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, Bridget Orlando, 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 equityor 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:	Elizabeth A. Murray

Title:	Principal Accounting Officer to Barings Corporate Investors and
        Barings Participation Investors

Date:   April 24, 2020