SEDCO Capital is heading on a three-week international road show with Tadawul following the opening of the Saudi stock exchange to qualified foreign investors (QFIs) earlier in June.

In line with the Saudi stock exchange’s (Tadawul) medium-term strategy to internationalize and institutionalize one of the biggest and most liquid emerging market exchanges, the road show will cover three major financial hubs across three continents — Singapore, London and New York.

Each stop of the road show will feature a mixture of panel discussions and presentations to give insights about the Saudi market and economy, in addition to one-to-one meetings between a high-level delegation of listed Saudi companies and international investors, analysts and commentators.

Hasan Al-Jabri, CEO of SEDCO Capital, said: “This international road show marks a very important milestone in the journey of both the Saudi economy and Tadawul. It will showcase the significant opportunities that the Saudi stock market holds for international investors across the globe, as a major emerging markets player.”

Yazan M. Abdeen, lead MENA fund manager and head of MENA liquid assets at SEDCO Capital, said: “During this road show, we will narrate to international investors the story of the Saudi economy from a global perspective and showcase the diversification benefits that the Saudi market offers to global investors.”

Abdeen added: “At SEDCO Capital, our team has the local know-how and speaks the global investment language. Exposure to the Saudi market cannot be driven by passive top down allocation."

He said: "Due to sector and stock specific concentrations, Saudi's optimal exposure has to be managed by an active manager that understands the market and is based on the ground, and from this we implement a disciplined fundamentally-driven investment process that is stock-selection oriented in its style.”