FIN: Management of banking institutions

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1.

Why is Ant Financial's prospective IPO generating

so much press?

2.

What underlies the rapid increase in Ant's valuation during the past few years?

3.

What services does Ant offer? Why did it drop "Financial" from its name?

4.

Why are discrepancies in firms' "mark to market" valuations for Ant so wide?

5.

What steps

did the PBOC take to get a better handleon Ants operations?

https://www.wsj.com/articles/jack-mas-ant-group-pushes-ahead-with-project-star-listing-plans-

investors-see-big-ipo-gains-11598261402

https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-new-financial-rules-to-cover-jack-mas-ant-group-11600013259

https://www.wsj.com/articles/chinas-new-financial-rules-to-cover-jack-mas-ant-group-11600013259

1. Why is Ant Financial's prospective IPO generating so much press?

2. What underlies the rapid increase in Ant's valuation during the past few years?

3. What services does Ant offer? Why did it drop "Financial" from its name?

4. Why are discrepancies in firms' "mark to market" valuations for Ant so wide?

5. What steps did the PBOC take to get a better handleon Ants operations?