Chinese Wall
Chinese Wall
Definition
Chinese Wall
noun
Chinese wall
Definition
Chinese wall
noun
any barrier that isolates a person or group, as one that hinders a free flow of information
Etymology: after Chinese Wall
Chinese Wall Finance Definition
The
separation that should exist between a banks investment banking department and
its research department. The separation is intended to protect research
analysts who issue reports about companies financial situations from being
influenced by investment bankers who are trying to sell merger advisory
services or capital raising services to those same companies. As the stock
market fell after record gains in 2000, and regulators began looking at
conflicts between investment banking and research, it became apparent that the
Chinese Wall had developed some gaping holes.
Chinese Wall
Law Definition
See
ethical wall.
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