The Minutes of Paul Atkins on investor protection https://minutesof.com/sec-chair/on/investor-protection/ Everything Paul Atkins has said on investor protection: 3 verbatim quotes, each with a timestamp and a link to the recording it came from. en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:23:18 +0000 Atkins argues prior rules drove investment offshore, limiting protections and causing investors to lose money https://minutesof.com/q/46b2690d-6a3e-4239-9a20-21ba55002ed3/ https://minutesof.com/q/46b2690d-6a3e-4239-9a20-21ba55002ed3/ “Thus, it has driven investment offshore, limiting the type of protections that we can provide investors here, and sometimes resulting in investors watching their money completely disappear.” — SEC speeches and statements investor protection Atkins proposes facilitating retail investor participation in private markets with safeguards. https://minutesof.com/q/2e60d3e8-3867-43eb-90dd-b9a26067ac49/ https://minutesof.com/q/2e60d3e8-3867-43eb-90dd-b9a26067ac49/ “Our agenda includes a proposal to better facilitate retail investor participation in private markets while preserving their protection with appropriate safeguards.” — SEC speeches and statements investor protection Atkins explains the proposal eliminates affirmative consent requirement but preserves opt-out rights for paper https://minutesof.com/q/d2a5e10a-6582-4a4a-b7c2-e3dbd8f0961e/ https://minutesof.com/q/d2a5e10a-6582-4a4a-b7c2-e3dbd8f0961e/ “These entities would not be required to obtain affirmative consent from investors and other recipients, but investors still would be able to opt out of default e-delivery and receive paper copies of information upon request.” — SEC speeches and statements investor protection