Commissioner Paul S. Atkins, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Conference co-sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute and the Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.
Thank you very much for the invitation to be here today with you and thanks to the American Enterprise Institute and the Brookings Institution for co-sponsoring today's event. In the past six months, several critical studies have been published regarding the competitiveness of the U.S. capital markets and suggesting recommendations to improve our competitiveness.
These studies have taken a great deal of time, thought, and effort. So I very much appreciate all who have contributed and give you my personal thanks, especially to those of you here today in person. Of course, my thanks must be personal, because my remarks represent my own views and not necessarily the views of the Commission or any other Commissioner.
These reports have stimulated a national — and global — discussion about whether the United States is losing its competitive edge as a market for raising capital. Whether you agree or disagree with some or all of the recommendations of these reports, I think nearly everyone would agree that we ought to be concerned about our global competitiveness for capital and its implications for our future.
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