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



Pursuant to Instruction 7 to Securities and Exchange Commission ("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 an officer of Barings Corporate
Investors and Barings Participation Investor (the "Issuers"), hereby appoints
and designates Jessica Restivo, Ann Malloy, Latavea Cross, Melissa Cliver 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 SEC, the New York Stock Exchange and the Issuers  said  SEC
Forms 3, 4 and/or 5 with respect to shares of the Issuers purchased or sold by
the undersigned or any other change of beneficial ownership relating to equity
or derivative securities of the Issuers required to be reported by the
undersigned.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until I earlier
revoke it in a signed writing delivered to the attorneys-in-fact.




By:	Jonathan Landsberg
Title:	Vice President to Barings Corporate Investors and Barings
	Participation Investor

Date:   January 24, 2020