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Natarajan & Swaminathan delivers quick, honest and efficient audit and advisory services The firm leverages seven decades of expertise and a tech-driven approach to support Indian conglomerates eyeing Singapore’s market Country Business Reports interviews and articles by Discovery Reports Indian conglomerates and subsidiary firms in the software, financial, wealth and asset management sectors looking to … Continue reading Country Business Reports interviews and articles by Discovery Reports

 Singapore Private Family Trust Singapore Private Trust Company (“PTC”) can be used as a private investment structure by business families/ ultra-high net worth individuals (“Settlor” or “Sponsor”) for managing family wealth. PTC is a private corporate entity established in Singapore solely for the purpose of acting as trustee in relation to a specific trust or … Continue reading SINGAPORE PRIVATE FAMILY TRUST

DBS LAUNCES MULTI-FAMILY OFFICE VCC FOR ULTRA-WEALTHY FAMILIES Fund administration and custody done by bank. Minimum wealth for service around S$15 million DBS serves as banker to more than a third of the 700 single family offices established in Singapore. Clients also enjoy cost savings through shared resources and expenses across multiple sub-funds. VCC does … Continue reading DBS LAUNCES MULTI-FAMILY OFFICE VCC FOR ULTRA-WEALTHY FAMILIES

In order to make the locally grown SMEs to scale up and be globally competitive, enhanced tax deductions, cash payouts are made to be innovative, digitalize their operations and go beyond the shores of Singapore (internalize) SMEs are defined as follows: The firm or companies are registered and operating in Singapore.   The annual turnover are … Continue reading GRANTS AND TAX BENEFITS FOR SMALL & MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SMEs)

FAMILY OFFICES A B Note: Local investments refer to (i) equities, REITS or Business Trusts listed on Singapore-approved exchanges .  (ii) qualifying debt securities, (iii) funds distributed by Singapore-licensed/registered fund managers or financial institutions, (iv) private equity investments into non-listed Singapore-based incorporated companies (eg. Start-ups) with operating business(es) in Singapore. The recent requirements make SFO’s … Continue reading FAMILY OFFICES

GLOBAL INVESTOR PROGRAMME – (GIP) TO OBTAIN PERMANENT RESIDENCE (PR) STATUS The government is trying to drive money into local Influx of wealth has pushed up property and car prices   (The central business district (CBD) of Singapore. Photographer: Lauryn Ishak/Bloomberg) By Lulu Yilun Chenand Chanyaporn Chanjaroen 2 March 2023 at 1:35 pm SGT (Updated … Continue reading GLOBAL INVESTOR PROGRAMME

SINGAPORE’S VARIABLE CAPITAL COMPANY (VCC) BACKGROUND NOTE This is a presentation on Singapore’s Variable Capital Company(“VCC”) and is general in nature. Singapore’s VCC is used as an “investment fund vehicle” for both, open ended and close ended fund structures. VCC is a corporate entity which is established in Singapore under the Variable Capital Companies Act … Continue reading SINGAPORE’S VARIABLE CAPITAL COMPANY (VCC)

New CA Course from May 2024-ICAI-ISCA one pager for ICAI Singapore Chapter Ahmedabad: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) will implement its new course structure from May 2024, a statement from ICAI said on Tuesday. The statement quoting newly elected national president of ICAI, Aniket Talati, said that the institute has also signed … Continue reading New CA Course from May 2024-ICAI-ISCA one pager for ICAI Singapore Chapter