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Chinese wall is a business term describing an information barrier within an organization that was erected to prevent exchanges or communication that could lead to conflicts of interest. For example, a Chinese wall may be erected to separate and isolate people who make investments from those who are privy to confidential information that could influence the investment decisions. Firms are generally required by law to safeguard insider information and ensure that improper trading does not occur.
A Chinese wall is a separation of persons within an organisation whose interaction might produce conflicts of interest. The term may also refer to:
Chinese Wall is a solo album by Philip Bailey, released on the Columbia Records label in October 1984. Chinese Wall has been certified gold in the US. The album reached number 22 and number 10 on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts respectively. In 1986 the album gave Bailey a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male, while " Easy Lover", the duet with Phil Collins (who produced the album), earned a nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocals.
"Chinese Wall" is the eleventh episode of the fourth season of the American television drama series Mad Men, and the 50th overall episode of the series. It aired on the AMC channel in the United States on October 3, 2010. Cara Buono, who played Dr. Faye Miller, received a nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for this episode.
Chinese Wall at above sea level is a cliff and peak in the White Cloud Mountains of Idaho. The peak is located in Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Custer County north of Calkins Peak, its line parent.
Usage examples of "chinese wall".
Seen from one of these dizzy heights, twelve or fifteen miles off, Great Salt Lake City is toned down and diminished till it is suggestive of a child's toy-village reposing under the majestic protection of the Chinese wall.
Is it true that the Chinese Wall is the only man-made artifact that shows from space?
To the left, the Kremlin was illuminated, bricks nearly white, with swallowtail battlements that were grace notes on a fortress that seemed to stretch as far as the Chinese Wall.
He knew that Yamashita had long ago erected a Chinese wall in his mind between business and home, that on his days off he was said to be a faithful husband and doting father.