Singapore: Corporate Governance

For high-net-worth Indian families with global assets, a Will alone is often insufficient to manage succession, governance and long-term wealth preservation. Trusts and structured family governance frameworks can help protect assets, reduce disputes and create continuity across generations and jurisdictions.

Singapore's Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 introduces significant changes to director appointment procedures, corporate governance requirements, and regulatory compliance obligations. The amendments expand disqualification grounds for directors, introduce new anti-money laundering declarations, and modify operational requirements for companies while removing certain legacy reporting obligations.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore has launched a consultation proposing a new Protected Cell Company structure designed to lower barriers in the alternative risk transfer market. This framework would allow assets and liabilities to be segregated into individual cells while remaining under a single entity, offering a more cost-efficient alternative to establishing separate special purpose vehicles for each risk programme.

In many companies, there is a disproportionate distribution of shares among shareholders, resulting in a distinct majority and minority shareholder structure.

On 11 January 2023, Singapore Exchange Regulation ("SGX RegCo") announced that the following new requirements will apply to issuers ("Listed Issuers") listed on the Singapore...

The compliance deadline for both is 5 December 2022. Fines for non-compliance are up to SGD5,000 per offence.

If they haven't already, companies in Singapore should look to register alternate addresses for their directors, chief executive officers and company secretaries.

Here's how Asia-Pacific organisations can cultivate a more robust approach to compliance amid data privacy concerns and the changing local and international regulatory landscape.

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