BEA administers the mandatory BE-10 survey to obtain key statistics on U.S. investment abroad for U.S. agencies, policymakers, business leaders, researchers, and the general public. Generally, any U.S. person that had a...more
The BE-10 Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad is a mandatory survey conducted once every five years by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce to obtain current economic data on...more
- The BEA requires all U.S. persons that own or control more than 10 percent of the voting securities of a “foreign” business enterprise to file a report on its BE-10 Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad for the...more
Financial services providers that have non-U.S. affiliates should evaluate whether they are required to file the Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investments Abroad (BE-10). Even if a firm has reported on BE-10 in the past,...more
Any U.S. person with a reportable foreign affiliate is required to file the Benchmark Survey of U.S. Foreign Direct Investment Abroad (Form BE-10) by May 29, 2020. This mandatory survey is conducted once every five years by...more
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...more
Now that the dust has settled a little on the BE-10 benchmark survey responses, U.S. financial service providers, including investment advisers, should take note that the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (the “BEA”) has...more
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) of the U.S. Commerce Department is conducting its quinquennial (every five years) survey of investment in foreign entities. The BE-10 Benchmark Survey (BE-10 Survey) is the most...more
This article originally was published in the Winter 2015 Edition of the Dechert Private Equity Newsletter but has been updated to reflect recent guidance from the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Economic Affairs (BEA) on...more
Pursuant to the requirements of the International Investment and Trade and Services Survey Act and related statutes, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) collects information on international...more