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SEC Chair Speaks on Shareholder Proposals and Delaware and Texas Corporate Laws

By Paul S. Atkins October 13, 2025 by Paul S. Atkins

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.  Thank you, Larry [Cunningham], for your generous introduction and your kind invitation for me to be here today.  It is an honor and pleasure for me to participate in the Weinberg Center’s twenty-fifth anniversary.  Larry, …

SEC Chair Atkins Speaks at the Investor Advisory Committee Meeting

By Paul S. Atkins September 29, 2025 by Paul S. Atkins

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It is a pleasure for me to be with you in person for the first time as Chairman.[1] I have long believed that the Investor Advisory Committee has an important mission to give considered …

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SEC Chair Speaks on Mandatory Arbitration and Registration Statement Review

By Paul S. Atkins September 18, 2025 by Paul S. Atkins

The second item on today’s agenda is a recommendation that the Commission issue a policy statement[1] (the “Policy Statement”) addressing the presence of a mandatory arbitration provision in the governance documents of a company registering offers and sales of …

SEC Chair Atkins Speaks on Spring 2025 Regulatory Agenda

By Paul S. Atkins September 5, 2025 by Paul S. Atkins

Today [September 4],  the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs released the Spring 2025 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions.

This regulatory agenda reflects that it is a new day at the Securities and Exchange Commission. The items …

SEC Chair Discusses American Leadership in Digital Finance — Project Crypto

By Paul S. Atkins August 1, 2025 by Paul S. Atkins

It gives me great pleasure to be with you all, particularly at what I believe is a defining moment for American leadership in the crypto asset markets. Before I share a few reflections, I want to thank the America First …

SEC Chair Speaks on Small Business Capital Formation

By Paul S. Atkins July 24, 2025 by Paul S. Atkins

Good morning. Let me begin by thanking all of you for being here and for your dedicated efforts[*]. As I mentioned at our previous meeting, this Committee serves a critical function. Its members come from every corner of …

SEC Chair Speaks on Concept Release About Foreign Private Issuer Eligibility

By Paul S. Atkins June 6, 2025 by Paul S. Atkins

Good afternoon.  This is an open meeting on June 4, 2025 of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Government in the Sunshine Act.  Commissioners Caroline Crenshaw and Mark Uyeda are here with me in Washington, D.C., and Commissioner …

SEC Chair Testifies Before Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services

By Paul S. Atkins June 4, 2025 by Paul S. Atkins

Chairman Hagerty, Ranking Member Reed, and members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for inviting me to testify today.[1]

I am grateful for the opportunity to discuss the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our important mission on behalf of our

…

SEC Chair Testifies Before House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services

By Paul S. Atkins May 21, 2025 by Paul S. Atkins

Chairman Joyce, Ranking Member Hoyer, and members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for inviting me to testify today.[1]

I am grateful for the opportunity to discuss the SEC, including our important mission on behalf of our fellow citizens, investors, …

SEC Chair Speaks at Conference on Financial Market Regulation

By Paul S. Atkins May 19, 2025 by Paul S. Atkins

In order to keep the compliance folks here at the SEC happy, I must first note that the views I express here today are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the full Commission or of my fellow …

SEC Chair Speaks on Tokenization at Crypto Task Force Roundtable

By Paul S. Atkins May 13, 2025 by Paul S. Atkins

The topic of this afternoon’s discussion is timely as securities are increasingly migrating from traditional (or “off-chain”) databases to blockchain-based (or “on-chain”) ledger systems.[1]

This movement of securities from off-chain to on-chain systems is akin to the transition of
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SEC Chair Atkins Speaks at Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Meeting

By Paul S. Atkins May 7, 2025 by Paul S. Atkins

Good morning.  Today is the sixth-year anniversary of the first-ever meeting of the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee.[1]  Since that initial meeting, I have followed the discussions and recommendations by this Committee from outside the agency.  Now it …

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