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Banks Required to Share Information about Clients with Other Financial Bodies
July 7, 2020 /
Ron Shuhatovich
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Rotem Orbach
As part of a broad change led by the Ministry of Finance to increase competition in the banking and financial services market, a memorandum for the Provision of Financial Information Services Law was recently published for public comments.
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Israel Securities Authority Promotes the Assimilation of Technological Innovation into the Israeli Capital Market
February 2, 2020 /
Andrey Yanai
The ISA's commission for examining the regulation necessary for the advancement of digital markets published a report that focuses on platforms for the issuing, trading, and clearing of securities that make use of blockchain technology.
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Transfer of Digital Currencies - The Dream and its Collapse
October 29, 2019 /
Andrey Yanai
Regulatory resistance and legal proceedings by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are hindering the realization of one of the greatest promises of blockchain technology – the transfer of cryptographic currencies and assets between users without an intermediary.
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New Restrictions on Hedge Funds in Israel
August 4, 2019 /
Michal Koren
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Andrey Yanai
The Israel Securities Authority recently published a staff position that has material implications on the hedge fund sector in Israel and on the investor public, including the mode of incorporation of hedge funds and the limit on the number of investors in a fund.
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TASE Promotes a Proposal for the Entry of Nostro Players as TASE Members
April 28, 2019 /
Hagit Ross
On April 7, 2019, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) published a proposed amendment to the Stock Exchange Regulations, whereby the barriers to the entry of new TASE members will be removed and for the first time Israeli entities will be allowed entry into the stock exchange even if they operate exclusively for nostro.
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Companies Seeking to Provide Brokerage Services are Required to File a Permit Application by May 30, 2019
April 16, 2019 /
Barnea
Applicants who submit a permit application on or before May 30, 2019, may continue to offer brokerage under the previous ISA regime until receiving a decision on their application.
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ISA Makes First-Time Decision on How Cryptocurrency Asset Offerings Will Be Regulated
March 21, 2019 /
Andrey Yanai
The committee appointed by the Israel Securities Authority (ISA) to examine regulation of cryptocurrency offerings to the public has published the outline of its regulatory policy in a final report submitted to the ISA chairman. The committee recommended focusing on regulatory models that offer structural flexibility.
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"High" Companies
January 2, 2019 /
Hagit Ross
The Israel Securities Authority published an announcement to investors with various emphases about public companies operating in the medical cannabis market. Its announcement calls investors’ attention to several parameters they should consider when deciding whether to invest in securities of public companies operating, or expecting to begin operating, in the medical cannabis market.
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Approved by the SEC – Security Tokens Exchange in the US
July 17, 2018 /
Daniel Israeli
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Zvi Gabbay
Coinbase, one of the leading cryptocurrency exchanges in the US, received approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to list for trading digital currencies considered to be securities (security tokens). Coinbase has thus become the first US federally-regulated platform for trading security tokens.
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District Court Orders Bank Hapoalim to Accept a Deposit of Proceeds from Sale of Digital Currencies into Client’s Account
May 15, 2018 /
Barnea
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Zvi Gabbay
This month, an Israeli district court deliberated a motion for an interlocutory order against Bank Hapoalim. The order would obligate the bank to accept the transfer into a customer's account of money that constituted proceeds from a sale of digital coins transacted outside of Israel.
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Knesset Allows IPO Expenses to Be Deducted from Corporate Earnings
March 18, 2018 /
Barnea
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Zvi Gabbay
Recently, after initial approval by the Finance Committee, the Knesset has passed a temporary order to the Income Tax Law with regards to deduction of issue expenses. According to the law, the expenses related to issuing the shares of companies and partnership participation units on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) will now be recognized as expenses for tax purposes.
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Precedent Set regarding Class Actions against Dual-Listed Companies in Israel
November 20, 2017 /
Barnea
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Zvi Gabbay
In a precedent-setting ruling handed down recently in the Tel Aviv District Court a motion to certify an action as a class action, which was filed against Tower Semiconductor Ltd. and its officers, was dismissed in limine based on the rationale that US law applies to the company in relation to the matter of liability, since Tower is also listed for trading in the United States.
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Offering Services of Securities Trading Systems
November 8, 2017 /
Barnea
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Zvi Gabbay
In July 2017, Amendment 63 to the Securities Law, 5728 – 1968, concerning the restructuring of the stock exchange, came into effect.
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Class Action Against Israeli Company Offering Securities Abroad – Not in Israel
May 24, 2017 /
Zvi Gabbay
It is not uncommon for Israeli incorporated companies to seek investments abroad. In many cases, such investments are done through public offerings on international stock exchanges. Securities issued by Israeli companies are traded on the NASDAQ, the London Stock Exchange and a variety of other exchanges, including Australia. These situations, which make perfect sense from a business perspective, give rise to interesting and sometimes quite complex legal issues.
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A New Amendment Eliminates the Need for Small Companies to Report Quarterly
April 6, 2017 /
Refael Kriman
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Ron Shuhatovich
An amendment to the Securities Regulations (Periodic and Immediate Reports) was promulgated in March 2017, whereby small reporting corporations shall be able to publish their financial statements on a bi-annual basis, provided that they have not issued bonds that are being held by the public. In this regard, a “small corporation” is defined in the said regulations.
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Amendment to the Definition of “Classified Investor” in the Israel Securities Law
February 25, 2016 /
Zvi Gabbay
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Ron Shuhatovich
As part of the Israel Security Authority’s (ISA) measures to relax certain existing regulations, it has promulgated the Securities Order (Amendment to the First Addendum to the Law) regarding the definition of a “classified investor.” This amendment will come into effect on March 25, 2016.
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