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 an officer of Barings LLC, investment adviser to  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:  	07/24/19
Name:	Salman Mukhtar
Title:	Managing Director of Barings LLC