Workplace Fairness Act 2025: What Singapore Employers, Directors and Company Secretaries Need to Know

Singapore's most significant workplace legislation in a generation — the Workplace Fairness Act (WFA) 2025 — creates statutory protection against employment discrimination for the first time in Singapore's history. Where the previous regime relied on the Tripartite Guidelines on Fair Employment Practices (TGFEP) as a voluntary framework, the WFA imposes legally enforceable obligations on employers [...]

ACRA at MSME Day 2026: What Singapore Company Directors Should Know Before 18 June

ACRA (the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority) is a supporting organisation for the UGCNS MSME Day 2026, taking place on 18 June 2026 at the SGX Auditorium. The event is free to attend and is focused on helping small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) directors and business owners navigate compliance, growth, and regulatory updates. ACRA's participation [...]

ACRA Supporting MSME Day on 18 June 2026: Compliance Reminders for Company Directors

Singapore celebrates Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Day on 18 June 2026 — a date recognised by the United Nations to promote awareness of the vital role that small businesses play in economies worldwide. In Singapore, ACRA (the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority) has signalled its support for MSME Day 2026 through a series [...]

CALA 2025 Phase 2 and Beyond: What Singapore Directors and Company Secretaries Should Watch for Next

The Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 (CALA 2025) is the most significant reform to Singapore's corporate law framework in recent years. Its first tranche of provisions commenced on 6 May 2026, bringing in stronger director duty penalties, expanded anti-money laundering disqualification, the named audit partner requirement in audit reports, and new double-tier approval [...]

Selective Share Buyback Under CALA 2025: New Double-Tier Approval Requirements for Singapore Company Secretaries

Since 6 May 2026, any Singapore company that wishes to carry out a selective share buyback — buying back its own shares from specific shareholders rather than offering equally to all — must satisfy a new double-tier approval requirement. This change, introduced by the Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 (CALA 2025), significantly strengthens [...]

Named Audit Partner in Singapore Audit Reports: What Company Secretaries and Boards Must Do from 6 May 2026

From 6 May 2026, every audit report issued for a Singapore company must do something new: it must identify by name the individual public accountant who was primarily responsible for that audit engagement. This change, introduced by the Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 (CALA 2025), is one of the most significant shifts in [...]

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