Transparency and freedom of information are two very important key factors in business, and thankfully the major centers of the financial services industry are set within high quality environments with very low levels of corruption, good business ethics and government and regulatory efforts that continue to champion the cause of responsibility. The US, UK and Australia are three major global centers, and are renowned for being among the most transparent, well run economies on the planet. This is certainly a good thing, and by its nature, the public availability of information and requirement to disclose all areas of ... (full story)