SEC Proposes Sweeping E-Delivery Rule

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The fight over electronic delivery of investor documents has dogged the SEC for years. Today, Chairman Paul Atkins took a big step to end the debate for good, proposing a rule that would make digital communications the default method.

The effort would do away with decades-old guidance that generally requires customers to proactively opt in for e-delivery…