Every Singapore private limited company is legally required to hold an Annual General Meeting — commonly known as an AGM. For many business owners, the AGM feels like a bureaucratic hurdle, but it serves a critical governance function: giving shareholders the formal opportunity to review the company's financial performance, approve accounts, and make key decisions [...]
Every Singapore private limited company must have at least one director who is ordinarily resident in Singapore. For foreign business owners, entrepreneurs, and investors who are not physically present in Singapore, this requirement is often met by appointing a nominee director — a Singapore-resident individual who sits on the board to satisfy the statutory requirement [...]
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Running a Singapore private limited company as a founder-director has always carried legal responsibilities. But since 6 May 2026 — when the Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 (CALA 2025) commenced — those responsibilities come with meaningfully sharper teeth. The maximum fine for breaching director duties has quadrupled from S$5,000 to S$20,000, and imprisonment [...]
When founders incorporate a private limited company in Singapore, they typically focus on the ACRA registration, bank account opening, and getting the business running. The company Constitution gets filed with ACRA, shares are allotted, and everyone gets to work. What often falls through the cracks — sometimes with serious consequences — is the shareholder agreement. [...]