Mississippi Public Employees' Retirement System, Jackson, hired...

Mississippi Public Employees’ Retirement System, Jackson, hired Conseco to manage $100 million in active domestic fixed income as part of the $17 billion plan’s pursuit of more active fixed-income management, said Lorrie Tingle, deputy director, investments. Funding comes from reducing the portfolios of passive fixed-income managers Mellon and Barclays Global Investors, which now will handle a total of $3.1 billion.