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本帖最后由 青蛙小王子 于 2010-3-17 12:18 编辑
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/China-Life-spring-surprise-claiming-200-net-profit/articleshow/5661531.cms
BEIJING: China Life Insurance, the world's biggest insurer by market value, has sprung a surprise saying it made a net profit of 200% in the financial crisis year of 2009. This is a dramatic increase over its earlier forecast of 50% profit.
The New York listed China Life did not release the exact figure of its net profit in 2009. It earned 10.07 billion yuan ($1.47 billion) in 2008. The revision is bound to result in higher dividends for the government, which owns the bulk of stock, as well as foreign investors.
The company told the Shanghai Stock Exchange, where it is also listed, that the revision is based on a new set of accounting rules set by the ministry of finance. The figure of net profit of 2008 has not been amended to suit the new rules, it said.
The rules were changed last year to bring them in line with international standards. China Life had earlier said it estimated a 50% net profit owing to strong gains on its investments thanks to the bullish capital market last year.
It is China’s largest insurer with over 42% share of the life insurance market. The company recently announced plans to acquire a bank in order to take advantage of the recent change in rules that allow insurers to step into banking business.
"We already have a minority stake in a bank, and our next step is to acquire control of another bank," Yang Yang Chao, China Life chairman said recently. The insurer is apparently trying to use its vast insurance distribution network to cross-sell banking products. |
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