FFA Private Bank
FFA Private Bank is a financial services provider in Beirut, Lebanon specialising in the fields of Capital Markets and Wealth Management.
Founded in 1994 as a Financial Brokerage House by Jean Riachi, FFA was granted a banking license in 2007 by Lebanon's Central Bank (Banque du Liban). Source Banque du Liban http://www2.bdl.gov.lb/bfs/CB/BDL_Complete_list.pdf
The Bank also operates from within the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) through its subsidiary FFA Dubai Ltd Source DIFC register http://www.difc.ae/registers/companies/company_details/0269.html
Citation from Reserve-Bank.com/Bank Reviews: Leader in Lebanese Capital Markets and High Income Asset Management, newly established offshore bank in Dubai as wholly owned subsidiary, typical private bank concentrating on the wealthy clients, has its own forex, futures and equity trading platform.
FFA Private Bank was the first Financial Institution to Launch a Tracker of the MSCI Arabian Stock Index, the FFA Arabian Growth Certificate
source: Zawya http://www.cm2.zawya.com/researchreports/banque%20audi/20071114_Banque%20Audi_073122.pdf