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Israel Securities Authority Pecuniary Sanctions: Enforcement Tool or Rights Violation?

The Israel Securities Authority (ISA) has recently begun to take a clearly more aggressive approach toward administrative enforcement. Originally, pecuniary sanctions were intended to provide a swift, proportional, and...more

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Israel Tax Authority updates its guidelines on investments through SAFEs

The Israel Tax Authority (ITA) recently published updated guidelines, regarding tax aspects applying to investments in companies through SAFEs. Such guidelines were published following the previous guidelines published by the...more

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Ten Q&A About Investment Management and Consulting Without a License

Recently, several cases of unlicensed investment management and consulting have made headlines. These include an instance where an administrative fine of NIS 130,000 was imposed for unlicensed investment management, and...more

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Rights of ADS Holders in Israeli Companies Traded on Nasdaq

As part of proceedings brought by activist shareholders of Nano Dimension, an Israeli incorporated Nasdaq traded company, the District Court ruled that ADS (American Depository Share) holders should be treated as shareholders...more

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Approving a remuneration policy and paying remuneration to senior officers while overruling the general meeting’s opposition

Last month, the State Attorney-General and the Israel Securities Authority published their positions with regard to the overruling mechanism. The context relates to the requirement for public companies and private companies...more

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ISA: New Guidelines on Offering and Intermediating Joint Investment Arrangements

The Israel Securities Authority published a position statement recently addressing various issues pertaining to brokerage activities and offerings of joint investment arrangements, including the applicability of the...more

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New Regulations Ahead: Reporting Obligations for Payment Companies and License Holders

The Israel Securities Authority recently published a draft of a new directive for payment companies and holders of basic initiation licenses or approvals regarding reporting to the Authority. According to the Draft, payment...more

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New ISA Rules on Foreign Brokers’ Supervision of Marketers

As of February 10, 2024, new rules will apply to foreign entities that want to offer securities brokerage services via their marketers in Israel. The Israel Securities Authority promulgated these rules in December 2023, as...more

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Israeli Private Companies and Prospectus Obligations

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A considerable number of Israeli private companies raise funds and approach prospective investors without a comprehensive understanding of the regulatory obligations mandated by the Securities Law. A pivotal provision in this...more

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Public Corporations and Public Announcements – between the Rock of Israeli Competition Law and the Hard Place of Securities Law

Companies’ public disclosures about their business operations are quite common. However, they are also fraught with concerns about violating the Israeli Economic Competition Law.   Public announcements in the media may...more

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Corporate Governance Rules for Public Companies without Controlling Shareholder

Dominant shareholders, holding alone or in concert more than 50% of the voting power in public companies, have traditionally characterized the Israeli capital market. Consequently, Israeli corporate governance rules for...more

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Crowdfunding for Startups

The Israeli capital market is marking four years since the entrance into force of the regulations that enable capital and debt financing through crowdfunding. This article will briefly review the crowdfunding market in...more

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