17 Noncurrent and current other financial assets

 

 

CARRYING AMOUNT

 

CARRYING AMOUNT

€ million

 

Current

 

Noncurrent

 

Dec. 31, 2020

 

Current

 

Noncurrent

 

Dec. 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Positive fair values of derivative financial instruments

 

2,616

 

3,435

 

6,051

 

1,622

 

1,628

 

3,250

Receivables from loans, bonds, profit participation rights (excluding interest)

 

6,421

 

3,568

 

9,988

 

6,639

 

3,278

 

9,917

Miscellaneous financial assets

 

4,197

 

832

 

5,029

 

3,955

 

646

 

4,601

 

 

13,234

 

7,834

 

21,068

 

12,216

 

5,553

 

17,769

Other financial assets include receivables from related parties of €9.7 billion (previous year: €9.7 billion). Other financial assets amounting to €124 million (previous year: €244 million) were furnished as collateral for financial liabilities and contingent liabilities. There is no original right of disposal or pledge for the furnished collateral on the part of the collateral taker.

In addition, miscellaneous financial assets include receivables from restricted deposits that serve as collateral (mainly under asset-backed securities transactions).

The positive fair values of derivatives relate to the following items:

€ million

 

Dec. 31, 2020

 

Dec. 31, 2019

 

 

 

 

 

Transactions for hedging

 

 

 

 

foreign currency risk from assets using fair value hedges

 

44

 

39

foreign currency risk from liabilities using fair value hedges

 

14

 

36

interest rate risk using fair value hedges

 

819

 

662

interest rate risk using cash flow hedges

 

11

 

13

foreign currency and price risk from future cash flows (cash flow hedges)

 

2,247

 

785

Hedging transactions Total

 

3,134

 

1,535

Assets related to derivatives not included in hedging relationships

 

2,917

 

1,715

Total

 

6,051

 

3,250

Positive fair values of €0 million (previous year: €6 million) were recognized from transactions for hedging interest rate risk (fair value hedges) used in portfolio hedges.

Further details on derivative financial instruments as a whole are given in the section entitled “Financial risk management and financial instruments”.