A worldwide Mareva injunction is one of the most powerful — and most carefully scrutinised — orders available from the Singapore High Court. Where a standard Mareva injunction (also known as a freezing order) restrains a defendant from dealing with assets within Singapore's jurisdiction, a worldwide Mareva injunction extends that restraint to assets wherever they [...]
For Indian and South Asian founders planning their next venture, one of the first — and most consequential — decisions is where to incorporate. Two jurisdictions dominate this conversation: Singapore and Delaware (USA). Both have strong reputations as pro-business incorporation destinations. But they serve very different purposes, attract different types of investors, and carry different [...]
The Startup SG Founder grant is one of Singapore's most accessible and impactful government grants for first-time entrepreneurs. It provides seed capital of up to S$50,000 matched on a 1:1 basis by an Accredited Mentor Partner (AMP), alongside structured mentorship — combining funding with business guidance in a package designed for early-stage startups. This guide [...]
A holding company is a Singapore-incorporated private limited company (Pte Ltd) whose primary purpose is to hold shares in one or more subsidiaries — rather than to conduct trade or operations itself. Holding company structures are widely used by entrepreneurs, investors, family businesses, and multinational groups as a tool for asset protection, tax optimisation, succession [...]
Every Singapore company has a statutory obligation to appoint an auditor — unless it qualifies for the small company audit exemption. Getting this right matters: failing to appoint an auditor within the prescribed timeframe is an offence under the Companies Act (Cap. 50), and directors of non-compliant companies can face personal fines. This guide walks [...]
Singapore's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced new minimum qualifying salaries for both the Employment Pass (EP) and S Pass, effective 1 January 2027 for new applications. Announced as part of Budget 2026, these increases represent the most significant upward revision to work pass salary floors in several years — and employers who wait until December [...]
If your Singapore business is GST-registered, there is a time-sensitive opportunity you should not miss. Since 1 July 2026, IRAS and IMDA have been offering tiered cash grants of up to S$25,000 to businesses that adopt the InvoiceNow e-invoicing network. The grants are first-come, first-served — and one tier closes as early as March 2028. [...]
Share buy-backs — where a company repurchases its own shares from shareholders — are a routine corporate finance tool used to return capital to investors, reduce share count, or accommodate departing shareholders in private companies. In Singapore, share buy-backs are governed by a detailed statutory framework under the Companies Act 1967 (Cap. 50), principally in [...]
Getting your Singapore government grant approved is a significant milestone — but it is not the finish line. For many businesses, the real work begins after approval: submitting claims correctly, maintaining compliance with grant conditions, and surviving the audit that may follow. Missteps in any of these areas can result in clawback of grant funds, [...]
Singapore's Variable Capital Company (VCC) framework has come of age. With over 1,100 VCCs registered as of the first quarter of 2026, the structure has moved from an innovative experiment to a mainstream vehicle for fund managers, family office principals, and asset managers seeking a Singapore-domiciled fund structure. Yet alongside that growth has come a [...]