Virtus Chief Market Strategist and Portfolio Manager to Present at Quinnipiac University's Annual G.A.M.E. Forum

HARTFORD, Conn., April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- [ Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. ] (NASDAQ: [ VRTS ]), which operates a multi-manager asset management business, today announced that Chief Market Strategist Joe Terranova and Corey Hoffstein , chief investment officer of its Newfound Investments affiliate, will present at Quinnipiac University's [ Global Asset Management Education (G.A.M.E.) III Forum ] today in New York City.

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The G.A.M.E. Forum brings together students, academic professionals, and industry experts in an effort to provide insight into the changing landscape of global financial markets and the investment management industry.

This is Virtus' second year as a participating presenter firm. Terranova, who is a panelist on CNBC's Fast Money program and the author of "Buy High, Sell Higher," a book about the "new rules" of investing, will deliver a keynote address entitled "Everybody Needs a Plan." Hoffstein, co-founder of Newfound Research, a financial technology firm that provides proprietary research and asset allocation models, will host two interactive workshop sessions on the topic of "Backtesting with Integrity."

About Virtus Investment Partners
Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ: [ VRTS ]), which had $45.5 billion of assets under management at December 31, 2012, is a distinctive partnership of boutique investment managers singularly committed to the long-term success of individual and institutional investors. Virtus offers access to a variety of investment styles across multiple disciplines to meet a wide array of investor needs, and provides products and services through affiliated managers and select subadvisers, each with a distinct investment style, autonomous investment process and individual brand. Its affiliated managers include [ Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. ], [ Euclid Advisors LLC ], [ Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC ], [ Newfleet Asset Management, LLC ], [ Newfound Investments, LLC ], [ Rampart Investment Management Co., LLC ], and [ Zweig Advisers LLC ]. Additional information can be found at [ www.virtus.com ].

About Quinnipiac University
Quinnipiac is a private, coeducational, nonsectarian institution that enrolls 6,200 full-time undergraduate and 2,300 graduate students in 58 undergraduate and more than 20 graduate programs of study. Quinnipiac consistently ranks among the top regional universities in the North in U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" issue. The 2013 issue of U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Colleges" named Quinnipiac as the top up-and-coming school with master's programs in the Northern Region. Quinnipiac also is recognized in Princeton Review's "The Best 377 Colleges." For more information, please visit [ www.quinnipiac.edu ].

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Virtus Chief Market Strategist and Portfolio Manager to Present at Quinnipiac University's Annual G.A.M.E. Forum