Kieyam GamieldienManaging Director: Symmetry

Kieyam was the Head of Old Mutual Customised Solutions Boutique and Chair of the Investment Committees. OMCS has investments under management of R170 billion, offering both local and global investments across various quantitative and systematic investment strategies. He was responsible for leading and designing out the strategic and commercial direction of the various investment strategies which recently included elevating the value proposition of quantitative investment styles. Under his leadership OMCS launched its first active SA and Global ESG funds as well as launching a securities lending desk. Kieyam initially joined Old Mutual in 2005 and held various senior investment and business roles. In 2013 he was appointed Head of Guaranteed Investment Products focusing on structured products and synthetic indexation solutions. In 2016 he led the Shareholder Investments team focusing on optimising the on-balance sheet investments of the the Old Mutual Group. During 2018 Kieyam was appointed as General Manager in Product Solutions. In the latter role, he served as an Exco member of the Corporate Segment and was accountable for the strategy, development and management of Old Mutual’s range of smooth bonus, structured and annuity products. In addition, he was accountable for investment strategies and asset allocation of all with-profit funds. During 2019 Kieyam designed an investment strategy and led the team that was crowned the winner for a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) international contest aiming to solve for the volatility of defined contribution plans.