Banking regulation -- The Israeli banking system and its supervision -- Prudential regulation -- Conduct of business regulation -- Prudential regulation versus conduct of business regulation : consolidation or separation? -- Banking regulation in Israel : the way forward

The global financial crisis triggered a vast number of new laws and regulations at international level, including initiatives that can be classified as "soft law". The legitimacy and efficacy of these new norms are subject to intensive academic and political debates. At the same time, soft law...

Personal guarantees are common practice in Israel. Banks and lenders often demand personal guarantees from third parties as security for the provision of credit, either as sole security or in addition to other – usually proprietary – collateral. However, personal guarantees are common not...

The Israeli Supervisor of Banks is in charge of two regulatory goals: Maintaining the stability of the banking system ("prudential regulation") and consumer protection. On the face of it, these two goals are consistent and complete each other. However, in certain situations they may conflict,...