Former Greenpeace campaigner Eugenie Mathieu is to be one of a team of experts helping to run two new ESG funds being launched by Aviva Investors in an expansion of its range.

Net flows for Aviva’s adviser platform rose 62% year on year to £4.2bn in the third quarter.

Aviva Investors is to close its suspended £400m Aviva Investors UK Property Fund after a run of poor performance and uncertainty over its liquidity should investors seek to redeem investments en masse.

Financial Planners have supported the move by Aberdeen Standard Investments and Aviva Investors to shun Deliveroo’s flotation next month due to concerns over workers’ rights.