by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 10, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Starting a Company
For senior foreign professionals relocating to Singapore, the Employment Pass or ONE Pass is only half the story. The other half is bringing the family. That is what the Dependant’s Pass (DP) is for — a work pass issued by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) that...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 10, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Starting a Company
For a foreign company that wants to move its legal home to Singapore without incorporating a new entity, dissolving the old one, or interrupting operations, the answer is inward redomiciliation — the transfer of the company’s place of registration from a foreign...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 10, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Starting a Company
Every Singapore company that wants to transact with government agencies — file taxes with IRAS, submit CPF for employees, lodge annual returns with ACRA, apply for grants with Enterprise Singapore, or renew work passes with MOM — needs a working CorpPass. It is the...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 8, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company, Starting a Company
Every Singapore-incorporated company must have at least one director who is “ordinarily resident in Singapore” under Section 145 of the Companies Act 1967. For foreign entrepreneurs, offshore fund managers, and overseas parent companies setting up a...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 8, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Starting a Company
The Global Investor Programme (GIP) is Singapore’s flagship permanent residence pathway for ultra high net worth individuals, established business owners, and next-generation family principals. Administered by the Economic Development Board (EDB), the GIP grants...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Jul 8, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Starting a Company
For decades, the Cayman Islands Segregated Portfolio Company (SPC) was the default choice for fund managers running multiple sub-funds under one legal umbrella. Since 2020, Singapore has offered a serious onshore alternative — the Variable Capital Company (VCC). By...
