According to the company, the portfolios will provide investors with five core investment options designed to meet a wide range of financial goals and attitudes towards risk.

The portfolios are powered by SEI’s Manager-of-Managers investment approach, in which specialist investment managers are selected and monitored by SEI’s global team of approximately 100 investment professionals.

Ranging from global conservative to global aggressive, the portfolios extend across the spectrum of risk profiles. They are US dollar denominated funds, offering daily liquidity, domiciled in Dublin, and are UCITS regulated.

Jahangir Aka, senior executive officer, SEI Middle East, said current events in the Middle East have been a sharp reminder to regional investors of the need to diversify their investment portfolios and risk-exposure.

"The SEI Global Strategic Portfolios are designed to provide regional investors with global diversification and exposure to up to four asset classes: equity, fixed interest, absolute return, and liquidity.

"The Portfolios combine multiple specialist managers and offer investors access to a diverse range of markets within a single investment vehicle. We are pleased to be able to bring our unique investment approach and expertise to our regional clients," Aka said.