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Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Regulation in the Past Year: A Summary of Key Changes and Outlook for the Future

Most of the focus over the past year has been on the events of October 7 and the ensuing war. Not only the citizens, but also the legislative and regulatory authorities in Israel have been devoting most of their time to deal...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Israeli Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority Issues New and Revised Circulars

The emerging risks in the financial services market and the inception of the Regulation of Payment Services and Payment Initiation Law prompted the Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority (CMISA) to amend a series of...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Proprietary Trading and Global Regulation

In recent years, a new field called “prop trading” has emerged. It enables traders to trade financial products such as stocks, commodity bonds, cryptocurrencies, CFDs, and forex products without using their own money, but...more

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London: The Optimum IPO Venue for Israeli Growth Companies

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For the vast majority of Israeli and Israel-related companies considering an IPO, London should continue to be the venue of choice. London has greater access to capital and liquidity than the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and lower...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

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

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Investment Advice and New Technologies: Amendment to Israeli Directive

The Israel Securities Authority (ISA) is currently amending the directive that outlines the requirements for holders of investment consulting, investment marketing, and investment portfolio management licenses to provide...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

2022: A Turbulent Year for the Cryptocurrency Sector

2022 was a turbulent year for the cryptocurrency sector, with one of the worst bear markets ever recorded and the collapse of several major cryptocurrency platforms. The breaking of Terra’s UST stablecoin peg caused a domino...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

New Draft Regulation on Financial Asset Service Providers

The Israeli Capital Market, Insurance and Savings Authority (CMISA) recently published drafts of two important circulars regulating financial asset service providers, including provisions regarding protection of virtual...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Guide to the ESGI

The ESG Index (ESGI) represents the three key spheres that encompass responsible investments (or “green investments”)—Environmental, Social, and Governance. The responsible investments market has been rapidly gaining momentum...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Between an Offering Prospectus and a Shelf Prospectus

Everybody who invests wants to make gains. The incredible year the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and many other exchanges worldwide have had has inspired many to leave their comfort zone and become a part, even if only a small one,...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Will Israel Enter the MSCI Europe?

The global stock index provider Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI), one of the largest stock index providers in the world, announced recently that it opened a consultancy process with regard to Israel’s possible...more

White & Case LLP

SPACs find opportunity in Israel

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The Israeli M&A market has enjoyed a spectacular H1 2021. In just the first six months, deal value in the country has reached US$28.7 billion, already higher than any annual total on Mergermarket record (since 2006)....more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Technology IPOs – A Meeting of Cultures at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange

Israeli tech companies have recently joined the wave of initial public offerings on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. This is not the first time tech companies have gone public on the TASE and it will take some time to see if this...more

World Law Group

2021 Venture Capital Guide - Israel

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World Law Group member firms recently collaborated on a Global Venture Capital Guide that covers more than 30 jurisdictions on investment approval processes, typical investment sectors and investment structures on Venture...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Israel Securities Authority Working to Launch Securitization Market in Israel

The Israel Securities Authority (ISA) recently published an advisory document for public comment ahead of the publication of a legal memorandum for the regulation of the securitization field in Israel....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

News Round Up - October 2017

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Treasury Report, Part II: Regulation of the Capital Markets - The U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury Department” or “Treasury”) issued its second report (of four reports), titled “A Financial System that Creates...more

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News Round Up - June 2017

More on the IPO Market from the SEC Investor Advisory Committee - The SEC Investor Advisory Committee devoted its June 22, 2017, session to a discussion of the decline in the number of U.S. IPOs. Chair Clayton addressed...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Tighter connections between the Bay Area and Israel will encourage investment flows

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Silicon Valley trends are often soon felt in its Israel equivalent Silicon Wadi. The two start-up ecosystems are intrinsically linked. In April this year, the connection between the two regions was further tightened when...more

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