Two former staff at a Wisconsin-based foundation have started a new advisory firm.

A British Columbia-based university foundation has issued an RFP seeking an outsourced cio.

Phil Shaffer and Lee Caleshu have joined Hamilton Capital’s institutional business as managing directors of institutional services and portfolio management, respectively.

A foundation tied to a university in Missouri has hired an investment firm to provide discretionary management services.

Some pension-fund managers are venturing further into unusual investment territory as this year’s plunge in bond yields makes it even harder to find decent long-term returns.

A liberal-arts college in Vermont will merge with a small Boston college.