by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 8, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company, treasury
Treasury shares are one of the more misunderstood tools in a Singapore private company director’s toolkit. When a company buys back its own shares, those shares can be cancelled, or held as treasury shares — issued but not outstanding, sitting on the...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 8, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
Singapore Permanent Residence (PR) remains one of the most sought-after residency statuses in Asia. It grants long-term stability, access to housing, education subsidies, CPF benefits, and a clear path to citizenship. But the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority...
by Willie Tan | Jul 8, 2026 | Running Your Company
Introduction Many Singapore companies are moving their corporate records from physical filing systems to cloud-based solutions. Moving from Paper to Cloud for Your Corporate Records: Risks and Controls explains the key legal, regulatory and operational considerations...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 7, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
Shares in a Singapore private company are usually transferred by a simple share transfer form, board approval, and an entry in the register of members. Most transfers complete without incident. But when the transfer is disputed — over refusal to register, breach of...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 7, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
Removing a Singapore company director is usually a shareholder decision, made by ordinary resolution under Section 152 of the Companies Act 1967. But what happens when the shareholders are deadlocked, the director controls the general meeting, or the director’s...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 7, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company, Tax
Singapore companies must have a financial year end (FYE). It drives when accounts are prepared, when the AGM is held, when the annual return is filed with ACRA, and when the corporate tax return is due to IRAS. Occasionally, business owners need to change the FYE —...
