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The Universal Owner — Monday, August 31, 2026: GPIF's ESG sleeve shrank. Its temperature rose.

The world's largest pension marked its own homework this morning — and published the grade. Plus: Aon's $17bn USI deal lands, Ontario's record built entirely on beta, and dispatches from Abuja to the Andes.

The Universal Owner — Monday, August 31, 2026: GPIF's ESG sleeve shrank. Its temperature rose.

The Universal Owner · Daily podcast · Monday, August 31, 2026

The world's largest pension marked its own homework this morning — and published the grade. Plus: Aon's $17bn USI deal lands, Ontario's record built entirely on beta, and dispatches from Abuja to the Andes.

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