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Notes to the Group’s Financial Statements

15 Financial assets
Group's financial assets comprise investments in derivatives, financial assets designated as at fair value through p/l, loans and receivables, available-for-sale financial assets and investments in subsidiaries. The Holding segment includes also investments in subsidiaries.
The Group uses derivative instruments for trading and for hedging purposes. The derivatives used are foreign exchange, interest rate and equity derivatives. Fair value hedging has been applied during the financial year both in P&C and Life insurance.
EURm 2015 2014
P&C insurance
Derivative financial instruments 21 42
Loans and receivables 108 238
Financial assets available-for-sale 10,437 10,741
P&C insurance, total 10,566 11,021
Life insurance
Derivative financial instruments 11 3
Financial assets designated as at fair value through p/l 48 48
Loans and receivables 24 27
Financial assets available-for-sale 5,956 5,587
Life insurance, total 6,039 5,665
Holding
Derivative financial instruments 21 34
Loans and receivables 1 1
Financial assets available-for-sale 852 555
Investments in subsidiaries 2,370 2,370
Holding, total 3,243 2,959
Elimination items between segments -2,659 -2,715
Group, total 17,189 16,930
P&C insurance
Derivative financial instruments
2015 2014
Contract/ Fair value Contract/ Fair value
EURm notional amount Assets Liabilities notional amount Assets Liabilities
Derivatives held for trading
Interest rate derivatives
OTC derivatives
Intrerest rate swaps 2,069 0 2 68 - -2
Exchange traded derivatives
Interest rate futures - - - 85 - -1
Total interest rate derivatives 2,069 0 2 153 0 -3
Foreign exchange derivatives
OTC derivatives
Currency forwards 2,777 19 15 2,714 41 20
Currency options, bought and sold 101 1 0 294 2 1
Total foreign exchange derivatives 2,878 21 15 3,008 42 21
Total derivatives held for trading 4,948 21 17 3,162 42 18
Other financial assets
EURm 2015 2014
Loans and receivables
Deposits with ceding undertakings 1 1
Other 108 237
Total loans and receivables 108 238
Financial assets available-for-sale
Debt securities
Issued by public bodies 1,392 1,606
Certificates of deposit issued by banks 3,120 3,031
Other debt securities 4,404 4,551
Total debt securities 8,916 9,188
Equity securities
Listed 1,497 1,365
Unlisted 25 188
Total 1,522 1,553
Total financial assets available-for-sale 10,437 10,741
Financial assets available-for-sale for P&C insurance include impairment losses EURm 197 (243).
P&C insurance, total financial assets 10,566 11,021
Life insurance
Derivative financial instruments
2015 2014
Contract/ Fair value Contract/ Fair value
EURm notional amount Assets Liabilities notional amount Assets Liabilities
Derivatives held for trading
Interest rate derivatives
OTC derivatives
Interest rate swaps 4,618 0 1 1,443 - 19
Credit risk swaps 643 - 0 577 - 1
Total 5,261 - 2 2,019 0 20
Foreign exchange derivatives
OTC derivatives
Currency forwards 1,633 8 22 1,184 1 14
Currency options, bought and sold 156 1 1 193 2 1
Total foreign exchange derivatives 1,789 9 22 1,377 3 15
Equity derivatives
OTC derivatives
Equity and equity index options - - - 1 0 0
Total derivatives held for trading 7,050 9 24 3,398 3 35
Derivatives held for hedging
Fair value hedges
Currency forwards 602 2 9 583 0 50
Interest rate swaps - - -
Total 602 2 9 583 0 50
Total derivatives held for hedging 602 2 9 583 0 50
Total derivatives 7,651 11 33 3,981 3 86
Fair value hedges
Fair value hedging is used to hedge a proportion of foreign exchange and interest risk in available-for-sale financial assets. The interest elements of forward contracts have been excluded from hedging relationships in foreign exchange hedges. Net result from exchange derivatives designated as fair value hedges amounted to EURm -69 (-74). Net result from hedged risks in fair value hedges of available for sale financial assets amounted to EURm 68 (74).
Other financial assets
EURm 2015 2014
Financial assets designated as at fair value through p/l
Debt securities
Issued by public bodies 13 1
Issued by banks 10 4
Other debt securities 23 43
Total debt securities 47 47
Listed equity securities 2 2
Total financial assets designated as at fair value through p/l 48 48
Loans and receivables
Loans 24 27
Financial assets available-for-sale
Debt securities
Issued by public bodies 30 388
Issued by banks 488 889
Other debt securities 2,896 1,619
Total debt securities 3,414 2,895
Equity securities
Listed 1,669 1,852
Unlisted 873 839
Total 2,542 2,691
Total financial assets available-for-sale 5,956 5,587
Financial assets available-for-sale for life insurance include impairment losses EURm 19 (41).
Life insurance, total financial assets 6,039 5,695
Financial assets available for sale / debt securities: Debt securities available for sale include EURm 3,334 (1,963) investments in bonds and EURm 95 (932) investments in money market instruments.
Financial assets available for sale / shares and participations: Listed equity securities include EURm 831 (632) listed equities. Unlisted equity securities include EURm 768 (708) investments in capital trusts.
Holding
Derivative financial instruments
2015 2014
Contract/ Fair value Contract/ Fair value
EURm notional amount Assets Liabilities notional amount Assets Liabilities
Derivatives held for trading
Interest derivatives
OTC-derivatives
Interest rate swaps 800 10 - 800 23 -
Foreign exchange derivatives
OTC-derivatives
Currency forwards 74 1 2 3 1 0
Equity derivatives
Exchange traded derivatives
Equity and equity index options 60 10 10 69 10 11
Total derivatives 933 21 12 872 34 11
Other financial assets
EURm 2015 2014
Loans and receivables
Deposits 1 1
Financial assets available-for-sale
Debt securities
Certificates of deposit issued by banks 196 110
Other debt securities 407 360
Total debt securities 603 470
Equity securities
Listed 228 41
Unlisted 20 45
Total 248 85
Total financial assets available-for-sale 852 555
Financial assets available-for-sale for Holding business do not include impairment losses.
Investments in subsidiaries 2,370 2,370
Holding, total financial assets 3,243 2,959
Elimination items between segments -2,659 -2,715
EURm 2015 2014
Group, total 17,188 16,960