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Survey Information

Survey Name:

BOP30Q (Portfolio Investment)

Business Area:

BOP and Financial Services (BOP and FS) Division and BOP Analysis and Dissemination (BOPAandD) Division (joint).

Survey Purpose:

To provide Balance of Payments and International Investment Position statistics. Results also used in compiling National Accounts estimates.

Legislative Basis:

Statistics (Balance of Payments and Financial Accounts) Order, 2005 (S.I. No. 124 of 2005) under the Statistics Act 1993; the European Communities (Collection of Statistics) Regulations, 1999; Council Regulation (EC) No. 2533/98 of 23 November 1998 concerning the collection of statistical information by the European Central Bank; and Regulation (EC) No 184/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 January 2005 on community statistics concerning balance of payments, international trade in services and foreign direct investment.

Periodicity:

Quarterly for large enterprises; annual for smaller enterprises (same requirements as for quarterly respondents)

Target Population:

Portfolio investment by Irish investment managers acting on behalf of resident and non-resident Private Clients, Institutional Investors, Brokers and Other investors.

Sampling Frame:

BOP SMS register contains details of all relevant enterprises.

Survey Size:

Currently 25 quarterly and 10 annually i.e. 35 overall

Principal Variables Collected

Balance Sheet data and related income flows are to be reported giving a geographical analysis of the flows and positions in assets and liabilities managed by Irish Investment Managers.

Principal External Users:

ECB, Eurostat, OECD, IMF, National Accounts, CIP, Economists, national users, Government Departments.


Contact Points

Business Area Specialists:

John Sheridan

Stephen Treacy

The business specialists above can be contacted by e-mail using their firstname.lastname@cso.ie

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