According to ACRA's statutory requirement, a company must conduct an AGM within 15 months of the previous AGM or within 18 months for newly incorporated companies.

On May 20 and May 22, partner Jacqueline Chan, together with managing director of FTI Consulting Ellyn Tan, presented a two-part series of webinars to members of the Singapore Institute of Directors.

On 8 October 2014, Parliament passed the Companies (Amendment) Bill 2014 to the Companies Act (the "Act").

Singapore's Ministry of Finance (MOF) and Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) jointly proposed, on 12 March, a new Corporate Service Providers (CSP) Bill to enhance the regulatory...

As geopolitical tensions rise and regulatory landscapes shift, wealthy families are abandoning traditional single-jurisdiction structures in favor of multi-hub family offices that span borders.

Effective 14 July 2025, companies are required under the Companies (Accounts) Rules 2014 to provide detailed disclosures on their compliance with the Sexual Harassment of Women...

Summary of recent developments in a range of areas of law.

Under the Companies Act, every company in Singapore is required to have at least one director who resides in the country. If a company has only one member, the sole director can also act as the sole member.

So far, media coverage has largely been on the revelation of the use of secretive offshore companies by various political personalities, celebrities and their family members to hide their wealth from prying eyes.

Significant changes to the Singapore Companies Act (CA) are expected to come into force in the second quarter of 2015 by way of the Companies (Amendment) Act 2014 (Amendment Act).

As long as you are a business owner or an investor, it is a matter of time before you should get a Shareholders Agreement.

Shipping loans, including export credit financing and leasing, have been the traditional source of finance in shipping.

On 9 January 2020, the Singapore Exchange Regulation ("SGX RegCo") announced that quarterly reporting ("QR") will no longer be required for listed companies, and will apply only to companies...

Singapore is a highly developed, sophisticated and stable business environment, continuing to attract companies wishing to enter or expand within the APAC region.

Singapore's government has made important updates to the Singapore Companies Act, which include a tougher regulatory stance and new enforcement actions.

Hong Kong and Singapore share some similarities in their legal systems, as they are both rooted in the English common law tradition. Singapore's regulations are renowned for their pro-business nature.

If they haven't already, companies in Singapore should look to register alternate addresses for their directors, chief executive officers and company secretaries.

A key element in the incorporation/registration process with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) involves submitting the appropriate Singapore Standard Industrial Classification

The MAS has proposed making several legislative amendments to enhance prudential safeguards, corporate governance and risk management controls in the banking industry.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has launched a consultation proposing a new Protected Cell Company structure designed to lower barriers in the alternative risk transfer market. This framework would allow assets and liabilities to be segregated into individual cells while remaining under a single entity, offering a more cost-efficient alternative to establishing separate special purpose vehicles for each risk programme.