Incapital Europe, the London-based affiliate of US investment bank Incapital, has partnered with the Federation of European IFAs as part of significant expansion plans across the UK and Europe in 2011.

FEIFA is a trade association for English-speaking IFAs based in or operating on the European mainland and presently represents around 350 advisors operating across 24 European countries. The link with Incapital means FEIFA now has partnerships with 36 companies, including international life offices, major investment houses and specialist providers.                                                                            

The initial focus of the partnership will be on opening up and leveraging Incapital’s international scale and resource in structured investments and fixed income securities – in 2010 Incapital issued £72 billion (about $115 billion) through its various retail note programmes – for FEIFA member firms, including developing a non-prescriptive approach and capability in bespoke and exclusive propositions for advisors to high net worth investors.