Paul S. Atkins is an American lawyer and financial‑regulation professional who, as of 2025–2026, serves as Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); in this context, the title “Chairman” refers to his role leading the SEC, the U.S. federal regulator of securities markets.
The specific topics of Atkins’s Jan. 16, 2026 remarks at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange are not publicly detailed in the accessible records yet. Based on his other 2025–2026 speeches as SEC chairman, his themes typically include SEC enforcement and the Wells process, shareholder proposal and litigation reforms, and new approaches to digital assets (“Project Crypto”), but we cannot say which of these, if any, he covered in Tel Aviv without the actual text.
The SEC’s newsroom entry for “Remarks at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange” is the official place where the full text or a transcript would appear, but automated access is currently blocked and no alternate transcript or recording is publicly indexed elsewhere. Practically, the only known location is the SEC speech page itself; if it’s not visible or errors for you, there may not yet be a publicly accessible transcript or video.
The SEC routinely publishes its chair’s speeches at foreign exchanges or conferences because they explain U.S. regulatory priorities to global market participants. Remarks at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange would be part of the SEC’s international outreach and cooperation efforts, aiming to inform Israeli and international investors, regulators, and listed companies about U.S. securities rules and policy direction.
Without the text of the Tel Aviv remarks, possible practical implications can only be described in general terms. When an SEC chair speaks at a foreign exchange, markets and lawyers watch for: (1) policy signals about future SEC rulemaking or enforcement priorities; (2) hints about cross‑border cooperation or data‑sharing; and (3) guidance on how U.S. rules apply to foreign issuers and investors. Such speeches can influence compliance practices at U.S.‑listed Israeli companies, how Israeli firms approach U.S. listings or offerings, and how both U.S. and Israeli investors assess regulatory risk—but only if the speech clearly indicates planned changes or priorities, which we cannot confirm here.
There is no public evidence at this time that Atkins’s Tel Aviv remarks formally announced any joint initiative or binding agreement between the SEC and the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange. No such agreements are mentioned in indexed news coverage or legal commentary; if they existed, they would typically appear in a separate SEC release or Memorandum of Understanding announcement, which has not been located.