Japan's MS&AD Insurance to buy 18% of Barings for $1.44 billion, Nikkei says

TOKYO, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Japan’s MS&AD Insurance (8725.T) will acquire an 18% stake in U.S. asset manager Barings for $1.44 billion from parent company MassMutual, the Nikkei business daily reported on Monday. With the investment, the Japanese insurer aims to strengthen its management of unlisted assets expected to yield high returns, the paper said. Baring reports investment returns of 9.9%, the Nikkei said.