FFI

English Foreign Finan­cial Insti­tu­ti­ons. All banks (inclu­ding buil­ding socie­ties and coope­ra­tive banks) and insti­tu­ti­ons that hold and manage finan­cial assets for the account of third parties (brokers, custo­dian and depo­si­tory banks) gene­rally qualify as FFIs.