15 Cash and cash equivalents 20182017Bank deposits20,000100,000Bank balances24,97675,310Balance as at 31 December44,976175,310The bank balances of € 25.0 million are freely available to the Fund as at 31 December 2018. In order to minimalise the costs of the negative interest rate on the bank balances, in 2018 the Fund used 30-day bank deposits. The bank deposits of € 20 million have a 30-day notice period. Share this article