US SEC mulling how to ease two rules for startups, small businesses, Atkins says
By Neil Roland ( October 27, 2026, 21:05 GMT | Insight) -- The US Securities and Exchange Commission is looking at two rules in its consideration of how to deregulate startups and small businesses in an attempt to help them prosper in public markets, according to Chair Paul Atkins, who said he has asked staff to "explore potential solutions" to gun-jumping prohibitions in the 1933 Securities Act, which he described as "among the most restrictive regulations."The US Securities and Exchange Commission is looking at two rules in its consideration of how to deregulate startups and small businesses in an attempt to help them prosper in public markets, according to agency Chair Paul Atkins....
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