Information Barriers
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45 Minutes -
For all staff
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UK
Financial firms need information to stop moving where it should not, and information barriers do that through physical, technological and organisational controls. This 45-minute course examines public and private side information, the laws requiring barriers, and the conflicts that arise when information crosses one.
Wall crossings, restricted lists and need-to-know handling only work if staff recognise which side of the barrier they are on. Failures here feed straight into market abuse and conflicts of interest exposure, both of which attract personal liability. Training staff across the private and public side gives your firm a consistent standard and supports the surveillance and record keeping already in place.
What you’ll learn in
this course
- 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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