by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jun 22, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Starting a Company
Every Singapore company must, by law, have at least one director who is ordinarily resident here. That requirement is set out at section 145 of the Companies Act 1967. For foreign founders who have not yet relocated, the simplest way to clear the requirement is to...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jun 21, 2026 | Starting a Company
Re-domiciliation of foreign companies into Singapore — Step-by-step walkthrough The re-domiciliation of foreign companies into Singapore lets an overseas company transfer its registration to Singapore and become a Singapore company while keeping its legal identity,...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jun 21, 2026 | Starting a Company
Singapore representative office — 3-year sunset — Step-by-step walkthrough A Singapore representative office is a temporary, non-trading presence that lets a foreign company test the market, conduct research and build relationships before committing to a full entity....
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jun 21, 2026 | Starting a Company
Singapore branch office of foreign parent — Step-by-step walkthrough A Singapore branch office of foreign parent is a registered extension of an overseas company that carries on business in Singapore under the same legal identity as its head office. It is not a...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jun 20, 2026 | Growing Your Company, Starting a Company
For a Singapore SME, the company name and the brand mark above the storefront are often the most valuable assets on the balance sheet. ACRA registration protects only the corporate name from a corporate-administration standpoint — it does not give you exclusive rights...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jun 20, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Starting a Company
Opening a corporate bank account in Singapore is no longer the box-tick exercise it was a decade ago. Tightening anti-money-laundering rules under the MAS Notice 626 regime, post-2025 CALA reforms, and a sharper focus on beneficial ownership have made banks much more...
