I Called the YB CFO. Here’s What I Learned.
Yuanbao’s CFO says China’s new online-insurance rules target abusive sales practices, while Beijing increasingly frames commercial health insurance as a system pillar.
Yuanbao’s CFO says China’s new online-insurance rules target abusive sales practices, while Beijing increasingly frames commercial health insurance as a system pillar.
Update: I got on the phone with the $YB CFO and IR team. Regulation was my biggest worry in the original write-up. After the call it worries me a lot less. Takeaways:
I spoke with the $YB CFO and IR team. Regulation was what worried me most going in. It worries me a lot less now. My takeaways:
@paulcerro agree. I think $WU has the better of the args, given a very weak hell or high water clause.
@stockgutter I've been lazily short $WU for a while. What's your long thesis?
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$WU $IMXI deal terminated, no payment due. Great news imo.
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