Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")
Form 3, Form 4 and Form 5 and Application for EDGAR Access
        (Form ID) Confirmation of Authority to Sign


Pursuant to Instruction 7 to SEC Form 3 - Initial Statement of Beneficial
Ownership of Securities,  Form 4 - Statement of Changes in  Beneficial
Ownership  and Form 5 - Annual Statement of Beneficial  Ownership of
Securities, the undersigned, being a Treasurer of  Barings Corporate Investors
and Barings Participation Investors  (each, a "Trust"), hereby appoint and
designate Jessica Burns, Ann Malloy, and Melissa LaGrant each as my true and
lawful attorneys in fact with full power to (a) apply for access to the EDGAR
filing system in my name and (b) sign for me and file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange and the Trusts said SEC Forms
3, 4 and/or 5 with respect to shares of the Trusts purchased or sold by the
undersigned or any other change of beneficial ownership relating to equity or
derivative securities of the Trusts required to be reported by the undersigned.

This authorization shall remain in effect until a written revocation is executed
by the undersigned and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.




Date:  	10/20/17
Name:	Christopher Hanscom
Title:	Treasurer of Barings Corporate Investors and Barings Participation
        Investors