This item comprises the following categories:
| XLS |
|
EUR million |
Dec. 31, 2010 |
Dec. 31, 2009 |
|
Financial investments held to maturity |
22.7 |
48.4 |
|
Available-for-sale financial investments |
11.3 |
262.5 |
|
Short-term financial investments/loans to third parties |
0.3 |
1,150.7 |
|
Derivative assets (financial transactions) |
21.3 |
41.6 |
|
|
55.6 |
1,503.2 |
The significant decline in marketable securities and financial assets is related to the financing of the Millipore acquisition.
Loans to third parties were neither adjusted (2009: EUR 1.3 million) nor past due. Owing to the receipt of a payment amounting to EUR 1.1 million in 2010, the adjustment reported in 2009 was restated by this amount. The balance of EUR 0.2 million was derecognized. Fair value adjustments of EUR –2.0 million, which were recognized in equity, were made on “available-for-sale financial investments” (2009: EUR +2.0 million).