Julian Samways is Managing Director of JPES Partners. He founded the company in June 2009 having identified considerable opportunities in the aftermath of the financial crisis for dynamic asset management firms to grow their business by increasing their profile and building their reputation within target markets.

Having spent eleven years at Schroders as Institutional Marketing Director and Global Head of Communications, Julian is uniquely placed to provide insight into the corporate positioning and communications strategies of asset management related businesses. He works with clients to identify their USPs and create key messages that can be integrated into benchmark marketing materials and sophisticated media relations programmes that raise companies’ profiles and position them as thought leaders within the investment industry.

Highly regarded within the asset management marketplace, he has chaired a number of client conferences and regularly advises businesses on the content and management of key events. He also guides clients on a range of reputational issues which reflect the complexity of financial markets and the industry in which they operate.

Julian began his financial services career managing money at James Capel Fund Managers (later HSBC Asset Management), before moving to Schroders plc. and later becoming Marketing Partner at a London-based hedge fund, responsible for developing its business globally including managing consultant relationships.

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