by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 27, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
The register of members is the definitive record of who owns a Singapore company. When it is wrong, the consequences are serious: dividends can be paid to the wrong person, votes can be miscounted, and share transfers can be thrown into doubt. Sometimes a name is...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 27, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
Every Singapore company must have a registered office. It is one of the first things you decide at incorporation and one of the easiest to get wrong. A registered office is not just a mailing address, it is the official legal address where the company can be served...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 27, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
When a Singapore company opens an overseas bank account, tenders for a foreign contract, or sets up a subsidiary abroad, the counterparty often asks for a “Certificate of Good Standing”. Many directors have never heard of it, and confuse it with the ACRA...
by Willie Tan | Jul 27, 2026 | Running Your Company
Introduction Directors often have practical questions about corporate secretarial matters when running or setting up a company in Singapore. This article, Top Corporate Secretarial Questions We Receive from Singapore Directors, summarises the common issues directors...
by Willie Tan | Jul 27, 2026 | Running Your Company
Introduction Deciding to invest as a new shareholder in a Singapore company raises several practical and compliance questions. This Practical Checklist for a New Shareholder Investing in a Singapore Company explains the key steps you should consider before, during and...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 26, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
When a company is wound up owing money it cannot pay, creditors and the liquidator often look hard at the people who ran it. If a director misapplied company money, kept property that belonged to the company, or breached their duties in a way that caused loss,...
