Virtus Investment Partners, a Hartford, Conn.-based firm that operates a multi-manager asset management business, has launched the Virtus International Equity Fund (Class A: VIEAX), the company announced Monday.
The new Virtus (VRTS) fund is sub-advised by Pyrford International, a London-based investment management firm with a history of using a "benchmark-agnostic" approach to international investing.
"Broadening exposure to international markets is a strategy that many financial advisors and their clients embrace," said Frank Waltman, Virtus executive vice president of product management, in a statement . "The addition of the Pyrford-managed fund will complement our existing product line and offer our clients greater choice for the international allocation in their portfolio."