Herzog Fox & Neeman

Capital MarketsCorporateFinancial Regulation

Partner in Capital Markets and Securities Department, and head of Anti-Money Laundering

Ayelet Regavim-Kahanov is a partner in the firm’s Capital Markets and Securities Department.

Ayelet focuses her practice on the regulation of financial institutions operating in Israel, providing legal advice with respect to money managers, among them provident funds, pension funds, insurance, portfolio management, investments/pension advising, Stock Exchange members activity, mutual funds, insurance agencies etc.

In this regard, Ayelet advises foreign and Israeli financial institutions and their controlling shareholders with respect to various issues, including: licensing, structural changes, regulatory approvals/permits, investments limitations, corporate governance, internal enforcement plans, provident, pension/investment marketing/advisory services, pension and insurance products and regulatory inspections. Additionally, as part of her specialty in the field of long-term savings, Ayelet advises institutional bodies and employers (regarding their pension obligations) and presents lectures at many conventions.

Ayelet has participated in a large number of transactions involving investment houses with respect to sales of provident/pension funds (including pursuant to the Bachar Reform), as well as transactions of purchasing investments houses and insurance agencies, providing regulatory advice.

In addition, Ayelet heads the Anti-Money Laundering field at Herzog Fox & Neeman, advises international and domestic entities, including financial entities, and represents regulated entities in regulatory inspections.

Hebrew, English

Israel, 2006

Bar-Ilan University, LL.M (magna cum laude), 2009; Bar-Ilan University, LL.B, 2006