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ISA: Updated Amounts for Qualified Investor Status

The Israel Securities Authority recently updated the amounts that an individual investor must have in order to be deemed a “Qualified investor.” This update applies solely to investors who are individuals and not to companies.

Important updates on the Israeli money market reform

The Israel Securities Authority has published several additional revisions to the Israeli money market reform since the Knesset approved legislative amendments designed to promote competition in the money market, and since the draft directives and rules were published approximately two months ago. The money market reform relates to money market mutual funds, deposits and government bonds (short-term loans maturing in no more than one year).

The Money Market Reform in Israel is Underway

The Knesset approved a series of legislative amendments this past July designed to promote competition in the money market – money market mutual funds, deposits and government bonds (short-term loans maturing in less than one year) – and to enable the general public to achieve higher returns on its short-term savings.