Oct 28 (Reuters) - The chairman of the Ontario Securities
Commission, Howard Wetston, plans to retire on Nov. 15, the Wall
Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar
with the matter.
Wetston, who has been chairman of Canada's largest
securities regulator since 2010, had been considering stepping
down for months and recently advised staff he would leave
mid-month, the WSJ reported. (http://on.wsj.com/1kaUqZI)
A permanent replacement has not been named, but OSC
Vice-Chair Monica Kowal is expected to serve in the interim, the
newspaper reported.
The OSC was not immediately reachable for comment.