by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 9, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Growing Your Company
When ultra-high-net-worth families decide to base their wealth-management operations in Singapore, the first structural decision is whether to build a single-family office (SFO) or partner with a multi-family office (MFO). Both structures are common in...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 9, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Grant, Growing Your Company
Singapore SMEs leave money on the table every year — not because grants are inaccessible, but because founders apply for one grant when they could layer three. Enterprise Singapore, IMDA, MAS, and sector ministries all run overlapping schemes, and the smart operator...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 9, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Growing Your Company, Tax
If you are setting up a family office in Singapore, the tax incentive you pick determines the shape of your entire structure — AUM commitment, staffing, business spending, and reporting cadence all flex around it. In 2026, the two dominant regimes remain Section 13O...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 7, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Growing Your Company, Starting a Company
An Employee Share Option Plan (ESOP) turns your staff into part-owners. Structured well, it aligns incentives, retains talent, and defers cash compensation. Structured badly, it hands employees a tax bill they can’t afford and gives founders a messy cap table...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 4, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Growing Your Company, Tax
Running an e-commerce business in Singapore is easier than in almost any other jurisdiction in Asia — but easier does not mean automatic. Cross-border sales, digital payment mechanics, GST on imports and exports, and the emerging InvoiceNow rollout all create their...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 2, 2026 | Growing Your Company, News
Roughly a third of Permanent Residence applications to Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) are rejected each year. For many applicants, this is a disappointing surprise — there is no formal rejection letter explaining why. ICA is...
