Family members barred from owning companies

Spouses and children of senior government officials in Shanghai have been prohibited from setting up companies in the city.

The move - the latest salvo in the campaign against corruption - is aimed at eradicating nepotism.

Under a new regulation that took effect on Friday, spouses of officials at city level are not allowed to register companies. Their children and their "children-in-law" are also barred from registering companies in Shanghai.