As others have said, a blanket stocks prohibition might make the public sector uncompetitive. Blind trusts seem to be quite a bit too permissive to me. Offer

As others have said, a blanket stocks prohibition might make the public sector uncompetitive. Blind trusts seem to be quite a bit too permissive to me. Offer them the performance of a stock index fund on their stock holdings, for the duration of their public mandate.