Legal & Regulatory

Singapore Subsidiary or Branch Office: How Foreign Companies Should Structure Market Entry

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Compare subsidiary and branch structures in Singapore, including liability, tax treatment, governance, and profit repatriation implications.

Shareholder Agreements in Singapore for Foreign Investors: Control, Exit Rights, and Protection

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Learn how shareholder agreements in Singapore help foreign investors manage control, funding risk, and exit planning in joint venture structures.

Should Investors Consolidate Indonesia Operations Under a Holding Company?

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Foreign investors assess when a holding company improves control, tax efficiency, risk isolation, and exit readiness in Indonesia.

Singapore AML and KYC Rules for Foreign Shareholders

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Singapore AML and KYC rules for foreign shareholders and their impact on bank account approval.

Minimum Capital Requirements for Foreign Investors in Malaysia: Sector-Specific Rules Explained

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Foreign investors should assess Malaysia’s sector-specific capital thresholds, licensing triggers, and practical requirements before market entry to avoid restructuring risk.

How Indonesia’s PT PMA Structure Fits Foreign Ownership and Control Requirements

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Foreign investors can use a PT PMA to secure ownership control capital structure and profit repatriation in Indonesia.

Navigating Thailand’s Competition Law and Merger Approval Regime for Foreign Businesses

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Understand Thailand’s merger control thresholds, approval timelines, and how competition law impacts foreign acquisitions and deal execution.

Common Structuring Gaps That Delay Banking or Activation in Singapore

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Foreign investors in Singapore face banking and activation delays from ownership, governance, funding, and payment structuring gaps.

Foreign Ownership Rules and Conditional Sector Access in Indonesia

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Foreign investors entering Indonesia must assess ownership limits, conditional sector access, investment thresholds, and long-term structural risk.

Banking, Account Opening, And Source-Of-Funds Scrutiny in Singapore

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Singapore’s bank account opening framework reflects a risk-based approach to source of funds scrutiny, approval discretion, and onboarding timelines for foreign investors.

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