The Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 is now fully in force, with its key provisions having commenced in April and May 2026. For Singapore company directors, these changes are not administrative housekeeping — they represent a meaningful tightening of the obligations and penalties that apply to you personally. This article explains what changed, [...]
Raising venture capital is one of the most complex corporate events a Singapore startup will go through. Founders rightly focus on the term sheet, the valuation, and the investor relationship. But behind every successful funding round, there is a significant body of corporate secretarial work that must be executed correctly — and on time. Miss [...]
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Singapore is moving decisively toward mandatory climate-related financial disclosures — and the timeline is closer than most directors of private companies realise. ACRA's new sustainability disclosure standards, SFRS(I) S1 and SFRS(I) S2, are modelled on the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards issued by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), and their adoption has implications not just [...]
Paying a dividend sounds straightforward: the company makes a profit, the directors decide to distribute some of it, and the shareholders receive cash. In practice, however, the process has a number of legal requirements that directors in Singapore must follow — and getting them wrong can create personal liability. This guide explains the legal framework, [...]
There is a version of corporate compliance that most Singapore CEOs know: the annual return, the AGM, the audited accounts, the Estimated Chargeable Income filing. The deadlines you hit to avoid penalties. The box you tick so the regulator leaves you alone. That version of compliance is the minimum viable version. And if that is [...]
Walk into any startup pitch in Singapore today and you'll hear the same refrain: "We use an AI-powered corporate secretary." It sounds modern. It sounds efficient. And for some tasks, it genuinely is. But Singapore business owners are making a serious mistake when they conflate slick software with licensed corporate secretarial services — and they're [...]
When a Singapore startup signs a term sheet with a venture capital investor, the founders' focus shifts almost entirely to the commercial deal — valuation, dilution, board seats, and milestone targets. Meanwhile, behind the scenes, the corporate secretary begins a chain of compliance work that is just as critical to closing the round successfully. Without [...]