Full-Time
Senior Fund Analyst
Posted on 12/6/2025
Barings
1,001-5,000 employees
Global asset manager across fixed income
No salary listed
Sydney NSW, Australia
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- 3-7 years of relevant experience within a related field
- A Bachelor’s degree in finance, real estate, business, engineering, mathematics or related field
- Advanced financial/property modelling skillset, analytical background, and strong attention to detail
- Strong written and communication skills for preparing reports and investment proposals
- Relationship management skills and team player with a can-do attitude, high level of integrity, professionalism and pride in quality of work, and takes ownership of tasks
- Preparation of quarterly reports, quarterly valuations, NAV statements, capital calls, distributions, business planning, and ad-hoc reporting
- Maintaining fund model, including quarterly updates, scenario and sensitivity analysis, and reforecasts supporting internal and external reporting
- Monitor and report on financial debt facility covenants and liaise with lenders as required
- Identify opportunities to improve financial performance, analyse asset level financial models and support major decisions including but not limited to new acquisitions, new leases, CAPEX, developments, ESG initiatives, liquidity management, debt refinancings, variations to budgets, and execution of investment goals and strategies
- Collate, analyse, and summarise market and economic research, and competitor analysis
- Attend and contribute to internal monthly project control group meetings (PCGs)
- Prepare for, attend, take minutes, and contribute to periodic investor update meetings
- Support the Portfolio Manager working with investments team, ESG, asset management, and development management on key ESG initiatives in-line with the ESG goals and objectives of the Fund
- Develop and maintain relationships with investor clients
- Support new business initiatives as required
Barings is a global asset management firm with over $421 billion in assets under management, serving institutional, insurance, and intermediary clients with flexible financing and investment solutions across public and private markets. It pools client money into funds and strategies and uses its research, underwriting, and global sourcing to invest in fixed income, real assets, and capital solutions, aiming to generate returns while managing risk. Its large size and backing from MassMutual give Barings broad resources and experience across both public and private markets, enabling a wide range of financing and investment options. The goal is to deliver excess returns for clients by leveraging its diversified platform and global reach.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
Founded
2015
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Moorabbin Airport adds A$1.5 billion Australian real-asset exposure.[1][5]
- Global Direct Lending closed over $19 billion, with over $18 billion deployed.[1]
- Pinion Insurance and Homestead expand Barings into specialty insurance and agricultural credit.[1]
What critics are saying
- Moorabbin Airport depends on leasing, approvals, and cap-rate stability.[1][5]
- Direct lending faces rising sponsor defaults and covenant pressure late in the cycle.[1]
- Pinion Insurance and Homestead introduce unproven underwriting and commodity-linked credit exposure.[1]
What makes Barings unique
- Barings spans credit, real assets, capital solutions, and emerging markets globally.[1]
- Barings Real Estate Australia will oversee Moorabbin Airport future development.[1]
- MassMutual and MS&AD ownership supports Barings' $481 billion platform.[1]
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Carey Olsen's Cayman Islands finance team has advised Barings Portfolio Finance and other senior investors on the rated note feeder financing of StepStone Group's $3.1 billion structured solutions vehicle. The transaction closed on 31 March 2026. According to StepStone, the deal is the largest of its kind to date. The vehicle enables institutional investors to access the firm's secondaries platform through a flexible, capital-efficient solution. Ares Management Alternative Credit funds agreed to serve as primary capital provider, whilst Barings provided a substantial portion of the rated financing. Citi acted as structuring and placement agent. The Carey Olsen team comprised partner Dylan Wiltermuth and associate Catriona Severns, working alongside onshore counsel Cadwalader, Wickersham and Taft.
Barings and Homestead Capital USA have launched a $300 million asset-based finance investment partnership to expand loan origination in the US agricultural credit market. The arrangement will broaden Barings' access to agricultural investment opportunities whilst allowing Homestead to grow its loan portfolio. San Francisco-based Homestead manages $1.6 billion in credit and equity assets, providing capital solutions to farmers and agribusinesses. The partnership will extend coverage to regions including the Delta, Midwest, Mountain West, Pacific Northwest and Southwest, spanning commodity markets from row crops to permanent plantings. Homestead co-chief executive Gabe Santos said the firm has been building its credit capability for years. Managing director Burak Cetin said the partnership expands Barings' asset-based origination network into US agricultural markets.
Barings and Homestead Capital have closed a $300 million asset-based finance programme to expand agricultural lending across the United States. The partnership will broaden Barings' access to the agricultural credit market whilst enabling Homestead to increase loan origination in key regions. San Francisco-based Homestead manages $1.6 billion in equity and credit assets for institutional investors. Founded in 2012, the firm acquires, finances and manages farmland portfolios across the US. The forward flow arrangement will expand Homestead's lending footprint to include the Delta, Midwest, Mountain West, Pacific Northwest, Southeast and Southwest regions, covering staple row crops, specialty crops and permanent plantings. The partnership gives Barings access to differentiated opportunities within the $624.7 billion US agricultural credit market whilst expanding capital access for American farmers.
Barings, one of the world’s leading asset managers, today announced that it is supporting the launch of Pinion Insurance (“Pinion”) with a preferred equity c...
Barings has announced a preferred equity commitment of up to $180 million to support the launch of Pinion Insurance, a specialty insurance carrier. Pinion will provide insurance capacity for Managing General Agents across the US, UK and Europe, offering underwriting performance insights through proprietary technology. The investment comes through Barings' Capital Solutions platform, which invests across the capital structure. Michael Searles, Head of North America for Barings Capital Solutions, said the investment aligns with their approach to investing in specialty origination engines delivering diversified returns. Pinion's management team includes co-founders Neil McConachie as Group Chief Executive Officer, Philip Vandonick as Group Chief Underwriting Officer, and Laura Baird as Group Chief Technology Officer. The transaction builds on Barings' five-year track record in Property & Casualty insurance investing.