by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | May 6, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Starting a Company
Early-stage Singapore startups raising their first cheque almost always do so via a convertible note or Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) rather than a priced equity round. The reason is simple: putting a number on a pre-revenue company is hard, slow, and...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | May 4, 2026 | Running Your Company, Starting a Company
Opening a corporate bank account in Singapore used to be a same-day affair: walk into a branch, sign forms, leave with cheque book and tokens. Those days are gone. Singapore banks now operate under one of the most demanding KYC and AML/CFT regimes in Asia (driven by...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | May 4, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Starting a Company
Foreign companies looking to enter the Singapore market typically pick one of three legal vehicles: a private limited subsidiary, a branch office, or a representative office. Each one carries a different tax bill, different liability profile, and different operating...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | May 4, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Starting a Company, Tax
If you operate a foreign company — say a BVI, Cayman, Hong Kong or Delaware entity — and you’ve decided Singapore is now where the business should be domiciled, you have three options. You can wind up the foreign company and incorporate fresh in Singapore, you...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Apr 28, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Starting a Company, Tax
Singapore has, in less than a decade, become Asia’s leading hub for single family offices. By the end of 2024, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) had approved over 2,000 single family offices — up from a few dozen in 2017. The reasons are familiar to...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Apr 25, 2026 | Running Your Company, Starting a Company
The Global Investor Programme (GIP) is Singapore’s premier residency-by-investment scheme, granting Permanent Residency (PR) to high-net-worth investors and entrepreneurs who commit to investing substantially in Singapore’s economy. Administered by the...
