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Julian Howard

Julian Howard - Chief Multi-Asset Investment Strategist


Julian Howard is Chief Multi-Asset Investment Strategist.

He previously managed c. $2bn of investments across equities, bonds and alternatives for a diverse client base including institutions, charities, private clients and retail investors. He is responsible for strategic and tactical asset allocation as well as fund selection. Prior to joining GAM in 2007, he held roles at Henderson Global Investors, Insight Investment, Invesco Perpetual and JP Morgan Investment Management. Julian Howard holds a BA in History from Bristol University, the CISI Diploma, the CISI Investment Advice Diploma and the CISI Diploma in Investment Compliance. He is a CISI Chartered Wealth Manager and is based in London.

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My Insights

Multi Asset Blog
Autumn Budget aftermath: What next for UK markets?
28 November 2025 | Julian Howard

The UK Budget has finally passed with predictable grimness. It is unlikely to solve Britain’s multi-decade stagnation. UK-based investors can, however, capitalise on decline.

Investment Opinions
Will the AI boom ever end?
25 November 2025 | Julian Howard

The US stockmarket is starting to show signs of fatigue with Artificial Intelligence (AI). But the underpinnings of this revolution remain fundamentally sound. Investors’ main focus should be long-term equity returns and effective diversification.

Multi Asset Blog
Britain’s search for a credible Budget
17 November 2025 | Julian Howard

The UK Autumn Budget looms on Wednesday 26 November amid policy U-turns and a backlash over rumoured manifesto-breaking tax hikes. With fiscal pain now unavoidable, bond and FX markets are signalling broader unease, mirroring the challenges facing many free-spending, heavily indebted Western economies.

Multi Asset Blog
Will the AI boom ever end?
03 November 2025 | Julian Howard

Tech megacaps are locked in an AI capex arms race. Despite AI productivity gains in several sectors confirming its lasting value, with many tech stocks trading at nosebleed earnings multiples, talk of AI bubbles just won’t go away. Effective diversification of multi-asset portfolios should enable investors to maintain exposure to AI innovation, all the while helping to smooth out the inevitable market corrections.

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My Awards

Citywire
Another Double win for GAM at the 2024 Citywire Investment Performance Awards
October 2024

GAM won awards in two categories: Best Large Firm – GAM Investments and Cautious Portfolio Award – Flexible Global Strategy.  Congratulations to Andrea Quapp, Julian Howard and the GAM Investment Solutions (GIS) group.

The annual wealth investment performance awards showcase the firms and strategies which delivered top risk-adjusted returns over a three-year period.

Full details of these awards and the independent methodology used are available here.

Capabilities
Double awards for GAM’s Multi Asset Class Solutions (MACS) strategies in Austria
November 2023

GAMs Multi Asset Class Solutions (MACS) strategies have been honoured by the Austrian GELD magazine, in two categories: Equity Fund of Funds (1st place) and Mixed fund of funds - flexible – conservative (3rd place). These awards recognise the best funds of funds in Austria.

Congratulations to Julian Howard and his team for their excellent performance and achievements.

Read more (in German) here.

Citywire
Double win for GAM at the 2023 Citywire Investment Performance Awards
October 2023

GAM won awards in two categories: Best Large Firm – GAM Investments and Cautious Portfolio Award – Flexible Global Portfolio.  Congratulations to Julian Howard, Phil Alexakis, Anisa Shek and Manveer Badesha from the London MACS investment team.

The annual wealth investment performance awards showcase the firms and strategies which delivered top risk-adjusted returns over a three-year period.

Full details of these awards and the independent methodology used are available here.

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Two managers chosen for Citywire Wealth Manager 100
October 2022

Julian Howard and James McDaid have each been selected for Citywire Wealth Manager’s annual list of the 100 leading fund selectors across the UK and Channel Islands.

Click here to see the full list.