Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnADVERTISEMENTMichael BodleyFri, June 26, 2026 at 12:27 AM GMT+2 3 min readSEC chair Paul AtkinsTom Williams/Getty ImagesIn a proposed rule change, the SEC declared that allowing public companies to file financial reports only twice a year will coax more of them to enter the public markets. But many investors aren't buying, instead pointing to a different main culprit: macro conditions.This skepticism—and even outright rejection—could make