David Cumming, the star fund manager who joined Aviva Investors at the start of this year, has delivered an optimistic outlook for UK stocks. He claims foreign investors will pile back into companies once a Brexit deal has been secured.

Cumming, who joined Aviva Investors as chief investment officer for equities in January following an 18-year career at Standard Life Investments, added it is now “almost inconceivable” that the UK should leave the European Union in March 2019 without a deal.