Local and foreign companies are required to maintain a register of nominee shareholders, and lodge information on their controllers with ACRA.
October 8, 2022ACRA is empowered to conduct inspections on accounting entities, compel them to remediate lapses identified, and impose sanctions when necessary.
October 7, 2022The S$12.6mn fine is understood to be the largest fine for the publication of misleading financial statements in Singapore's history.
August 25, 2022SGX is developing a digital portal known as ESGenome which will help issuers with disclosures and make ESG data more easily accessible to investors.
July 22, 2022New advisory committee to develop roadmap for wider implementation of sustainability reporting in Singapore, beyond SGX-listed companies.
June 22, 2022230 companies, mostly dormant and shell companies, were used to submit 400 fraudulent applications claiming tax breaks.
March 10, 2022Under the changes, ACRA can conduct inspections on accountants for compliance with AML/CFT requirements, and impose penalties for non-compliance.
October 20, 2021The banks were deceived regarding true beneficial ownership in their decision to open bank accounts between 2014 to 2017.
September 9, 2021Primary-listed issuers must appoint an ACRA-registered auditor, and only use property valuers that meet certain qualification criteria.
January 12, 2021The Code was developed by an industry working group of 28 commodity financing banks in consultation with trading firms and with the support of regulators.
December 1, 2020