Consolidated statement of cash flow

in CHF 1,000

Note

2021

2020

Cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

Group net income

 

50,638

41,622

Reconciliation to cash flow from operating activities

 

 

 

Non-cash-related positions in Group results

 

 

 

Depreciation of property, equipment and intangible assets

22/23

36,383

28,763

Creation/dissolution of retirement pension provisions

 

2,217

–86

Creation/dissolution of other provisions and valuation allowances

 

1,069

20,262

Unrealised gains on financial instruments measured at fair value

 

–3,077

–1,450

Unrealised gains on financial instruments measured at amortised cost

 

–85

1

Deferred income taxes

 

–287

–38

Net increase/reduction in banking

 

 

 

Amounts due from/to banks, net

 

–205,006

–1,244,061

Trading portfolios incl. replacement values, net

 

362

2,677

Amounts due from/to clients

 

14,972

984,449

Accrued receivables and other assets

 

–7,164

–43,392

Accruals and other liabilities

 

28,204

11,187

Income taxes paid

10a

–8,672

–7,666

Used provisions and valuation allowances

 

–4,347

–26,022

Foreign-currency impact on intragroup transactions

 

8,364

–10,778

Net cash flow from operating activities

 

–86,429

–244,532

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from investment activities

 

 

 

Purchase of financial instruments measured at fair value

 

–54,403

–6,939

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

 

47,934

27,981

Purchase of financial instruments measured at amortised cost

 

–580,498

–616,744

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

 

497,475

632,932

Acquisition of property and equipment and intangible assets

 

14,791

–22,278

thereof from acquisitions

46

53,414

0

Sale of property and equipment and intangible assets

 

37

0

Net cash flow from investment activities

 

–74,664

14,952

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from financing activities

 

 

 

Purchase of treasury shares

30

–50

–198

Sale of treasury shares

 

909

957

Cash loss due to lease liabilities

 

–6,145

–5,919

Dividend distributions

 

–24,289

–33,163

Issuance of medium-term bonds

 

14,752

3,428

Redemption of medium-term bonds

 

–36,900

–104,216

Redemption of debentures

26

–100,000

0

Net cash flow from financing activities

 

–151,723

–139,111

 

 

 

 

Foreign-currency translation impact

 

–16,700

8,192

Net increase/reduction in cash and cash equivalents

 

–329,516

–360,499

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial year

 

3,205,357

3,565,856

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial year

 

2,875,841

3,205,357

Net increase/reduction in cash and cash equivalents

 

–329,516

–360,499

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in CHF 1,000

Note

2021

2020

Cash and cash equivalents are represented by

 

 

 

Cash

13

2,384,252

2,592,848

Receivables arising from money market paper

 

0

0

Due from banks – at-sight balances

15

491,589

612,509

Total cash and cash equivalents

 

2,875,841

3,205,357

 

 

 

 

Consolidated statement of cash flow (summarised)

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of accounting period

 

3,205,357

3,565,856

Cash flow from operating activities, net of taxes

 

–86,429

–244,532

Cash flow from investing activities

 

–74,664

14,952

Cash flow from financing activities

 

–151,723

–139,111

Foreign-currency translation impact

 

–16,700

8,192

Cash and cash equivalents at end of accounting period

 

2,875,841

3,205,357

 

 

 

 

Cash flow from operating activities from interest and dividends

 

 

 

Interest paid

 

–14,477

–28,567

Interest received

 

123,743

141,798

Dividends received

 

7,360

4,722

 

 

 

 

At-sight balances due from banks bear interest at daily rates or are invested in interest-bearing short-term money-market deposits for between one day and three months, depending upon the liquidity requirements of VP Bank Group. Interest rates are based upon equivalent market rates. The fair value of cash and cash equivalents amounts to CHF 2,875.8 million (2020: CHF 3,205.4 million).

 

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

 

in CHF 1,000

Note

31.12.2021

31.12.2020

Variance
absolute

Variance from
cash flows

Changes in 
fair values

Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates

Additions right of use assets

Other
variances

Medium-term notes

25

53,997

76,148

–22,151

–22,148

–3

0

0

0

Debentures issued

26

255,134

355,205

–100,071

–100,000

–71

0

0

0

Lease liabilities

32

25,174

28,985

–3,811

–6,145

0

119

2,042

173

Total variance

 

 

 

–126,033

–128,293

–74

119

2,042

173

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in CHF 1,000

Note

31.12.2020

31.12.2019

Variance
absolute

Variance from
cash flows

Changes in 
fair values

Effect of changes in foreign exchange rates

Additions right of use assets

Other
variances

Medium-term notes

25

76,148

177,493

–101,345

–100,788

–557

0

0

0

Debentures issued

26

355,205

355,327

–122

0

–122

0

0

0

Lease liabilities

32

28,985

30,852

–1,867

–5,919

0

–228

4,022

258

Total variance

 

 

 

–103,334

–106,707

–679

–228

4,022

258