By Neil Roland ( October 6, 2026, 21:43 GMT | Insight) -- The US Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a new rule that allows a one-member quorum to be present for a vote, revising a 1995 rule that permitted two SEC members to constitute a quorum in certain cases. “The amendments are designed to promote flexibility and finality of agency rulemaking,” the SEC said in a Federal Register notice Friday. The SEC, led by Chair Paul Atkins, didn't issue the rule for public comment, despite that being the customary practice.The US Securities and Exchange Commission adopted a new rule that allows a one-member quorum to be present for a vote, revising a 1995 rule that permitted two SEC members to constitute a quorum in certain cases. ...
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