For many U.S. asset managers and other financial services providers, the recent BE-10 Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad (BE-10) and the upcoming BE-180 Benchmark Survey of Financial Services Transactions Between U.S. Financial Services Providers and Foreign Persons (BE-180) may represent a first encounter with the international surveys issued by the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The BE-10 and BE-180 are two examples from a lengthy list of surveys administered by the BEA (BEA Surveys) that collect data on the cross-border activities and holdings of participants in the asset management and related industries and their clients.
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