# Information Barriers

**Canonical URL:** https://www.skillcast.com/courses/information-barriers-training-course
**Canonical link:** `<link rel="canonical" href="https://www.skillcast.com/courses/information-barriers-training-course">`
**Provider:** Skillcast
**Jurisdiction:** UK
**Library:** FCA Compliance
**Duration:** 45 minutes
**Format:** In-depth
**Experience level:** For All Staff
**Industries:** FS - Capital Markets, FS - Fintech, FS - Other, FS - Asset Management, FS - Banking
**Topics:** Financial Crime, CoreCompliance
**Last updated:** 2025-01-01

## Description

The flow of information in financial firms needs monitoring between businesses involved with private and public side activities. These information barriers comprise of physical, technological and organisational barriers. Private side activities routinely have access to private information such as credit or corporate finance. Businesses involved in public side activities could act on information such as equity or credit research. Our Information Barriers Course explains the different kinds of Information Barriers and which laws and regulations these help firms comply with.

## Learning Objectives

- Examine the difference between public and private-side information in a firm
- Understand what information barriers are
- Recognise the laws and regulations driving the need for Information Barriers
- Identify what conflicts can arise due to the flow of information
- Recognise how information barriers work to control the flow of information
- Explain how violations of 'Chinese Walls' are handled

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