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When I moved here many moons ago, the advice from local contacts was to set up a Pte. Ltd. as a subsidiary of the HQ company, given that the process is incredibly simple, quick and inexpensive. Nevertheless the company's advisers (most of whom weren't physically located in Singapore) insisted that ...

Everything posted about alternatives to a private limited is a way to "get around" the regulations. But I really don't see why your company simply wouldn't form a wholly owned private limited in Singapore. It is easy to do and relatively inexpensive. Your P1 employment pass would be a relative shoe...

What I do no is that no one is going to use up EP and WP passes places if they are not benefitting from it now the Govt has tightened up on issuing them. Thanks again :) Do you mean the Government benefitting or the possible Sponsor company benefitting? At least the Sponsor company would benefit as...

good luck getting that right. you might want to look a these websites instead: www.business.gov.sg www.iesingapore.gov.sg www.mom.gov.sg Those are exactly the websites I was surfing just in the last hour. I was still thinking about the Representative Office idea, that it could be possible if I woul...

...No, I currently do not have right of residence in Singapore... good luck getting that right. you might want to look a these websites instead: www.business.gov.sg www.iesingapore.gov.sg www.mom.gov.sg Those are exactly the websites I was surfing just in the last hour. I was still thinking about t...

A Representative Office is probably out of the question: from: http://www.guidemesingapore.com/incorporation/foreign-company/singapore-representative-office-registration-guide A Singapore representative office has no legal status and it is merely an extension of the foreign company. It must not cond...

Thank you both! :) This idea was just floated recently for the first time, so I have not yet researched it fully (which I will do, just wanted a headstart with some tips from here!) No, I currently do not have right of residence in Singapore. I would be helping my firm produce income, but it would b...

Hello! :) I have seen threads about "self-employment at home" and "setting up a branch in Singapore" but this is a little different: Does anybody have good advice on one individual working from Singapore for a foreign company - without setting up an official branch or a big office. The idea would be...

Good thread, but I wonder how I can do the same, from Finland, into Singapore. Problem is that I have many co-workers and even my boss is a "friend" in LinkedIn, so I can't explicitly write it in my profile "LOOKING FOR WORK IN SINGAPORE (boss/coworkers, please disregard)" :? So is there a discrete...

Good thread, but I wonder how I can do the same, from Finland, into Singapore. Problem is that I have many co-workers and even my boss is a "friend" in LinkedIn, so I can't explicitly write it in my profile "LOOKING FOR WORK IN SINGAPORE (boss/coworkers, please disregard)" :? So is there a discrete...

Good thread, but I wonder how I can do the same, from Finland, into Singapore. Problem is that I have many co-workers and even my boss is a "friend" in LinkedIn, so I can't explicitly write it in my profile "LOOKING FOR WORK IN SINGAPORE (boss/coworkers, please disregard)" :? So is there a discrete ...

With the way the markets are at the moment, 2 years is long-term! it's impossible to answer. Does anyone really know what the markets are going to do in the next 2 months never mind the next 2 years. Jobs on the buy-side are very lean in SG. You might have more luck in HK, so drop Mandarin and lear...

Hello, If somebody (like me) has 14 years of investment banking experience in Europe (stock analysis & bond fund management), how would this be considered for a job in Singapore... ie. with no Asian experience? I would concede that I have no experience in the Asian stock/bond markets and therefore a...