Former United States Securities and Exchange Commission attorney Willie
Briscoe, founder of The
Briscoe Law Firm, PLLC, and the securities litigation firm of Powers
Taylor LLP announce that a federal class action lawsuit has been
filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of
New York against Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. (“Virtus”) (NasdaqGS:
VRTS) and several officers and directors for acts taken during the
period of May 28, 2013 to December 22, 2014 (the “Class Period”).
Based upon the allegations in the class action, the firms are
investigating additional legal claims against the officers and Board of
Directors of Virtus. If you are an affected Virtus shareholder and want
to learn more about the lawsuit or join the action, contact Willie
Briscoe at The Briscoe Law Firm, PLLC, (214) 239-4568, or via email at WBriscoe@TheBriscoeLawFirm.com,
or Patrick Powers at Powers Taylor LLP, toll free (877) 728-9607, or via
e-mail at shareholder@powerstaylor.com.
There is no cost or fee to you.
According to the complaint, the defendants are alleged to have violated
certain provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Specifically,
the complaint alleges, among other things, that defendants concealed
from the investing public that past results of the AlphaSector funds
were grossly overstated and inflated. The complaint alleges that Virtus
marketed and offered funds with an “AlphaSector” strategy through a
co-advisory relationship with F-Squared Investments, Inc. The SEC
announced on December 22, 2014 that it had formally charged F-Squared
and its President for fraud and various violations of the investment
Advisors Act of 1940 and had reached a settlement regarding those
charges. Although the announcement did not mention Virtus by name, it
implicated Virtus in the fraud. Virtus stock dropped significantly
immediately following this announcement.
The
Briscoe Law Firm, PLLC is a full service business litigation,
commercial transaction, and public advocacy firm with more than 20 years
of experience in complex litigation and transactional matters.
Powers
Taylor LLP is a boutique litigation law firm that handles a variety
of complex business litigation matters, including claims of investor and
stockholder fraud, shareholder oppression, shareholder derivative suits,
and security class actions.
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