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Regis Philbin
Jul 12th, 2007, 07:45 PM
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Chinese blogger held over stock tips

By Geoff Dyer in Shanghai

Published: July 12 2007 18:41 | Last updated: July 12 2007 18:41

China’s proliferation of unregulated investment advice companies and private “hedge funds” could be under threat after the arrest of a blogger whose online stock tips made his site one of the country’s most popular.

Wang Xiujie, 35, was arrested in the north-eastern city of Changchun after an investigation into his unauthorised investment consulting business, Xinhua news agency reported. No charges have yet been filed.