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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.

Julian Howard

My Insights

Multi Asset Blog
Does it matter who's in charge at the Fed?
22 July 2025

President Trump’s short-lived threat to oust Chair Jerome Powell briefly roiled markets. Despite the Big, Beautiful Bill and sticky inflation, markets are already pricing in multiple rate cuts, even with no change to the Fed hot seat. And the bond markets vigilantes will be watching, whether Jay walks or not.

Investment Opinions
Q2 Multi-asset perspectives: Chaos and calm
09 July 2025

Julian Howard, GAM’s Chief Multi-Asset Investment Strategist, outlines his latest multi-asset views, exploring how an almost unprecedented period of turmoil has been greeted by relative calm in global stockmarkets. However, a lack of consensus across asset classes points to opportunities and risks for investors looking for diversification.

Multi Asset Blog
Fed quietly waits and sees for now
25 June 2025

Amid the noise and chaos of tariffs and conflict in the Middle East, it is easy to forget about the humble Federal Reserve (Fed) whose job is to ‘just’ set the benchmark interest rate, which helps to price all assets.

Multi Asset Blog
Drama and calm, all at once
16 June 2025

Israel’s strike on Iran sparked a predictable immediate reaction, with oil rising and equities falling. But, in a microcosm of the post-Liberation Day market moves, stocks soon recovered. While the US economy appears sound and retail investors relaxed, gold is telling us a very different story, underlining the value of effective diversification.

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Julian Howard Multi-Asset Views
25 June 2025

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16 June 2025

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04 June 2025

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21 May 2025

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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.