translate English to French: The Act allows foreign financial institutions to become financial holding companies and to engage in activities that they could not engage in before.
Elle permet aux institutions financiÃ¨res Ã©trangÃ¨res de se constituer en sociÃ©tÃ©s financiÃ¨res de portefeuille et d'exercer des activitÃ©s qui leur Ã©taient interdites auparavant.