The Minutes of Paul Atkins on private markets access https://minutesof.com/sec-chair/on/private-markets-access/ Everything Paul Atkins has said on private markets access: 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 that complex market access rules without investor protection rationale serve no one. https://minutesof.com/q/1d7dad19-e40a-4d87-811d-238c5d11f3e7/ https://minutesof.com/q/1d7dad19-e40a-4d87-811d-238c5d11f3e7/ “Labyrinthine restrictions on access to public markets unmoored from an investor protection rationale serve nobody.” — SEC speeches and statements private markets access Atkins argues firms should be allowed to refuse paper-demanding customers despite the proposed rule requiring https://minutesof.com/q/34a442fd-e88c-4431-8070-f6a46de97560/ https://minutesof.com/q/34a442fd-e88c-4431-8070-f6a46de97560/ “For example, a firm could refuse customers who do not agree to e-delivery even though Reg E-Delivery requires firms to provide paper if a customer requests it.” — SEC speeches and statements private markets access Atkins argues cumulative regulatory burden, not individual rules, drives companies to stay private. https://minutesof.com/q/9af15216-286e-471f-9f87-f657c47de86d/ https://minutesof.com/q/9af15216-286e-471f-9f87-f657c47de86d/ “Often a single line item does not look unreasonable in isolation. The cumulative effect is what pushes companies to stay private, or to leave the public markets.” — SEC speeches and statements private markets access