From 1 July 2026 — just weeks away — Singapore's statutory retirement age rises from 63 to 64. The re-employment age rises simultaneously from 68 to 69. These changes are mandatory and carry significant consequences for employers who fail to comply. Directors, HR managers, and company secretaries should be reviewing their employment documentation and HR [...]
From 6 May 2026, audit reports of Singapore companies that are required to have a statutory audit must now identify by name the individual public accountant primarily responsible for the engagement. This change, introduced by the Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 (CALA 2025), marks a significant departure from the longstanding practice of signing [...]
On 6 May 2026, the Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 (CALA 2025) commenced. Among its most significant — and least-publicised — changes is a new two-tier approval requirement for selective share buy-backs. If your company is considering buying back shares from specific shareholders, the rules have changed and the approval bar is now [...]
On 9 May 2026, ACRA automatically migrated every registered entity in Singapore from the Singapore Standard Industrial Classification 2020 (SSIC 2020) to the new SSIC 2025 framework. If you are a director or business owner who has not yet checked your company's updated code on Bizfile, now is the time. The migration was automatic — [...]
Singapore company law provides several grounds on which the court may order a company to be wound up compulsorily. Among the less commonly invoked but legally significant grounds is the power to wind up a company whose formation was for an illegal purpose, or whose business has been carried on fraudulently. These grounds intersect with [...]
Singapore's food and beverage (F&B) industry is one of the most heavily regulated sectors in the country. Between the Singapore Food Agency (SFA), the Ministry of Health, the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA), the National Environment Agency (NEA), the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), and the Singapore Police Force (SPF), an F&B business operating in Singapore must [...]
The Global Investor Programme (GIP) is Singapore's premier Permanent Residency pathway for high-net-worth individuals and business owners who are prepared to commit substantial capital to Singapore's economy. Administered by the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) through its Contact Singapore division, the GIP targets investors and business principals with a proven track record — and it [...]
Singapore offers businesses a genuinely generous suite of government grants — but most business owners only ever tap one scheme at a time, leaving substantial co-funding on the table. The good news is that Singapore's major grants are designed to be combinable, not mutually exclusive. The Productivity Solutions Grant (PSG), Enterprise Development Grant (EDG), Market [...]
On 6 May 2026, the second tranche of the Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 (CALA 2025) came into force. Among the changes with the most direct impact on corporate transactions is a significant tightening of the approval process for selective off-market share buy-backs. Where a single special resolution previously sufficed, companies must now [...]
On 9 May 2026, the Singapore Standard Industrial Classification 2025 (SSIC 2025) officially took effect. ACRA automatically migrated every company, partnership, and sole proprietorship registered on BizFile+ from the old SSIC 2020 framework to its nearest SSIC 2025 equivalent using official correspondence tables published by the Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat). For most businesses, the [...]