by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | May 29, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Growing Your Company, Starting a Company
A registered trade mark in Singapore gives a company the exclusive right to use its brand on the goods and services for which the mark is registered. Without registration, you are relying on the common-law tort of passing off — slower, more expensive and far harder to...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | May 28, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Growing Your Company
One of the most-misunderstood provisions of the Singapore Companies Act 1967 is section 76, the rule that prohibits a company from giving financial assistance for the acquisition of its own shares. Directors signing off on a refinancing, a management buyout, or a...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | May 26, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Growing Your Company, Starting a Company
Joint ventures sit between two extremes: at one end, a simple contractual arrangement where two companies agree to share a project’s revenue and costs; at the other, a separately incorporated Singapore Pte Ltd in which both partners hold shares. Both are called...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | May 26, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Growing Your Company, Running Your Company
For Singapore startups and growth-stage SMEs, an Employee Share Option Scheme (ESOP) — sometimes called a Share Option Plan or Employee Stock Option Plan — is one of the most powerful tools available to attract senior hires, retain key engineers, and align long-term...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | May 24, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Growing Your Company
Acquiring a Singapore business takes one of two forms — buy the shares of the company that owns the business, or buy the assets out of the company. The choice shapes tax exposure, transfer of liabilities, stamp duty, employment continuity, third-party consents, and...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | May 23, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Growing Your Company
If your company is hiring a foreign professional in Singapore, the Employment Pass (EP) application no longer succeeds on salary alone. Since September 2023, every EP application is scored under the Complementarity Assessment Framework (COMPASS). To be approved, the...
