CHINA LIFE INSURANCE CO LTD | CIK:0001268896 | 3

  • Filed: 4/25/2018
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    9 FINANCIAL ASSETS
    9.1 Held-to-maturity securities

     

         As at 31
    December 2017
         As at 31
    December 2016
     
         RMB million      RMB million  

    Debt securities

         

    Government bonds

         125,866        97,196  

    Government agency bonds

         241,808        169,001  

    Corporate bonds

         200,869        178,444  

    Subordinated bonds/debts

         148,494        150,089  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Total

         717,037        594,730  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Debt securities

         

    Listed in Mainland, PRC

         91,631        64,192  

    Listed in Hong Kong, PRC

         136        144  

    Listed in Singapore

         19        20  

    Unlisted

         625,251        530,374  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Total

         717,037        594,730  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    The estimated fair value of all held-to-maturity securities was RMB692,984 million as at 31 December 2017 (as at 31 December 2016: RMB619,152 million).

    Unlisted debt securities include those traded on the Chinese interbank market.

     

    Debt securities - Contractual maturity schedule

       As at 31
    December 2017
    RMB million
         As at 31
    December 2016
    RMB million
     

    Maturing:

         

    Within one year

         22,496        30,615  

    After one year but within five years

         112,932        71,661  

    After five years but within ten years

         288,496        231,608  

    After ten years

         293,113        260,846  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Total

         717,037        594,730  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

     

    9.2 Loans

     

         As at 31
    December 2017
    RMB million
         As at 31
    December 2016
    RMB million
     

    Policy loans

         107,957        92,442  

    Other loans (i)

         275,547        134,131  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Total

         383,504        226,573  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     
         As at 31
    December 2017
    RMB million
         As at 31
    December 2016
    RMB million
     

    Maturing:

         

    Within one year

         128,856        112,592  

    After one year but within five years

         132,575        70,978  

    After five years but within ten years

         90,556        25,503  

    After ten years

         31,517        17,500  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Total

         383,504        226,573  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

     

      (i) Other loans mainly consisted of different types of asset management products. As at 31 December 2017, asset management products of RMB44,835 million (as at 31 December 2016: RMB37,679 million) were owned by the Group, which are issued by CL AMC (including its subsidiaries), a subsidiary of the Company. The total assets of those products were RMB62,015 million (as at 31 December 2016: RMB114,499 million). Meanwhile, the Group also owned asset management products of RMB202,255 million (as at 31 December 2016: RMB77,999 million) issued by other financial institutions. Asset management products are guaranteed by third parties or with pledge, or have the fiscal annual budget income as the source of repayment, or have higher credit rating borrowers. The Group did not guarantee or provide any financing support for other loans, and considers that the carrying value of other loans represents its maximum risk exposure.

    During the year ended 31 December 2017, the Group’s investment income from the above asset management products was RMB10,150 million (2016: RMB6,820 million), and the related asset management fee received by AMC (including its subsidiaries) for all asset management products it issued was RMB222 million (2016: RMB236 million).

     

    9.3 Term deposits

     

         As at 31
    December 2017
    RMB million
         As at 31
    December 2016
    RMB million
     

    Maturing:

         

    Within one year

         97,076        185,835  

    After one year but within five years

         349,524        344,790  

    After five years but within ten years

         2,800        7,700  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Total

         449,400        538,325  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    As at 31 December 2017, term deposits of RMB16.691 billion (2016: RMB13.2 billion) deposited in banks for overseas borrowings backed by domestic deposits business are restricted to use.

    In September 2016, CL Hotel Investor, L.P. and Glorious Fortune Forever Limited, subsidiaries of the Company, entered into a loan agreement with the New York and Seoul branches of the Agricultural Bank of China, respectively. In December 2016, Sunny Bamboo Limited and Golden Bamboo Limited, subsidiaries of the Company, entered into a loan agreement with the Hong Kong branch of the Agricultural Bank of China. As at 31 December 2017, the Company arranged overseas borrowings backed by domestic term deposit transactions with the Beijing Xicheng branch of the Agricultural Bank of China with amounts of RMB6,861 million, RMB7,080 million and RMB750 million, respectively.

    On 6 December 2017, New Fortune Wisdom Limited and New Capital Wisdom Limited, subsidiaries of the Company’s subsidiary, Ningbo Meishan Bonded Port Area Guo Yang Guo Sheng Investment Partnership (“Guo Yang Guo Sheng”), entered into a loan agreement with a subsidiary of the Agricultural Bank of China. Guo Yang Guo Sheng arranged overseas borrowings backed by domestic deposit transactions with the Beijing Xicheng branch of the Agricultural Bank of China. As at 31 December 2017, the amounts of term deposits and current deposits are RMB2,000 million and RMB1,247 million, respectively.

