CHINA LIFE INSURANCE CO LTD | CIK:0001268896 | 3

  • Filed: 4/25/2018
  • Entity registrant name: CHINA LIFE INSURANCE CO LTD (CIK: 0001268896)
  • Generator: Donnelley Financial Solutions
  • SEC filing page: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1268896/000119312518130051/0001193125-18-130051-index.htm
  • XBRL Instance: http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1268896/000119312518130051/lfc-20171231.xml
  • XBRL Cloud Viewer: Click to open XBRL Cloud Viewer
  • EDGAR Dashboard: https://edgardashboard.xbrlcloud.com/edgar-dashboard/?cik=0001268896
  • Open this page in separate window: Click
  • ifrs-full:DisclosureOfReservesAndOtherEquityInterestExplanatory

         Share
    premium
        

    Other

    reserves

        

    Unrealised
    gains/

    (losses) from
    available-for

    -sale
    securities

       

    Share of other

    comprehensive
    income of
    investees
    under the
    equity method

        Statutory
    reserve
    fund
         Discretionary
    reserve fund
         General
    reserve
         Exchange
    differences
    on
    translating
    foreign
    operations
        Total  
        

    RMB

    million

        

    RMB

    million

        

    RMB

    million

       

    RMB

    million

       

    RMB

    million

        

    RMB

    million

        

    RMB

    million

        

    RMB

    million

       

    RMB

    million

     
        

     

        

     

        

     

       

     

        (a)      (b)      (c)     

     

       

     

     

    As at 1 January 2015

         53,860        817        23,254       (184     24,801        21,627        21,747        (3     145,919  

    Other comprehensive income for the year

         —          —          6,709       364       —          —          —          3       7,076  

    Appropriation to reserves

         —          —          —         —         3,438        3,160        3,492        —         10,090  

    Others

         —          296        —         —         —          —          —          —         296  
      

     

     

        

     

     

        

     

     

       

     

     

       

     

     

        

     

     

        

     

     

        

     

     

       

     

     

     

    As at 31 December 2015

         53,860        1,113        29,963       180       28,239        24,787        25,239        —         163,381  
      

     

     

        

     

     

        

     

     

       

     

     

       

     

     

        

     

     

        

     

     

        

     

     

       

     

     

     

    As at 1 January 2016

         53,860        1,113        29,963       180       28,239        24,787        25,239        —         163,381  

    Other comprehensive income for the year

         —          —          (24,863     (918     —          —          —          7       (25,774

    Appropriation to reserves

         —          —          —         —         1,927        3,438        2,002        —         7,367  

    Others

         —          33        —         —         —          —          —          —         33  
      

     

     

        

     

     

        

     

     

       

     

     

       

     

     

        

     

     

        

     

     

        

     

     

       

     

     

     

    As at 31 December 2016

         53,860        1,146        5,100       (738     30,166        28,225        27,241        7       145,007  
      

     

     

        

     

     

        

     

     

       

     

     

       

     

     

        

     

     

        

     

     

        

     

     

       

     

     

     

    As at 1 January 2017

         53,860        1,146        5,100       (738     30,166        28,225        27,241        7       145,007  

    Other comprehensive income for the year

         —          —          (7,086     21       —          —          —          (847     (7,912

    Appropriation to reserves

         —          —          —         —         3,218        1,927        3,300        —         8,445  

    Others

         —          135        —         —         —          —          —          —         135  
      

     

     

        

     

     

        

     

     

       

     

     

       

     

     

        

     

     

        

     

     

        

     

     

       

     

     

     

    As at 31 December 2017

         53,860        1,281        (1,986     (717     33,384        30,152        30,541        (840     145,675  
      

     

     

        

     

     

        

     

     

       

     

     

       

     

     

        

     

     

        

     

     

        

     

     

       

     

     

     

     

      (a) Pursuant to the relevant PRC laws, the Company appropriated 10% of its net profit under Chinese Accounting Standards (“CAS”) to statutory reserve which amounted to RMB3,218 million for the year ended 31 December 2017 (2016: RMB1,927 million, 2015: RMB3,438 million).
      (b) Approved at the Annual General Meeting in May 2017, the Company appropriated RMB1,927 million to the discretionary reserve fund for the year ended 31 December 2016 based on net profit under CAS (2016: RMB3,438 million, 2015: RMB3,160 million).
      (c) Pursuant to “Financial Standards of Financial Enterprises—Implementation Guide” issued by the Ministry of Finance of the PRC on 30 March 2007, for the year ended 31 December 2017, the Company appropriated 10% of net profit under CAS which amounted to RMB3,218 million to the general reserve for future uncertain catastrophes, which cannot be used for dividend distribution or conversion to share capital increment (2016: RMB1,927 million, 2015: RMB3,438 million). In addition, pursuant to the CAS, the Group appropriated RMB82 million to the general reserve of its subsidiaries attributable to the Company in the consolidated financial statements (2016: RMB75 million, 2015: RMB54 million).