Atkins Calls for `Targeted' SEC Reorganization, Reassures Employees

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Paul Atkins hasn’t spoken much publicly at this early point in his tenure, so it was notable today when he released an address he gave at an internal town hall earlier this week. The remarks shed a little light on his policy priorities, yet they primarily seemed aimed at reassuring jittery SEC employees. Atkins told the assembled staff that he’s working…