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Universa is an investment management firm that specializes in tail hedging as a means to enhance long-term equity returns. Universa portfolios are, by construction, exceedingly positively-skewed, robust to extreme risk assumptions, and non-linear to common risk factors (such as beta). Universa`s economic edge derives ultimately from basic behavioral biases. Universa captures that edge through a focused and disciplined investment approach employing positively-skewed payoffs, empirical and fundamental-based option valuation, and trading/providing liquidity against systematic order flow imbalances and resulting mispricings in options markets. Universa was founded in January 2007 by CIO Mark Spitznagel, with over a decade of implementation and cumulative, incremental development of its focused, positive asymmetric investment approach. Universa has thus created an innovative investment niche and risk management methodology within an increasingly homogeneous industry. Universa is currently registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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claesgens integrated is a Albany, NY-based company in the Financial Services sector.
The Howard Group Inc. is a Calgary, AB-based company in the Financial Services sector.
Starr Investment Holdings, LLC (“SIH”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of C.V. Starr & Co., is a multi-billion dollar investment adviser that partners with and advises a wide range of institutions and family offices with a focus on long term, sustained equity capital investments. SIH leverages the rich heritage, operating expertise and strong capital position of our largest client, the Starr Companies. As a duration-agnostic investor, SIH aligns resources, expertise and capital to maximize the value of each investment. Given the nature of its capital base, SIH is particularly well positioned to partner with owners and management teams enabling them to realize their long term vision. By minimizing the friction associated with shorter duration investing, this approach allows management to make optimal operating decisions with a view to driving long term value creation.