Regulatory update
Fund Structures
Singapore VCC Fund formation Family office structures Singapore incorporation and administration Discuss your structure → Short answer: DFSA CP 173 remains a proposal; we found no final rules…
Regulatory update
Regulatory Updates
Prepare fund-manager systems, investigations, records and submission controls for MAS misconduct reporting changes taking effect on 1 January 2027.
Analysis
Governance and Compliance
Hand over a family office CIO role by mapping authority, portfolio decisions, providers, systems, conflicts, open risks and verified access changes.
Analysis
Family Offices
Accept a trust asset title register only after matching each asset to ownership evidence, custody records, restrictions, document location and open defects.
Analysis
Global Comparisons
Compare an Indonesian collective investment contract with a Singapore VCC by legal form, investor market, manager, custodian, offering and operations.
Analysis
Global Comparisons
Compare Taiwan securities investment trust funds with Singapore VCCs by investor market, legal form, manager route, offering process and operations.
Analysis
Provider Reviews
Approve a VCC sub-custodian change only after mapping affected markets, assets, cash, legal terms, transition controls and verified post-change evidence.
Checklist
Governance and Compliance
Build a VCC NAV calendar that maps every input, cut-off, owner, dependency, challenge, exception route and release condition by sub-fund and share class.
Analysis
Governance and Compliance
Map VCC broker instructions by legal owner, mandate, maker, approver, release channel, exception route and evidence before trading access is granted.
Analysis
Global Comparisons
How Australian departure CGT works, where the 2026 CGT and discretionary trust changes stand on 9 November 2026, and which Singapore structure may suit an Australian family.
Analysis
Family Offices
Japanese inheritance tax follows residence history, and CFC rules can reach a Singapore company. What a Singapore family office does and does not change.
Regulatory update
Regulatory Updates
MAS proposed a new Alternative Funds Appendix to the CIS Code to authorise new retail fund types faster. Here is what stays fixed for VCC sub-funds and what…