by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 18, 2026 | Starting a Company
Singapore branch office of foreign parent — Timeline and processing benchmarks A Singapore branch office of a foreign parent is a registered extension of the overseas company rather than a separate legal entity, and it can typically be registered with ACRA within 1 to...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 16, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Growing Your Company, Starting a Company
Singapore has become one of Asia’s leading startup hubs, and with that growth comes the need for financing instruments that let founders raise early capital without a full priced equity round. Two instruments dominate the landscape: the convertible note...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 16, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company, Starting a Company
The Complementarity Assessment Framework — known everywhere in Singapore as COMPASS — is the points-based system the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) uses to decide whether an Employment Pass (EP) applicant should be approved. Since 1 September 2023 it has replaced the old...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 14, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company, Starting a Company
Every Singapore private company has a constitution – the internal rulebook that governs how the company is run, who has what powers, and how disputes among shareholders are resolved. Since the January 2016 Companies Act reforms, every new Singapore company has...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 13, 2026 | Starting a Company
MAS AML / CFT for licensed entities — Timeline and processing benchmarks Raffles Corporate Services works with a panel of corporate and employment law firms; this article is general information, not legal advice. MAS AML / CFT for licensed entities is the...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 13, 2026 | Starting a Company
MAS technology risk management (TRM) and outsourcing — Timeline and processing benchmarks Raffles Corporate Services works with a panel of corporate and employment law firms; this article is general information, not legal advice. MAS technology risk management (TRM)...
