by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 10, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
Foreign-based directors of Singapore private companies face a recurring problem: they cannot always attend board meetings, and Singapore law does not universally permit voting by proxy in the boardroom. The Companies Act’s answer is the alternate director — a...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 10, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
Ask any Singapore corporate secretary what separates a well-run company from one that stumbles at its next audit, ACRA filing, or due diligence exercise, and you will hear the same answer: statutory registers. These are the six-plus registers that every Singapore...
by Willie Tan | Jul 10, 2026 | Running Your Company
Introduction The Corporate Service Providers Act 2024 introduces a new regulatory framework for firms offering corporate services in Singapore. Many company directors, business owners and service providers are asking: what is the Corporate Service Providers Act 2024...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 9, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
When directors of a Singapore private company allot new shares without the proper shareholder authorisation, without observing pre-emption rights, or for an improper purpose, the affected shareholders can apply to court to set aside the allotment. These challenges are...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 9, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
Not every share transfer in a Singapore private company happens by mutual agreement. Shareholders’ agreements and company constitutions often contain “forced transfer” or “compulsory transfer” clauses — triggered by events like breach of...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 9, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
Share allotments and transfers are the two most common capital movements a Singapore private company will ever handle. Yet many companies get them wrong — skipping directors’ resolutions, filing ACRA notices late, or misapplying pre-emption clauses in the...
