National adviser network Vision Independent Financial Planning has appointed managing director Zoe King as chief executive while Paul Sweaton, former chief executive, has become executive chair.

The near £1bn merger between wealth managers Rathbones and Investec Wealth & Investment has completed this morning.

The Financial Conduct Authority has approved the prospectus and shareholder circular of the deal between wealth manager Rathbones and Investec Wealth & Investment, which was first announced in April.

Industry colleagues, friends and family are mourning the sudden death of Anne-Marie McConnon, one of the investment sector’s best known marketing leaders.