Consolidated statement of cash flow

in CHF 1,000

Note

2019

2018

Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

Group net income

 

73,543

54,717

Reconciliation to cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

Non-cash-related positions in Group results

 

 

 

Depreciation of property, equipment and intangible assets

22/23

29,343

25,117

Creation/dissolution of retirement pension provisions

40

–373

18,442

Creation/dissolution of other provisions

28

–7,316

–23,966

Unrealised gains on financial instruments measured at fair value

4

640

8,540

Unrealised gains on financial instruments measured at amortised cost

4

7

–61

Deferred income taxes

10b

2,257

–567

Net increase/reduction in banking

 

 

 

Amounts due from/to banks

 

–30,371

–42,510

Trading portfolios incl. replacement values, net

 

3,933

–371

Amounts due from/to clients

 

226,436

–728,913

Accrued receivables and other assets

 

–3,702

–5,299

Accruals and other liabilities

 

33,835

18,550

Income taxes paid

10a

–8,014

–6,296

Used provisions

 

–964

–12,898

Foreign-currency impact on intragroup payments

 

3,961

–1,477

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

323,215

–696,992

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from investment activities

 

 

 

Purchase of financial instruments measured at fair value

17/19

–74,179

–119,334

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

4

101,907

70,006

Purchase of financial instruments measurement at amortised cost

20

–403,410

–655,399

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

4

440,348

402,945

Acquisition of property and equipment and intangible assets

22/23

–32,432

–31,041

Sale of property and equipment and intangible assets

22/23

60

0

Acquisition of investments

 

0

–39

Net cash flow from investment activities

 

32,294

–332,862

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

Purchase of treasury shares

30

–8,594

–22,741

Proceeds from sale of treasury shares

 

962

987

Cash loss due to lease liabilities

32

–5,907

0

Dividend distributions

12

–33,004

–33,533

Issuance of medium-term bonds

25

32,951

51,758

Redemption of medium-term bonds

25

–95,295

–66,430

Issuance of debentures

26

154,976

0

Net cash flow from financing activities

 

46,089

–69,959

 

 

 

 

Foreign-currency translation impact

 

8,243

2,683

Net increase/reduction in cash and cash equivalents

 

409,841

–1,097,130

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial year

35

3,279,005

4,376,135

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year

35

3,688,846

3,279,005

Net increase/reduction in cash and cash equivalents

 

409,841

–1,097,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in CHF 1,000

Note

2019

2018

Cash and cash equivalents are represented by

 

 

 

Cash

35

2,910,048

2,521,276

Receivables arising from money market paper

35

122,990

67,407

Due from banks – at-sight balances

35

655,808

690,322

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

3,688,846

3,279,005

 

 

 

 

Consolidated statement of cash flow (summarised)

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of accounting period

 

3,279,005

4,376,135

Cash flow from operating activities, net of taxes

 

323,215

–696,992

Cash flow from investing activities

 

32,294

–332,862

Cash flow from financing activities

 

46,089

–69,959

Foreign-currency translation impact

 

8,243

2,683

Cash and cash equivalents at end of accounting period

 

3,688,846

3,279,005

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from operating activities from interest and dividends

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

–57,201

–49,987

Interest received

 

186,354

185,712

Dividends received

 

6,369

4,942

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 3,688.8 million (previous year: CHF 3,279.0 million).

 

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

in CHF 1,000

Note

31.12.2019

31.12.2018

Variance
absolute

Variance from
cash flows

Other
variances

Medium-term notes

25

177,493

240,616

–63,123

–62,344

–779

Debentures issued

26

355,327

200,474

154,853

154,976

–123

Repayment of lease liabilities

32

30,852

0

30,852

–5,907

36,759

Total variance

 

 

 

122,582

86,725

35,857