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A hard regulatory barrier between the product side and the sales platform side. This already exists in the financial sector. What you would call an "investmen

A hard regulatory barrier between the product side and the sales platform side. This already exists in the financial sector. What you would call an "investment bank" is actually a holding company with a number of subsidiaries. The investment bank subsidiary does capital raising and M&A advisory, while the broker-dealer does market transactions. These are separated by a "Chinese wall" or a "firewall". There are criminal penalties for circumventing the wall.

refurb 6y ago
That's about the only way to do it, but it's still a relatively easy barrier to get over in my experience (I can't speak to finance). I work in a heavily regulated industry as well with clear "firewalls" between different groups. You're basically relying on the company's own good faith and fear of being punishment to actually enforce it. And the chance of it being discovered is very low as long as it's not a formal process within the company.