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Aviva's shares up on talk of sale of US business

JOHN McFarlane, the Scottish-born chairman of Aviva, has complained collective decision-making has held back the insurer's progress although news it is on the cusp of selling its US business was enough to mollify investors.

The former Royal Bank of Scotland director is overseeing a revamp of the company following the departure of chief executive Andrew Moss after a shareholder rebellion over his pay package and the company's stock market performance.

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