Financial Firms Flood Atkins With Policy Pleas

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It’s been a long four years for the investment advisers, brokerages, asset managers and public companies that the SEC oversees. Gary Gensler’s 50-plus rules agenda left little room for negotiations or compromise, let alone proactive recommendations. But now Paul Atkins is on the job – and his mailbox is already overflowing with policy advice.

The highly …