China's stock regulator reins in risqué cyber-celebrity analysts

By Samuel Shen and Engen Tham SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's securities regulator has ordered brokerages to restrain their staff's online activity, two sources with direct knowledge told Reuters on Thursday, after some were judged to have used attractive women analysts to drum up business. Chinese brokerages are struggling to rekindle investor interest after a stock market crash in 2015, and some analysts have become cyber celebrities though their social media campaigns to encourage customers. "St