WASHINGTON—Jay Clayton, a corporate lawyer tapped by President Donald Trump to head the Securities and Exchange Commission, is set to testify before the Senate Banking Committee on March 23, the committee announced late Tuesday. If confirmed by the Senate, Mr. Clayton would succeed Mary Jo White, who stepped down from the top U.S. markets cop role at the end of the Obama administration. The hearing is a crucial step in Mr. Clayton...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 08, 2017 02:03 UTC