by Paul Atkins, Jill Sommers and Fred Hatfield | Sep 27, 2021 | In the News, Newsroom, Opinion
Consider it a warning sign when legislation coming off Capitol Hill includes language – even before it is enacted – indicating a federal agency will need to simplify its related rules. As former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading...
by Paul Atkins | Jun 10, 2021 | Newsroom, Testimony
Prepared Remarks of Paul S. Atkins Thank you for the invitation to participate on this panel today. It is a pleasure to be here. I believe that this is the first time that I have appeared at a formal SEC-related event since I left the Commission in 2008. I am sorry...
by Paul Atkins | May 24, 2021 | Patomak Post
While there is plenty of uncertainty about the specific future of the Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) industry, it is clear that the industry is on the radar in Washington policy circles. The first half of 2021 was marked by a salvo of regulatory and...
by Jill Sommers and Paul Atkins | Sep 22, 2020 | U.S. Regulatory Update
As former regulators, we saw firsthand the important role central counterparties (CCPs) play during periods of heightened stress, including bankruptcies and global financial market downturns. U.S. CCPs have performed as intended and without fail since their inception....
by Paul Atkins | Sep 16, 2020 | Patomak Post
After months of working from home, turning our dining rooms into study halls and our guest rooms into ersatz “C-Suites,” the flaws and shortcomings of our homes as make-shift office spaces were in our constant line of sight, if not our colleagues’ on video calls. As a...
