US politicians have proven to be some of the best traders on Wall Street, consistently beating the market and raising questions over allegiance, integrity and transparency.

Requirements on Australian politicians are even more relaxed than those in America, and this needs to change to boost public trust and integrity in our democracy.

In Australia, federal ministers are banned from holding shares in companies, but there are no restrictions on investments by ministers’ families, their staff, and MPs outside the ministry –........

© The Sydney Morning Herald