ASA Applauds SEC Chairman Atkins' Efforts to Revitalize America's Capital Markets

WASHINGTON – The American Securities Association (ASA) today applauded a major speech from Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins laying out his vision to strengthen and revitalize America's capital markets.

"Chairman Atkins' vision to strengthen and revitalize America's public markets will expand economic opportunity for generations of America's working families, savers, and retirees," said ASA President and CEO Chris Iacovella. "We look forward to working with Chairman Atkins to reform the SEC's disclosure rules, boost small business capital formation, and ensure America's public capital markets continue to be the envy of the world." 

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The American Securities Association (ASA) represents the retail and institutional capital markets interests of regional financial services firms who provide Main Street businesses with access to capital and advise hardworking Americans how to create and preserve wealth. ASA’s mission is to promote trust and confidence among investors, facilitate capital formation, and support efficient and competitively balanced capital markets. This mission advances financial independence, stimulates job creation, and increases prosperity. The ASA has a geographically diverse membership of almost one hundred members that spans the Heartland, Southwest, Southeast, Atlantic, and Pacific Northwest regions of the United States.