02 · Structuring & Corporate Services

Structuring & Corporate Services

The appropriate structure depends on strategy, investors, target jurisdictions, tax, regulatory status and long-term objectives. We coordinate legal, accounting, tax, compliance and operational workstreams.

A structure designed around the commercial reality.

Service scope

Configured around the engagement.

The following illustrates a typical scope. Final responsibilities and deliverables are agreed in writing for each client.

01

Singapore VCC

End-to-end coordination for the establishment and ongoing operation of Singapore Variable Capital Companies and their sub-funds.

Typical scope

  • Initial structure and operating-model assessment
  • VCC incorporation and sub-fund coordination
  • Legal counsel and service-provider onboarding
  • Corporate secretarial and registered office support
  • Banking, administration, accounting and audit setup
  • Ongoing governance and statutory maintenance
02

BVI and Cayman structures

Coordination of offshore company and fund structures through appropriately qualified professionals in the relevant jurisdiction.

Typical scope

  • Preliminary structure assessment
  • Referral to jurisdiction-qualified counsel
  • Entity formation and registered-agent coordination
  • Banking and service-provider onboarding
  • Economic substance information coordination
  • Annual maintenance and Singapore operational integration

Offshore legal and corporate services are delivered in coordination with qualified professionals in the relevant jurisdiction.

03

Singapore family office

Coordinated support for families establishing an investment management, governance and operational presence in Singapore.

Typical scope

  • Ownership and investment structure coordination
  • Family governance documentation coordination
  • Accounting, tax and financial reporting
  • Operational policy and infrastructure development
  • Service-provider selection and investment administration
  • Ongoing corporate and compliance support
04

Corporate secretarial services

Ongoing governance and statutory administration for fund-related and investment-management entities.

Typical scope

  • Annual returns and statutory registers
  • Board and shareholder resolutions
  • Director and shareholder changes
  • Registered office and meeting documentation
  • Corporate records and deadline tracking

Why the appointment is supportable

Capability with a visible control model.

The service case is not based on breadth alone. The mandate, control steps, operating evidence and retained client oversight are defined together.

01 · Mandate

A project and ongoing administration mandate that identifies the entities, jurisdictions, professional providers, decisions and statutory obligations involved.

02

Control design

  • Structure assumptions and decision points documented
  • Legal, tax and regulatory work allocated to qualified providers
  • Formation, onboarding and closing dependencies tracked
  • Corporate approvals and filing responsibilities mapped
03

Operating evidence

  • Structure and implementation memorandum
  • Provider and responsibility matrix
  • Entity register and corporate records checklist
  • Annual statutory and governance calendar
04

Client oversight

  • The client approves structure, advisers and governing documents
  • Directors retain responsibility for corporate and regulatory decisions
  • Material changes are documented before implementation
  • Jurisdiction-specific advice remains with qualified professionals

Structure comparison

Standalone or umbrella VCC?

A practical starting point for an operating-model discussion—not a definitive legal recommendation.

01

Standalone VCC

02

Umbrella VCC

Structure

One VCC for one investment platform

One VCC with two or more segregated sub-funds

Governance

Dedicated to the single VCC

Shared umbrella governance with sub-fund oversight

Cost allocation

Direct to the VCC

Common and sub-fund expenses require an allocation approach

Scalability

Focused on the current strategy

Designed to add strategies within the umbrella

Operational complexity

Fewer cross-strategy dependencies

More coordination across records, providers and controls

This comparison is general and does not constitute legal, regulatory or tax advice. The appropriate structure depends on the intended platform.

Connected outputs

Designed to leave an operating system, not a loose collection of tasks.

01

Structure implementation plan

02

Provider appointment matrix

03

Corporate records framework

04

Annual obligations calendar

Related capabilities

The next workstream is already connected.

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