Modern securities regulation should reflect the same principles that shaped the country’s founding: individual liberty, property rights, entrepreneurship, and limited government said SEC Chair Paul Atkins in a speech at the Economic Club of New York. He sought to place the Commission’s current agenda within a broader historical narrative, using
Atkins links SEC agenda to US founding principles as nation celebrates 250th anniversary
SEC Chair Paul Atkins framed the Commission’s regulatory direction as a return to the principles of individual liberty and free enterprise.