3 Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss

Financial assets at fair value through profit and loss

  2007 2006
Trading assets 193,213 193,977
Investments for risk of policyholders 114,827 110,547
Non-trading derivatives 7,637 6,521
Designated as at fair value through profit and loss 11,453 6,425
  327,130 317,470

Trading assets by type

  2007 2006
Equity securities 11,112 14,717
Debt securities 37,345 38,287
Derivatives 28,592 22,514
Loans and receivables 116,164 118,459
  193,213 193,977

 

As at 31 December 2007, the balance sheet value included equity securities which were lent or sold in repurchase transactions amounting to EUR 4 million (2006: EUR 13 million) and nil (2006: nil), respectively. As at 31 December 2007, the balance sheet value included debt securities which were lent or sold in repurchase transactions amounting to EUR 386 million (2006: EUR 42 million) and EUR 629 million (2006: EUR 4,303 million), respectively.

Investments for risk of policyholders by type

  2007 2006
Equity securities 106,061 102,775
Debt securities 7,398 7,100
Loans and receivables 122 59
Other 1,246 613
  114,827 110,547

 

In 2007 none of the changes in the fair value of the loans and receivables included in Investments for risk of policyholders are attributable to changes in the credit risk of the financial assets (2006: nil), or cumulatively (2006: nil).

The fair value of credit derivatives included in trading assets and held to mitigate exposure to credit risk was EUR –7 million (2006: nil), and the change in their fair value in the period was EUR –7 million (2006: nil).

The cost of investments for risk of policyholders as at 31 December 2007 was EUR 105,625 million (2006: EUR 98,863 million).

Investments in investment funds (with underlying investments in debt, equity securities, real estate and derivatives) are included under equity securities.

Non-trading derivatives by type

  2007 2006
Derivatives used in:    
– fair value hedges 1,952 1,080
– cash flow hedges 3,417 3,617
– hedges for net investments in foreign operations 281 3
Other non-trading derivatives 1,987 1,821
  7,637 6,521

Designated as at fair value through profit and loss by type

  2007 2006
Equity securities 306 193
Debt securities 8,774 4,744
Loans and receivables 428 306
Other 1,945 1,182
  11,453 6,425

 

In 2007 none of the changes in the fair value of the loans and receivables designated as at fair value through profit and loss are attributable to changes in the credit risk of the financial assets (2006: nil), or cumulatively (2006: nil).

The fair value of credit derivatives included in non-trading derivatives and held to mitigate exposure to credit risk on debt securities was EUR –10 million (2006: EUR –2 million), and the change in their fair value in the period was nil (2006: nil).

As at 31 December 2007, trading assets include receivables of EUR 114,897 million (2006: EUR 118,053 million) with regard to reverse repurchase transactions.

Other includes alternative asset investments and limited partnerships.

Top of page

Downloads

Services