     

    9.4 Statutory deposits - restricted

     

         As at 31
    December 2017
    RMB million
         As at 31
    December 2016
    RMB million
     

    Contractual maturity schedule:

         

    Within one year

         3,933        1,720  

    After one year but within five years

         2,400        4,613  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Total

         6,333        6,333  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Insurance companies in China are required to deposit an amount that equals 20% of their registered capital with banks in compliance with regulations of the CBIRC (formerly CIRC). These funds may not be used for any purpose other than for paying off debts during liquidation proceedings.

     

    9.5 Available-for-sale securities

     

         As at 31
    December 2017
    RMB million
         As at 31
    December 2016
    RMB million
     

    Available-for-sale securities, at fair value

         

    Debt securities

         

    Government bonds

         24,632        21,653  

    Government agency bonds

         157,765        146,310  

    Corporate bonds

         197,133        188,337  

    Subordinated bonds/debts

         13,495        16,708  

    Wealth management products

         430        11,321  

    Others (i)

         61,669        15,429  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Subtotal

         455,124        399,758  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Equity securities

         

    Funds

         91,344        105,290  

    Common stocks

         129,424        100,131  

    Preferred stocks

         31,651        27,880  

    Wealth management products

         40,327        81,854  

    Others (i)

         42,027        30,673  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Subtotal

         334,773        345,828  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Available-for-sale securities, at cost

         

    Equity securities

         

    Others (i)

         20,837        20,837  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Total

         810,734        766,423  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

     

      (i) Other available-for-sale securities mainly include unlisted equity investments, private equity funds and trust schemes. The Group did not guarantee or provide any financing support for other available-for-sale securities, and considered that the carrying value of other available-for-sale securities represents its maximum risk exposure.
         As at 31
    December 2017
    RMB million
         As at 31
    December 2016
    RMB million
     

    Debt securities

         

    Listed in Mainland, PRC

         44,929        37,163  

    Unlisted

         410,195        362,595  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Subtotal

         455,124        399,758  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Equity securities

         

    Listed in Mainland, PRC

         93,384        91,011  

    Listed in Hong Kong, PRC

         41,507        25,034  

    Listed overseas

         132        232  

    Unlisted

         220,587        250,388  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Subtotal

         355,610        366,665  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Total

         810,734        766,423  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Unlisted debt securities include those traded on the Chinese interbank market and those not publicly traded. Unlisted equity securities include those not traded on stock exchanges, which are mainly open-ended funds with public market price quotation and wealth management products.

     

    Debt securities - Contractual maturity schedule

       As at 31
    December 2017
    RMB million
         As at 31
    December 2016
    RMB million
     

    Maturing:

         

    Within one year

         42,410        33,261  

    After one year but within five years

         153,630        144,443  

    After five years but within ten years

         167,552        113,779  

    After ten years

         91,532        108,275  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Total

         455,124        399,758  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

     

    9.6 Securities at fair value through profit or loss

     

         As at 31
    December 2017
    RMB million
         As at 31
    December 2016
    RMB million
     

    Debt securities

         

    Government bonds

         2,081        380  

    Government agency bonds

         9,084        6,762  

    Corporate bonds

         66,915        144,131  

    Others

         4,811        3,133  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Subtotal

         82,891        154,406  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Equity securities

         

    Funds

         9,892        14,683  

    Common stocks

         44,026        40,035  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Subtotal

         53,918        54,718  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Total

         136,809        209,124  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Debt securities

         

    Listed in Mainland, PRC

         26,776        19,512  

    Listed overseas

         292        89  

    Unlisted

         55,823        134,805  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Subtotal

         82,891        154,406  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Equity securities

         

    Listed in Mainland, PRC

         39,442        37,614  

    Listed in Hong Kong, PRC

         79        74  

    Listed overseas

         7,187        6,284  

    Unlisted

         7,210        10,746  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Subtotal

         53,918        54,718  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Total

         136,809        209,124  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Unlisted debt securities include those traded on the Chinese interbank market and those not publicly traded. Unlisted equity securities include those not traded on stock exchanges, which are mainly open-ended funds with public market price quotation.

     

    9.7 Securities purchased under agreements to resell

     

         As at 31
    December 2017
    RMB million
         As at 31
    December 2016
    RMB million
     

    Maturing:

         

    Within 30 days

         36,055        43,518  

    After 30 but within 90 days

         130        20  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Total

         36,185        43,538  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

     

     

    9.8 Accrued investment income

     

         As at 31
    December 2017
    RMB million
         As at 31
    December 2016
    RMB million
     

    Bank deposits

         24,942        35,763  

    Debt securities

         21,423        17,642  

    Others

         4,276        2,540  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Total

         50,641        55,945  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Current

         44,789        44,722  

    Non-current

         5,852        11,223  
      

     

     

        

     

     

     

    Total

         50,641        55,945