Peoria (Ill.) Firemen's Pension Fund hired Segall Bryant & Hamill as...

Peoria (Ill.) Firemen's Pension Fund hired Segall Bryant & Hamill as the $91 million plan's first external active domestic fixed-income manager, said Reginald Willis, city treasurer. The $27 million bond allocation had been internally managed by Mary Ulrich, the previous city treasurer, Mr. Willis said. Wachovia Securities assisted.