Paul Atkins

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  Fund Industry Challenges CFTC Registration

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  February 8, 2013

  The mutual fund industry, with help from some former SEC officials, is fighting back over a rule adopted by the CFTC that will force many funds to register with it.

• Another SEC Commissioner to Leave Office

  By James J. Green, AdvisorOne  |  May 5, 2008

  SEC Commissioner Paul Atkins announced May 5 that will leave the Commission; he was originally appointed by President George W. Bush in August 2002.

• Will the SEC Appeal?

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  August 1, 2006

  A question on everyone's mind these days is whether the Securities and Exchange Commission will appeal the recent federal appeals court ruling that overturned the...

• A Less Scary SEC?

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  April 1, 2006

  When the talk turns to Securities and Exchange Commission examinations and inspections, advisors tend to take notice. How can they do otherwise? The SEC conducted...

• An End to Policy-Making by Enforcement?

  By Elizabeth D. Festa  |  March 6, 2006

  SEC's Atkins vows more oversight on sweep exams

• Commissioner: Sound Industry Practices Offer Better Control than SEC Registration

  By Staff writer  |  October 11, 2005

  NEW YORK (HedgeWorld.com)--Paul Atkins, one of the five commissioners of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, drew a picture that should discourage investors from relying on the government to ferret out dishonest managers. He suggested that SEC examiners are likely to be overwhelmed by the task, and a more effective...

• Donaldson's Swan Song

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  July 6, 2005

  At an open meeting one day before his departure on June 30, SEC Chairman William Donaldson remained steadfast in backing the SEC's rule requiring registered investment companies to have a board comprising at least 75% independent directors and an independent chairman, and pushed the rule through once again with help...

• SEC to Hold Open Meeting on Independent Director Rule

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 23, 2005

  The U.S Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled June 21 that the SEC violated the Administrative Procedures Act with its rule requiring registered investment companies to have a board composed of at least 75% independent directors and an independent chairman. The court told the SEC to reconsider the...

• Donaldson to Quit; Bush Nominates Cox as Replacement

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 2, 2005

  SEC Chairman William Donaldson abruptly announced on June 1 that his last day on the job will be June 30. Industry observers have speculated since late last year that Donaldson would resign his post sometime in 2005, but no one anticipated such an early departure. On June 2, President Bush...

• Stretched Too Thin?

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  June 1, 2005

  No single commercial or governmental agency has as big an influence on financial planners and investment advisors as the Securities and Exchange Commission. Moreover, within...