The Norwalk, Conn., company said the 40/86 mutual fund family has $400 million of assets under management.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Conseco Capital Management in August renamed itself 40/86 Advisors, a reference to the Carmel, Ind., companys coordinates on a map.
Upon receiving the required approvals, Managers Funds are to become the advisor of all the portfolios in the Conseco Fund Group, and 40/86 Advisors is to be sub-advisor to the fixed-income funds. Chicago Equity Partners and
Managers Funds has more than $4 billion of assets under management. Affiliated Managers Group managed $77 billion at June 30.