Article published in the Magazine Private Banking January 2024 Dr. Alon Kaplan and Meytal Lieberman In recent years, newspapers have published reports of “blind Trust” in connection with a mechanism designed to prevent conflicts of interest of public servant (“the official”)l, such as ministers and the prime minister. In the United States, blind trusts are

Alon Kaplan Many businesses in Israel are owned and managed by families. In many cases, the businesses’ founders are the family’s father or mother, although there are also businesses that brothers and sisters establish. The result is that the founders of the businesses may include individuals who have established a successful business and have a