On 19 August 2026, MAS announced three measures to strengthen Singapore's competitiveness as an asset management hub. Those are its words. Mine would be that this is a defence, and the timing is the reason. The package has three parts: a tax exemption on profit-related returns from fund management services, a new Hedge Fund Investment [...]
A great candidate can walk away from a job offer for reasons that have nothing to do with salary. How to write an offer letter that candidates can't refuse is really a question about clarity, timing and trust, not just the number on the page. In Singapore's tight hiring market, a poorly worded or delayed [...]
Getting the salary right is no longer enough to secure an Employment Pass for a foreign hire. Since the Complementarity Assessment Framework (COMPASS) came into force, MOM assesses every non-exempt Employment Pass application on a points system that looks well beyond the pay cheque, and from 1 January 2026 the salary benchmarks under this framework [...]
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