 Feb 1986 75% - 100% foreign
Ing Intermediate Holdings Limited Shareholder 3: shareholder of 2 1 Feb 1986 75% - 100% foreign
Baring Asset Management Limited Shareholder 1: shareholder of applicant 1 Jun 1994 75% - 100% foreign
Baring Investment Services Limited Company secretary 1 Nov 1994 Other foreign entity
Ing Baring Holding Nederland B.V. Shareholder 4: shareholder of 3 1 Mar 1995 75% - 100% foreign
Ing Bank N.V. Shareholder 5: shareholder of 4 1 Jul 1995 75% - 100% foreign
Ing Groep N.V. Shareholder 6: shareholder of 5 1 Jul 1995 75% - 100% foreign
Julian T Swayne Director and chief financial officer 1 May 1996 Other 4342050
John Derrick Bolsover Chairman 1 May 1997 Other 2260898
Michael D Clegg Director 1 May 1997 Other 4342025
John E Heskett Director 1 May 1997 Other 4342042
Mala S Dhillon Director 1 May 1997 Other 4342115
Mark Donald Weber Director 1 May 1997 Other 4335492
David J Brennan Chief executive officer 1 Aug 1997 Other 4335507
Michael Hughes Director 1 Aug 2000 Other 4342020
Ing Uk Holdings Limited Shareholder 4: shareholder of 3 1 May 2001 75% - 100% foreign
John Misselbrook Director, coo 1 Oct 2001 Other 4794252
George Henry Harvey Director 1 Jan 2002 Other 4514255
Peter Hugh Wolton Chief executive 1 May 2002 Other 4645810
David J Brennan Chairman and chief executive officer 1 Jul 2002 Other 4335507
Paul Savage Director 1 Feb 2004 Other 4770883
Massmutual Holding Llc Shareholder 3: sharholder of 2 1 Dec 2004 75% - 100% 04-285431
Sandra Ngozi Okoro Chief legal officer 1 May 2007 Other 5547024
Marino Valensise Director 1 Oct 2007 Other 5469752
Christopher Gerald Biggins Director and chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2007 Other 5457717
Sandra Ngozi Okoro Director 1 Jun 2008 Other 5547024
Laura Anne Ahto Director 1 Feb 2010 Other 5772707
John Dominic Burns Director and chief operating officer 1 Dec 2011 Other 2850018
Angus Sutherland Hamish Woolhouse Director 1 May 2013 Other 4354610
Nicholas Emrys Evans Chief legal officer 1 Apr 2014 Other 6460536
Kenneth Roderick Lambden Director 1 Jul 2015 Other 6135993
Oliver Burgel Director and chief executive officer 1 Jun 2016 Other 6018886
Richard John Kent Director 1 Oct 2017 Other 6248500
Alex Sutherland Chief finance officer 1 May 2018 Other 7029537
Emma Louise Browning Chief compliance officer / director 1 Jan 2019 Other 7086025

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 12 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company Shareholder 6: shareholder of shareholder 5 1 Jun 1995 75% - 100% 04-159085
Barings Llc Shareholder 4: shareholder of shareholder 3 1 Mar 2004 75% - 100% 106006
Massmutual Holdings (Bermuda) Limited Shareholder 2: shareholder of shareholder 1 1 Mar 2005 75% - 100% foreign
Massmutual Baring Holding Llc Shareholder 3: shareholder of shareholder 2 1 Jan 2006 75% - 100% none
Massmutual Holding Llc Shareholder 4: shareholder of shareholder 3 1 Jan 2006 75% - 100% none
Massmutual Holding Llc Shareholder 5: shareholder of shareholder 4 1 Feb 2012 75% - 100% none
Mm Asset Management Holding Llc Shareholder 4: shareholder of shareholder 3 1 Feb 2012 75% - 100% 45-4000072
Baring Asset Management Limited Shareholder 2: shareholder of shareholder 1 1 Feb 2012 75% - 100% foreign entitiy
Babson Capital Management Llc Shareholder 4: shareholder of shareholder 3 1 Jul 2016 75% - 100% 106006
Barings Llc Shareholder 4: shareholder of shareholder 3 1 Jul 2016 75% - 100% 106006
Barings Guernsey Limited Shareholder 3: shareholder of shareholder 2 1 Jun 2017 75% - 100% foreign entity
Barings Europe Limited Shareholder 2: shareholder of shareholder 1 1 Dec 2017 75% - 100% foreign entity

Based in London

The principal office where Baring International Investment Ltd performs its advisory services is located at 20 Old Bailey, London, Ec4 M 7 Bf, which is also the mailing address of the firm. The firm also has an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number +44(0)20-7628-6000 or by fax +44(0)20-7638-7928. The normal business hours are 9:00 to 17:00 on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at barings.com.