Information Barrier definition

Information Barrier means, in relation to a Lender, a system of controls and monitoring (including, but not limited to, physical segregation of employees and restrictions on access to and flow of information) sufficient to ensure that:

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Information Barrier means effective procedures to control the flow of relevant information between persons that are to be separated by the barrier, which must specify:

Information Barrier means, with respect to any Person, the implementation of internal safeguards and confidentiality protection protocols, including the exclusion of involvement of any individual who himself or herself has consulted or advised on, or otherwise has non-public knowledge of, the Project, this RFQ or the RFP, which barriers are customary and appropriate for the relevant industry of such Person and this Project.

Examples of Information Barrier in a sentence

• BlackRock shall inform the Chief Compliance Officer of the FRBNY of all proposed material changes to the Information Barrier and Conflicts of Interest Mitigation Controls prior to their adoption.

• The Information Barrier and Conflicts of Interest Mitigation Controls shall apply to BlackRock employees.

• BlackRock employees and employees of any third party provider performing services under the IMA shall be required to promptly report any breaches or violations of the Information Barrier and Conflicts of Interest Mitigation Controls or other requirements of the IMA to BlackRock’s Legal and Compliance Department.

• Any wall-crossing shall occur pursuant to the Information Barrier Policies and Procedures described above.

• The Manager may delegate administrative duties to its Affiliates provided that the Affiliates are subject to the requirements of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the confidentiality and conflict of interest provisions and the Information Barrier and Conflicts of Interest Mitigation Procedures set forth in Exhibit G.

• Discloser and Recipient agree that it would be impossible or inadequate to measure and calculate Discloser’s damages from any breach of the covenants set forth herein, especially with regard any breach associated with Confidential Information that was to be maintained behind the Information Barrier.

• Under BlackRock’s Information Barrier Policies and Procedures, certain BlackRock senior executives may sit atop of the information barrier between the FMA Group and the rest of BlackRock.

• SOMA ACMBS MNPI may be shared, subject to the Information Barrier Policies and Procedures described below, with certain Permitted Shared Resources.

• BlackRock’s Information Barrier Policies and Procedures require persons sitting atop of the wall to exercise particular caution to avoid the improper dissemination or misuse of confidential information in accordance with BlackRock’s Information Barrier Policies and Procedures.

• The following exhibits, each as amended from time to time, form an integral part of this Agreement as if set forth fully herein: Exhibit A-1, Investment Guidelines; Exhibit A-2, Operating Guidelines; Exhibit A-3, Cash Reinvestment Guidelines; Exhibit B, Power of Attorney; Exhibit D, Fee Schedule and Payment Procedures; Exhibit E, Designated Representatives of the Company and FRBNY; Exhibit F, Key Personnel; and Exhibit G, Information Barrier and Conflicts of Interest Mitigation Procedures.

More Definitions of Information Barrier

Information Barrier means: the physical and/or electronic separation of individuals (or groups of individuals) within the same firm that prevents confidential information passing between them.

Information Barrier means an information barrier established within the different divisions of a Clearing Member to avoid any conflict of interest.

Information Barrier means, with respect to any Person, the implementation of internal

Information Barrier means an informational control arrangement that is embodied in written procedures which assure that no proprietary or confidential information of Licensee disclosed to OMX AB (or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries) is made available to such individual. That is, such individual shall be “walled-off,” so that he or she will not have any contact whatsoever with any other employees, officers, directors, representatives, and advisors of OMX AB (or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries) on matters related to the proprietary or confidential information of Licensee. Solely by way of example and not as a limitation, such individual shall not be present, physically or through technology, at any meeting, conference, discussion, or proceeding at which the proprietary or confidential information of Licensee is available or discussed, nor shall such individual be provided any documents or have access to files (including computer files) that contain proprietary or confidential information of Licensee. Each such individual and each employee, officer, director, representative, and advisor of OMX AB (or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries) that has access to any proprietary or confidential information of Licensee shall sign a document in which they acknowledge receipt of, and agree to comply with, the information barrier written procedures. The OMX AB General Counsel shall be appointed to assure that the information controls are followed and to take responsibility for ensuring that all applicable persons have signed the written acknowledgement. This obligation to erect and maintain an information barrier (i) becomes a binding obligation as of the Effective Date, such that it shall also apply during the period that Licensee utilizes CLICK, and (ii) shall survive any termination or opt-out of this Agreement, and shall continue in full force and effect for so long as Licensee remains a customer of Licensor.