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Chairman Atkins reaffirms SEC regulatory tack in Paris speech

Paul Atkins
Paul Atkins. Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

At an inaugural OECD conference, Atkins defended the SEC’s shift in priorities, and both criticized and praised EU policies.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins affirmed his beliefs in market-friendly regulation and financial innovation in a recent speech delivered in Paris at the inaugural Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) roundtable on global financial markets.

He joined Secretary-General Mathias Cormann in opening the dialogue on enhancing capital markets, international cooperation,