Accounting Standards Council Singapore (ASC) Issues New Amendments

Accounting Standards Council Singapore (ASC) Issues New Amendments

Accounting Standards Council Singapore (ASC) Issues New Amendments The Accounting Standards Council Singapore (ASC) recently issued several amendments to the Singapore Financial Reporting Standards (International) (SFRS(I)s) and Financial Reporting Standards (FRSs). These include annual improvements to SFRS(I)s 2015-2017 Cycle, effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2019; and improvements to FRSs (March 2018), effective…

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how to start a business in singapore

How to Start a Business in Singapore

How to Begin 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.…

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CPTPP Signed To Lower Trade Barriers Across The Region

CPTPP Signed To Lower Trade Barriers Across The Region

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Signed To Lower Trade Barriers Across The Region In view of increasing protectionism, ministers from 11 countries recently signed a revised Trans-Pacific Partnership. The signing of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) which took place in Chile signals a commitment to lower barriers to…

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Better Protection Under Amendments To Employment Act

Better Protection Under Amendments To Employment Act

Better Protection Under Amendments To Employment Act in Singapore The Employment Act in Singapore will soon be amended to remove the S$4,500 salary cap providing protection to about 430,000 more professionals, managers and executives (PMEs). Manpower Minister Lim Swee Say said the only exceptions are public servants, domestic workers and seafarers who are covered separately,…

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