ringfencing
Cordoning off assets
Ringfencing is the practice of separating and protecting funds or assets for a specific purpose, preventing them from being used for anything else.
Governments ringfence budgets for healthcare or education; banks ringfence retail operations from riskier investment activities.
The image is of a protective barrier around something valuable: The grant money was ringfenced for research equipment.
Also spelled ring-fencing or ring fencing.
Preventing harm or loss
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
- bufferProtective intermediate space
sanctuary · protection · sheltering · firewall · containment · segregation · quarantine · cordon
Allocating for specific purpose
- allocationDistribution of shares
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- reserveSupply kept back
- set-asideReserved for future use
Adhering to requirements
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- frameworkUnderlying support system
- prudentialRelating to wise discretion
fiduciary · Basel · Dodd-Frank · Vickers · supervision · mandate · directive
Of lesser importance
- divisionSplitting into parts
- separationState of being apart
- spin-offDerivative from a parent
- carve-outExempted portion or provision
Adapting for specific markets
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
- GDPREU data protection law
- jurisdictionalConcerning legal authority bounds
- territorialDefensive about owned space
safeguarding
Preventing harm or loss
- shieldingProtecting from harm
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- preservationMaintaining something's condition
buffer · sanctuary · protection · sheltering · firewall · containment · segregation · quarantine · cordon · barrier
earmarking
Allocating for specific purpose
- allocationDistribution of shares
- appropriationUnauthorized claiming or allocation
- reserveSupply kept back
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- frameworkUnderlying support system
prudential · fiduciary · Basel · Dodd-Frank · Vickers · supervision · mandate · directive
subsidiary
Of lesser importance
- divisionSplitting into parts
- separationState of being apart
- spin-offDerivative from a parent
localization
Adapting for specific markets
- cross-borderSpanning national boundaries
- GDPREU data protection law
- jurisdictionalConcerning legal authority bounds
ringfencingpooling
Merging shared contributions
consolidation · combining · merging · comingling · commingling
ringfencingopening up
Becoming less guarded
freeing · releasing · liberalizing · deregulating · exposing
ringfencingintegration
Combining into a whole
merger · consolidation · unification · amalgamation · centralization
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