Consolidated statement of cash flow

in CHF 1,000

Note

2018

2017

Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

Group net income

 

54,717

65,770

Reconciliation to cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

Non-cash-related positions in Group results

 

 

 

Depreciation of property, equipment and intangible assets

22/23

25,117

23,564

Creation/dissolution of retirement pension provisions

40

18,442

–5,966

Creation/dissolution of other provisions

28

–23,966

13,902

Unrealised gains on financial instruments measured at fair value

4

8,540

–8,699

Unrealised gains on financial instruments measured at amortised cost

4

–61

–16

Deferred income taxes

10b

–567

–1,823

Net increase/reduction in banking

 

 

 

Amounts due from/to banks

 

–42,510

194,127

Trading portfolios incl. replacement values, net

 

–371

4,314

Amounts due from/to clients

 

–728,913

317,369

Accrued receivables and other assets

 

–5,299

–7,384

Accruals and other liabilities

 

18,550

14,163

Income taxes paid

10a

–6,296

–8,419

Used provisions 

 

–12,898

–5,325

Foreign-currency impact on intragroup payments

 

–1,477

–9,130

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

–696,992

586,447

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from investment activities

 

 

 

Purchase of financial instruments measured at fair value

17/19

–119,334

–8,538

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

4

70,006

96,849

Purchase of financial instruments measurement at amortised cost

20

–655,399

–560,907

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

4

402,945

241,303

Acquisition of property and equipment and intangible assets

22/23

–31,041

–23,496

Sale of property and equipment and intangible assets

22/23

0

0

Acquisition of investments

 

–39

0

Disposal of associated companies

 

0

149

Net cash flow from investment activities

 

–332,862

–254,640

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

Purchase of treasury shares

30

–22,741

–829

Proceeds from sale of treasury shares

 

987

570

Dividend distributions

12

–33,533

–29,190

Issuance of medium-term bonds

25

51,758

113,315

Redemption of medium-term bonds

25

–66,430

–78,808

Net cash flow from financing activities

 

–69,959

5,058

 

 

 

 

Foreign-currency translation impact

 

2,683

–5,710

Net increase/reduction in cash and cash equivalents

 

–1,097,130

331,155

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial year

35

4,376,135

4,044,980

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year

35

3,279,005

4,376,135

Net increase/reduction in cash and cash equivalents

 

–1,097,130

331,155

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in CHF 1,000

Note

2018

2017

Cash and cash equivalents are represented by

 

 

 

Cash

35

2,521,276

3,614,578

Receivables arising from money market paper

35

67,407

20,279

Due from banks – at-sight balances

35

690,322

741,278

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

3,279,005

4,376,135

 

 

 

 

Consolidated statement of cash flow (summarised)

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of accounting period

 

4,376,135

4,044,980

Cash flow from operating activities, net of taxes

 

–696,992

586,447

Cash flow from investing activities

 

–332,862

–254,640

Cash flow from financing activities

 

–69,959

5,058

Foreign-currency translation impact

 

2,683

–5,710

Cash and cash equivalents at end of accounting period

 

3,279,005

4,376,135

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from operating activities from interest and dividends

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

–49,987

–35,231

Interest received

 

185,712

130,602

Dividends received

 

4,942

3,966

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 3,279.0 million (previous year: CHF 4,376.1 million).

 

Reconciliation between cash flow from financing activities an the balance sheet positions:

in CHF 1,000

Note

31.12.2018

31.12.2017

Variance
absolute

Variance from
cash flows

Other
variances

Medium-term notes

25

240,616

256,155

–15,539

–14,672

–867

Debentures issued

26

200,474

200,597

–123

0

–123

Total variance

 

 

 

–15,662

–14,672

–990