Rouse Insider's Guide To Singapore - Vol. 003

Since April 2019 our monthly periodical has featured investigation, compliance, and regulatory developments in Southeast Asia

The development of the middle class across South East Asia has been a recurring theme over the last few years, and there is no sign that the trend will slow down in 2020.

The foreign worker quota for S Pass workers in the construction, marine shipyard and process sectors will be reduced in January 2021 from 20% to 18%, and subsequently in January 2023, to 15%.

The Singapore government brought the Income Tax (Refundable Investment Credits) Regulations 2025 (S 577/2025) into force on 1 September, which introduce tax credits of up to 50% for qualifying business investments under the Global Anti-Base Erosion (GloBE) Rules of the OECD/G20 Pillar Two framework.

TMF Group, a leading provider of high value business services to clients operating and investing globally, has launched a paper today based on interviews and contributions from senior executives of TMF Group and Singapore EDB.

Our Singapore managing director has seen a lot happen in the tiny city-state; here he shares his thoughts on the direction of the country in a world without its founding father, Lee Kuan Yew.

The Dentons Rodyk Reporter is a compendium of commentaries produced and published by Dentons Rodyk Academy on a weekly basis.

In order to maximise the scope of financing options in an interconnected global economy, many companies today require access to regional capital markets, whether they are in the search for new investors in foreign markets or reaching out to existing shareholders located in foreign jurisdictions.

The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) introduced a national standard of a management and auditing tool named <U>S</U>trategies for <U>C</U>reation, <U>O</U>wnership, <U>P</U>rotection and <U>E</U>xploitation of <U>I</U>ntellectual <U>P</U>roperty, or "SCOPE-IP". In our technology driven world, intellectual property ("IP") plays a critical role and successful companies recognise the importance of performing due diligence so as to aggressively exploit their IPs to full potential.

The 2012 budget was more attuned to the long-term goal of building a more productive and strengthened economy.

Welcome to the 6th issue of the Dentons Rodyk Reporter in 2018.

Office rents last quarter rose for the first time in two and a half years and home prices plateaued after a four-year slide.

In this article, Carey Olsen Singapore head of funds, Tom Katsaros, and senior associate, Wei Xun Toh explore why the Cayman Islands remains a top choice for fund domiciliation among global fund managers.

今日，领先的全球高价值商业服务提供商TMF Group正式发布《中国跨境投资：取道新加坡，开拓东盟市场发展机遇》白皮书。

Cultural sensitivity should be factored in to international business dealings at any time of year, but particularly during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Electronic records and electronic signatures have generally been legally recognised in Singapore under the ETA since 1998.

Art, whether acquired as an investment or for personal interest, holds tremendous value for collectors, not only in financial terms but also emotionally and culturally.

Hydrogen is gaining prominence as a key element in the future global energy mix.

Power constraints, evolving financing models, regulatory complexity and public scrutiny are reshaping the development and investment landscape for data centres across Asia Pacific.