Longstanding Barings Fund manager Soohai Lim is recognized as Manager of the Year after leading the Barings Asia Growth Fund in 2018. Lim works alongside his Co-Managers at the Fund, Kuldeep Khanapurkar Eunice Hong, under a system designed to help build resilience and improve decision-making. Consistency over the transition period was positive, and the strategy has continued to outperform benchmarks under his leadership.

The reputable and rigorous investment approach driven by a well established and tested fundamental analysis has resulted in benchmark outperformance. The proprietary valuation model considers a five-year earnings time horizon and incorporates dynamic ESG and macro factors.

The team is well resourced Asia and globally to support the investment process and managers.

This Manager has been reviewed by four industry veterans of the Benchmark judging committee.