Singapore Combats Money Laundering & Financial Crime with Best Practice Papers To help financial institutions protect against trade-based money laundering, the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Industry Partnership (ACIP) in Singapore released two best practice papers to guard against the misuse of company structures for illicit purposes. The two best practice papers…
All You Need to Know about Europe General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Its Impact to Singapore companies General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – the new data protection law in Europe that came into effect in May 2018 has reshaped the data protection landscape for businesses across Europe and worldwide. GDPR replaces the Data Protection…
A Guide to Your CPF Withdrawals The time has come. You’ve reached the age of 55. Ready to withdraw from your CPF savings? Wait just a moment though, before you set out to do that, here’s what you need to understand about withdrawing from your CPF. Some confusion often occurs among many Singaporeans and Singapore…
Best Places to Visit in Singapore From budget trip to luxury shopping spree, Singapore continues to woo tourists with its family-friendly attractions (like Universal Studios) and world famous tourist spots (like Marina Bay). Travellers are charmed by the many cultural and historical attractions, too. Needless to say, the excellent public transportation system in Singapore is…
Singapore Visa for Indian Nationals With the influx of Indian nationals into Singapore, be it as a tourist, or as an entrepreneur, the visa application for Indian passport holders has become easier and faster. From April 1, 2009 onwards, the individual walk-in visa application for Level 1 countries (including India) is no longer available but…
Incorporate a Singapore Company as One of the Strategies of Asset Protection Did you know that incorporating a company is one of the important steps to ring-fence your business as well as a part of asset protection? Are Your Business Assets At Risk? Every business has its own assets and every business assets are…
How to Start a Business in Singapore For decades, Singapore has been ranked at the top of the World Bank’s ranking of the easiest places to do business. The reasons are simple but powerful: A strategic location, legal and judicial system, and the vibrant government-pro investment climate helped transform Singapore into a regional economic powerhouse.…
Singapore Business Startup Schemes and Grants As the gateway to Asia’s vibrant technology and financial scene, Singapore is the home to a young and diverse microbusiness community. A whole slew of startups are springing up Singapore, the sovereign city-state in Southeast Asia. In fact, startups are mushrooming in this Lion City and it is the…