Consolidated statement of cash flow

in CHF 1,000

Note

2016

2015

Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

Group net income

 

57,986

64,056

Reconciliation to cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

Non-cash-related positions in Group results

 

 

 

• Depreciation and amortisation

22/23

22,411

38,253

• Creation of retirement pension provisions

41

18,863

10,649

• Creation/dissolution of other provisions

28

–4,483

15,765

• Non-cash-related income from capitalisation of assets

23

0

–34,045

• Unrealised gains on assets held for trading

3

0

73

• Unrealised gains on financial instruments measured at fair value

4

–1,780

–5,780

• Unrealised gains on financial instruments measured at amortised cost

4

–63

3,123

• Deferred income taxes

10b

–5,764

–5,127

Net increase/reduction in banking

 

 

 

• Amounts due from/to banks

 

1,717,763

1,349,694

• Trading portfolios incl. replacement values, net

 

–2,726

23,061

• Amounts due from/to clients

 

–967,325

–683,536

• Accrued receivables and other assets

 

–2,843

–8,157

• Accruals and other liabilities

 

2,655

–788

Income taxes paid

10a

–4,190

–1,403

Foreign-currency impact on intragroup payments

 

2,088

–4,675

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

832,592

761,163

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from investment activities

 

 

 

Purchase of financial instruments measured at fair value

17/19

–8,555

–28,948

Proceeds from sale of/maturing financial instruments measured at fair value

4

122,225

179,624

Purchase of financial instruments measurement at amortised cost

20

–427,665

–759,053

Proceeds from sale of/maturing financial instruments measured at amortised cost

4

275,472

209,555

Acquisition of property and equipment and intangible assets

22/23

–9,727

–10,555

Sale of property and equipment and intangible assets

22/23

15,000

0

Acquisition of subsidiary companies

46

0

348,387

Disposal of subsidiary companies

45/46

0

0

Net cash flow from investment activities

 

–33,250

–60,990

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

Purchase of treasury shares

31

–8,022

–51,093

Proceeds from sale of treasury shares

 

512

4,390

Dividend distributions

12

–24,297

–19,811

Redemption/issuance of medium-term bonds

25

4,337

13,733

Issuance of debentures1

27

0

200,000

Redemption of debentures1

27

–149,280

–49,000

Net cash flow from financing activities

 

–176,750

98,219

 

 

 

 

Foreign-currency translation impact

 

6,547

2,982

Net increase/reduction in cash and cash equivalents

 

629,139

801,374

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial year

36

3,415,841

2,614,467

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year

36

4,044,980

3,415,841

Net increase/reduction in cash and cash equivalents

 

629,139

801,374

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in CHF 1,000

Note

2016

2015

Cash and cash equivalents are represented by

 

 

 

Cash

36

3,524,512

2,955,527

Receivables arising from money market paper

36

15,248

14,652

Due from banks – at-sight balances

36

505,220

445,662

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

4,044,980

3,415,841

 

 

 

 

Consolidated statement of cash flow (summarised)

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of accounting period

 

3,415,841

2,614,467

Cash flow from operating activities, net of taxes

 

832,592

761,163

Cash flow from investing activities

 

–33,250

–60,990

Cash flow from financing activities

 

–176,750

98,219

Foreign-currency translation impact

 

6,547

2,982

Cash and cash equivalents at end of accounting period

 

4,044,980

3,415,841

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from operating activities from interest and dividends

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

–9,216

–11,375

Interest received

 

109,061

104,386

Dividends received

 

3,336

3,993

  1. Issuance and redemption of debentures are stated separatelly. The prior-year comperative figures were restated.

Demand deposits due to banks are invested or charged interest at daily rates or in short-term funds between one day and three months, depending on the VP Bank Group's liquidity needs. Interest rates are based on the corresponding market rates. Receivables arising from money-market papers have a maximum initial maturity of three months. The fair value of cash and cash equivalents amounts to CHF 4,045.0 million (previous year: CHF 3,415.8 million).