Barings Emerging Markets Debt Blended Total Return Class C - Accumulation (GBP)

Cem Karacadag is Head of Barings' Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Group. Cem is the lead portfolio manager for the Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt strategy and backup portfolio manager for the firm's Emerging Markets Local Debt strategy and Blended Total Return strategy. Cem has worked in the industry since 1994 and his experience has encompassed sovereign credit analysis, macroeconomic policy research and advice, and emerging markets fixed income strategy. Prior to joining the firm in 2014, Cem was at OppenheimerFunds, where he worked on sovereign hard currency and local currency investments in Eastern Europe and Asia. Before Oppenheimer, he worked at Credit Suisse covering emerging market sovereigns in Asia and Latin America, and at the International Monetary Fund, where he focused on monetary policy instruments, exchange rate policy and bank restructuring in China, Indonesia and Eastern Europe. He also held positions at Standard & Poor's and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Cem holds a B.A. in Economics from Tufts University and an M.A. in International Economics and European Studies from Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Ricardo Adrogué is Head of Barings' Global Sovereign Debt and Currencies Group. Ricardo is the lead portfolio manager for the Emerging Markets Local Debt strategy and Blended Total Return Debt strategy, and backup portfolio manager for the Emerging Markets Sovereign Hard Currency Debt strategy. Ricardo has worked in the industry since 1992 and his experience has encompassed portfolio management, economic strategy and academia. Prior to joining the firm in 2013, he was at Cabezon Investment Group, LLC as well as at Wellington Management Company where he built a successful track record for the Emerging Markets Local Debt program and managed over $11 billion. Before Wellington, Ricardo worked at the International Monetary Fund conducting inflation modeling work for central banks and was country desk for Brazil, Costa Rica, and Trinidad and Tobago. He also worked with Salomon Smith Barney/Citigroup as a vice president of markets and economic analysis, a senior economist and a strategist for Panama and Peru, and New York University as an adjunct professor of Latin American Economics. Ricardo holds a B.A. in Economics from the Universidad Católica Argentina, an M.A. in Economics and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Natalia Krol is a member of Barings' Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Group. Natalia is a Portfolio Manager for Barings' Emerging Markets Blended Total Return strategies and a Research Analyst for the Baring's Emerging Markets Corporate Debt Team. Natalia is responsible for covering global metals & mining and energy corporates. Natalia has worked in the industry since 2002. Prior to joining the firm in 2014, she was a Credit Analyst at Schroders Investment Management covering the natural resources and capital goods sectors across Emerging Markets, European High Yield and Investment Grade markets. Prior to this, Natalia was a European High Yield Research Analyst at Barclays Capital. Natalia holds an M.Sc. in Accounting and Finance from London School of Economics and a B.Ss. in International Economics from Plekhanov Russian Economic Academy.