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China Life Insurance: 5 Years on NYSE (The Sun's Financial Diary)

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:20:09 GMT

Original Post on The Sun's Financial Diary China Life Insurance: 5 Years on NYSE So it has been five years since China Life Insurance (LFC) IPOed on NYSE, which means I have own this stock for exactly five years, the longest time I have ever owned a stock. That sounds unbelievable to me. Time did pass very [...] Related posts: China Life Insurance Suspended, again China Life...

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Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: LoopNet, Eurand N.V., China Life Insurance Company Ltd., NCR Corporation and DPL Inc. (Business Wire)

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: LoopNet, Eurand N.V., China Life Insurance Company Ltd., NCR Corporation and DPL Inc. CHICAGO--()--Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: LoopNet (NASDAQ: LOOP),...

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China's insurers rocked by falling stock markets (Globe and Mail)

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

China's biggest life insurers posted disappointing quarterly results yesterday, hurt mainly by investment income which took a hit from plunging stock markets across the region. China Life Insurance said third-quarter net profit fell more than 70 per cent, hit by a drop in China's markets. Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. posted a sharp third-quarter loss after it booked a charge against its...

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Bohai May Tap China Life Official for CEO Post (Law Blog - WSJ.com)

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:06:00 GMT

A senior official at China Life Insurance is the leading candidate to become chief executive of China's highest-profile domestic private-equity fund.

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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For China Life Insurance Futures (Mondo Visione)

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:58:09 GMT

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 6 October 2008, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The...

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China Life looks overseas after cutting Visa stake (Law Blog - WSJ.com)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:24:00 GMT

China Life Insurance Co. said it is looking into overseas investment opportunities after cutting its stake in credit-card firm Visa Inc. by half.

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China Life looking at acquisitions (People Daily)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:17:43 GMT

China Life Insurance Co, the country's largest life insurer, will increase investments in infrastructure and look out for acquisition opportunities in the financial industry, the company's top management said yesterday. The insurer's growing interest in fixed-income products and stake investment stems from the uncertain outlook for the country's stock market in the second half of the year.

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China Life sees new opportunities (Business Times Asiaone)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:00:00 GMT

(HONG KONG) China Life Insurance said yesterday that it expects China's domestic A-share market to decline further in the second half, adding that it would seek investments in domestic infrastructure projects including energy, power and transportation. The country's top life insurer also said that it would watch for potential investments in the domestic financial services industry.

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China Life's first half profit falls 36% (People Daily)

Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:34:13 GMT

China Life Insurance Company Co., the country's biggest insurer, said its first-half profit fell 36.16 percent, as a bearish stock market has squeezed investment return. Its net profit was 10.77 billion yuan (1.54 billion U.S. dollars) by June under China accountant standards, or 0.38 yuan per share, the company said in its half-year report on Monday. During January to June period, its...

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China Life 1H net income falls 32% to $2.3 billion (Market Watch)

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:13:41 GMT

HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- China Life Insurance Co. , the nation's largest insurer, said Monday net income for the first-half declined 32% from a year earlier as the slump in China's equities markets damped returns on investments. Net income totaled 15.8 billion yuan ($2.3 billion), down from 23.3 billion yuan in the year-earlier period. The result exceeded average forecasts for a 10.42...

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Three Key Chinese Financial Sector ADRs (Seeking Alpha China)

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:49:16 GMT

Tom Malthus submits: As a follow-up to my energy sector ADR piece , I am going to take a look at the Chinese and Hong Kong Financial sector ADRs. There are 3 Chinese and Hong Kong ADRs within the GICS financial sector: China Life Insurance (LFC), E-House (EJ), and Xinyuan Real Estate. Complete Story »

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Snapshots China Life Insurance 2008 is designed to save time for clients by providing an industry data overview, market size, shares and forecasts (Business Wire)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:51:00 GMT

Snapdatas Snapshots China Life Insurance 2008 provides 2007 year-end market size data, with 2008 estimates, 5 years of historical data and five-year forecasts. The Snapshots report gives an instant overview of the Chinese life insurance market and covers traditional life insurance, pension insurance and personal accident insurance. Market value is based on single and regular premium income.

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A Taste of China (The Sun's Financial Diary)

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:29:02 GMT

With less than one month away from the Beijing Olympics, here’s a short video to give you a little taste of China if you can’t go to the Games a A Taste of China ---Check Out These Related Articles:Chinese Stocks: Too Hot to Handle?China Life Insurance Suspended, againChina: 2008China Life Surge with No Apparent ReasonAirliners Soliciting [...]

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The Short Case for China Life Insurance (Seeking Alpha China)

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 12:20:23 GMT

Michael Michaud submits: My weekly stock pick last week was Google (GOOG). Its earnings disappointed the Street, and I got stopped out as the stock price declined. I’m re-initiating a buy on it at its current July 18 Friday close price of $481.32; stop-loss is $440.00. I’m seeing the major, intermediate, and minor fifth waves possibly ending here and opening up an opportunity for a possible...

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Markets fall sharply across Asia and Europe, some indexes off over 3% (DATA news)

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT

Filed under: International markets , Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) , Barclays plc ADS (BCS) , China Life Insurance ADS (LFC) Markets in Europe and Asia sold off sharply. The Nikkei fell 2% to 12,755. Toyota (NYSE: TM ) was off 2.5% to 4680 yen. The Hang Seng sold off 3.9% to 21,157. China Life (NYSE: LFC ) dropped 6.1% to 26.75 yuan. The Shanghai Composite was down 3.4% to 2,779. In London, the...

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China Life to expand overseas investment -exec (Reuters UK)

Thu, 29 May 2008 01:00:16 GMT

SHANGHAI, May 29 (Reuters) - China Life Insurance Co , the country's largest life insurer, intends to expand its investment overseas, a senior executive said.

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After China quake, insurance claims of $19 mn already (Thaindian News)

Thu, 15 May 2008 09:23:33 GMT

Xinhua Beijing, May 15 (Xinhua) China Life Insurance (Group) Co., the nation's largest life insurer, has received 150 policy claims from the quake-hit areas in southwestern China, officials said Thursday. The company has estimated the combined compensation payments at 134 million yuan ($19.14 million) as of 4 p.m. Wednesday. The insurer said it has already settled [...]

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China Life plunges after Q1 profit declines (People Daily)

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:11:14 GMT

China Life Insurance Co, the nation's largest insurer, fell in Shanghai trading after the company reported a drop in first-quarter profit as a declining domestic stock market hurt investment returns. The Beijing-based insurer lost 4.12 p ...

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China Life Q1 profits down 61% (The Dragon Wisdom)

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:25:35 GMT

China Life Insurance announced first-quarter net profits of US$495.2 million, down 61% from the same period last year according to Chinese accounting standards, Reuters reported. The insurer, China's largest, recorded a loss of US$786 million on the fair value of its portfolio investments during the three-month period as the Shanghai stock market fell sharply from highs the previous fall.

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China Life profit plummets 61pc (Commercial Insurance Knowledge)

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 06:45:20 GMT

China Life Insurance said yesterday that first-quarter net profit unexpectedly plunged 61 percent from a year earlier to 3.47 billion yuan on account of investment losses in the slumping domestic market. Bookmark To:

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