Definitions for Chinese Wall
chi·nese wall

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1. Chinese Wall, Great Wall, Great Wall of Chinanoun

   a fortification 1,500 miles long built across northern China in the 3rd century BC; it averages 6 meters in width

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1. Chinese Wallnoun

   A barrier of silence and secrecy established within an organization in order to cope with confidentiality requirements.

   I concur in the opinion of Justice Haning, but write separately to comment on the apparently widespread use of the term "Chinese Wall" to describe the type of screening mechanism discussed in this case. While our opinion uses the term "screen," both the parties and the trial court used the term "Chinese Wall," which seems to have become a term of art. I write to express my profound objection to the use of this phrase in this context.

2. Etymology: The expression Chinese Wall comes from the Great Wall of China and became a metaphor of barriers, known to go back to the United States stock market crash of 1929. The U.S. government saw the need to maintain separation (or an information barrier) between investment bankers and brokerage firms, to limit the conflict of interest between the two. The first use of Chinese Wall in the general context of keeping confidentiality is unclear.

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1. chinese wall

   A Chinese Wall is a business term referring to a virtual barrier or division in an organization, usually within a financial institution, which is implemented to prevent conflicts of interest in scenarios where different teams hold diverse information. It bans the exchange of information that could lead to unethical or unfair trading practices. This practice originated from the investment banking industry to ensure that public and private activities are kept separate. The term is considered to have originated from the Great Wall of China.

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1. Chinese wall

   In business, a Chinese wall is an information barrier implemented within a firm to separate and isolate persons who make investment decisions from persons who are privy to undisclosed material information which may influence those decisions. This is a way of avoiding conflict of interest problems. In general, all firms are required to develop, implement, and enforce reasonable policies and procedures to safeguard insider information and to ensure that no improper trading occurs. Although specific procedures are not mandated, adopted practices must be formalized in writing and be appropriate and sufficient. Procedures should address the following areas: education of employees, containment of inside information, restriction of transactions, and trading surveillance.

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How to pronounce Chinese Wall?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Chinese Wall in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Chinese Wall in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Chinese Wall in a Sentence

1. Federico Lombardi:

   The Mass is being intentionally held right on the border so that it will be visible from both sides, it´s a fence, it´s not a Chinese wall.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Chinese Wall
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chinese_Wall
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Chinese Wall