Derek M. Hong

Peninsula Asset Management, Inc. (Peninsula) is an independent, SEC registered investment advisor headquartered in Bradenton, Florida. Founded in 1982, Peninsula offers investment management services for Individuals, Trusts, IRA’s, Charities, Endowments, Foundations and Retirement Plans.

Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC) is a United Arab Emirates-based Sovereign Wealth Fund which was established in 1976 as the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. A wholly-owned agency of the Government of Abu Dhabi, the firm became the Abu Dhabi Investment Council in 2006 when President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued Law No. 16. Based in Abu Dhabi, the Council is headed by the Ruler of Abu Dhabi and invests the government's oil revenues inside and outside the country and manages their worldwide assets. The Council plays a key role in coordinating and observing the investments made by state-owned enterprises and holding firms. ADIC is considered one of the largest institutional investors in the world and holds stakes in two large state-owned banks, Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank and the National Bank of Abu Dhabi. Their sister fund is the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.

Davidson Investment Advisors, Inc. (DIA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Great Falls, Montana. The firm was founded in 1975 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of D.A. Davidson Cos. DIA offers investment advisory services to a variety of clients including corporations, employee benefit plans, foundations, trusts and high net worth individuals.

First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC (Investment Management) (First Abu Dhabi IM) is the asset management division of First Abu Dhabi Bank PJSC (ADX: FAB) in the United Arab Emirates. The firm is headquartered in Abu Dhabi. First Abu Dhabi IM provides asset management services and manages numerous regional funds, offshore funds and portfolios for a range of institutional investors and high-net worth individuals. In 2010, the firm launched the region's first ETF, which provides investors with exposure to a number of blue-chip companies across the UAE.

Great Companies, LLC. (GC) is a registered investment adviser located in Clearwater, Florida. Their services include managing mutual funds, individually managed accounts, institutional investment management, wrap-fee programs, variable annuities, and life products. The firm is a subsidiary of AEGON USA Investment Management, Inc., which is a subsidiary of AEGON NV (NYSE: AEG).