Unimar Financial Services, LLC (Miami)

Name: Unimar Financial Services, LLC
Address: 1450 Brickell Avenue, Miami, FL, 33131
Telephone: 786-245-4164

Unimar Financial Services, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Miami. It manages $215 million of regulatory assets for 62 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2017 and has operated in the jurisdiction of Florida.

Unimar Financial Services provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses and portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Unimar Financial Services: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Unimar Financial Services, LLC is $215 million, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1% since the beginning of its operation, and $87.08 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $215 million in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $3.47 million each.

Unimar Financial Services has custody of $60.18 million in cash and securities for 1 client in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in investment grade corporate bonds the most. They account for 32% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is pooled investment vehicles, which make up 31% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in non-investment grade corporate bonds form 26% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Unimar Financial Services, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. The adviser charges an additional fee when a set benchmark is outperformed. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Unimar Financial Services serves?

The firm provides services to high net worth individuals and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Unimar Financial Services is pooled investment vehicles with 8 clients and $188.59 million of assets under management. Among the 7 most similar advisory firms, Unimar Financial Services has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $215 million for 61 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 85% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Unimar Financial Services also advises several private funds. Namely, five hedge funds and one other private fund. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $50,000 to $100,000.

Careers at Unimar Financial Services, LLC

The company employs 4 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 100 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 4 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers

Name	Entity	Date acquired	Ownership	Employer ID
Jacobo Antonio Gadalamaria	President, managing member, chief investment and chief compliance officer	1 Nov 2011	75% - 100%	2138460
Kenneth Claus Anderson	Chief operating officer	1 Jan 2012	Other	4104096

Based in Miami

The principal office where Unimar Financial Services, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1450 Brickell Avenue, Miami, FL 33131, which is also the mailing address of the firm. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 786-245-4164. The normal business hours are 9am thru 6pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at unimarfinancial.com.