Atkins proposes facilitating retail investor participation in private markets with safeguards.
“Our agenda includes a proposal to better facilitate retail investor participation in private markets while preserving their protection with appropriate safeguards.”
Atkins says market access should not be limited to wealthy insiders.
“Exposure to the full dynamism of our markets – both public and private – should not be reserved for wealthy insiders.”
Atkins says public market benefits cannot be re-created privately and focuses on extending them to more issuers.
“benefits that “simply cannot be re-created privately.” 1 This morning, I would like to focus on the Commission’s recent efforts to extend those benefits to a broader range of issuers and the process behind those efforts.”