ReportingSaudi Aramco goes PR over IR for first earnings call Aug 16, 2019Oliver SchutzmannIt’s been a big week for Saudi Aramco. The company delivered its first ever half-year financial report. It hosted its first ever...Read more
Sell sideSaudi mall operator is first IPO to allow US investment May 22, 2019Garnet RoachOne of the largest IPOs to come out of Saudi Arabia in the past five years has seen mall operator Arabian Centres become the first to...Read more
Shareholder targeting & IDForeign ownership and the emerging markets upgrade: Inside IR at Al Rajhi Bank May 02, 2019Garnet RoachFounded in 1957, Riyadh-headquartered Al Rajhi Bank has become one of the biggest names in Islamic finance and last year joined 31...Read more
Case studiesTrust in the kingdom: The key to success in Saudi Arabia (and elsewhere) Apr 26, 2019Oliver Schutzmann‘Trust is about establishing the momentum and the direction [Saudi Arabia] has taken. If this is reversed, it will destroy trust.’...Read more
Buy sideSubmerging from emerging: The next stage – for some – in Saudi Arabia’s equity story Mar 29, 2019Oliver SchutzmannAt this stage in the story of Saudi Arabia’s equity market emergence , two of the world’s three most important index providers – FTSE...Read more
Case studiesBrave new dawn for Saudi Arabia’s equity markets Mar 20, 2019Oliver SchutzmannSaudi Arabia ’s equity markets officially joined the FTSE Russell and S&P Dow Jones Emerging Market (EM) indices on March 18, 2019...Read more
Sell sideGCC equity capital markets end 2018 on strong note Feb 28, 2019Andrew HoltLast year ended on a strong note for Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) equity capital markets, with the fourth quarter being the best of...Read more
Corporate accessSaudi regulator draws line in the sand on investor relations Nov 02, 2018Oliver SchutzmannSaudi Arabia’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) has issued a strongly worded statement that urges all listed companies in the kingdom...Read more
Case studiesWhat Saudi Arabia’s MSCI upgrade means for IR in the kingdom Jun 21, 2018Oliver SchutzmannThe decision is made. MSCI, the global index provider, has joined its peer FTSE Russell in elevating Saudi stocks to emerging market...Read more
ReportingWhat companies can learn from the Saudi Aramco leak Apr 20, 2018Oliver SchutzmannAs Saudi Aramco prepares for the world’s first ‘giga-cap’ IPO, a document claiming to show its financial performance for the first...Read more