Director appointments, resignations and removals — Step-by-step walkthrough
Director appointments, resignations and removals — Step-by-step walkthrough. For directors and company secretaries managing ACRA compliance. Practical 2...
RORC and beneficial-owner register under CSP Act 2024 — Step-by-step walkthrough
RORC and beneficial-owner register under CSP Act 2024 — Step-by-step walkthrough. For directors and company secretaries managing ACRA compliance. Practi...
Annual Return (AR) filing with ACRA — Step-by-step walkthrough
Annual Return (AR) filing with ACRA — Step-by-step walkthrough. For directors and company secretaries managing ACRA compliance. Practical 2026 walkthrou...
Understanding Drag-Along Rights in Singapore Shareholder Agreements
For most Singapore companies, the day-to-day shareholder dynamic is quiet. Shareholders agree on strategy, the board executes, and capital flows are predictable. The provisions of the Companies Act 1967 and a thoughtfully-drafted shareholder agreement remain in the background. The moment that calmness ends — usually — is when the company receives a credible offer to [...]
Selective Share Buyback Under CALA 2025: New Double-Tier Approval Requirements
Selective share buybacks have long been a tool for Singapore companies to return capital to specific shareholders, restructure ownership, or facilitate founder exits. Under the Companies Act, any share buyback that does not offer shares to all shareholders pro-rata qualifies as "selective" and has always required a higher threshold of shareholder approval than an ordinary [...]
Annual General Meeting (AGM) — dispensing, EOT, virtual — Step-by-step walkthrough
Annual General Meeting (AGM) — dispensing, EOT, virtual — Step-by-step walkthrough. For directors and company secretaries managing ACRA compliance. Prac...
Company Secretary statutory duties under the Companies Act — Step-by-step walkthrough
Company Secretary statutory duties under the Companies Act — Step-by-step walkthrough. For directors and company secretaries managing ACRA compliance. P...
ACRA at UGCNS MSME Day 2026: Compliance Reminders for Singapore Company Directors
The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) is a supporting organisation at the UGCNS MSME Day 2026, to be held on 18 June 2026 at the SGX Auditorium in Singapore. The event is a free gathering aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and focuses on compliance, regulatory updates, and business growth. ACRA's participation in [...]
Selective Share Buyback in Singapore: New Double-Tier Approval Requirements Under CALA 2025
When a Singapore company wishes to repurchase shares from a specific shareholder rather than proportionally from all shareholders, this is known as a selective share buyback. From 6 May 2026, the rules governing such transactions changed significantly. The Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 (CALA 2025) introduced a mandatory double-tier approval structure — requiring [...]
Court-Supervised Scheme of Arrangement in Singapore: Step-by-Step Process
A court-supervised scheme of arrangement is one of Singapore's most powerful tools for corporate restructuring and compromise. It allows a company to reach a binding agreement with its creditors or shareholders — even over the objection of a minority — through a process sanctioned and supervised by the Singapore High Court. This article provides a [...]