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Singapore CSP compliance, answered plainly.

The authoritative reference for Singapore Corporate Service Providers. Every entity that provides corporate services by way of business must now register with ACRA and meet strict AML/CFT duties under the Corporate Service Providers Act 2024, in force since 9 June 2025. These guides answer the questions CSPs actually ask — cited to ACRA and the primary law.

For firm owners: choosing & justifying software

Deciding whether — and how — to put your CSP practice on modern software. A neutral buyer’s framework, what AI actually changes in the work, the honest ROI, and where CorpSec AI stands today (roadmap items clearly flagged).

Buyer’s guideHow to choose CSP compliance software: a buyer’s checklistA vendor-neutral scoring framework — ten dimensions from ACRA coverage to migration and pricing — plus an honest read on where CorpSec AI is live, demo or roadmap.Read →What AI actually does for a corporate service providerDrafting, KYC triage, document ingestion and client memory — with honest before/after times and a clear line between what works today and what is on the roadmap.Read →The ROI of automating corporate secretarial workA transparent business case: how hours-saved is calculated, a worked mid-size example (~30+ hours a month), switching costs, and a decision checklist — same numbers as our live calculator.Read →Why CorpSec AI: an honest look at what it does todayAI-first, Singapore-only, security as a first principle, regulator-friendly by design — with an open list of what is still roadmap (direct ACRA filing, live screening, billing, bulk migration).Read →

CSP Act 2024

Singapore’s Corporate Service Providers Act 2024 took effect on 9 June 2025. It requires every CSP to register with ACRA and to meet strict AML/CFT/PF duties. Start with the pillar guide, then go deeper on each obligation.

PillarThe CSP Act 2024: what corporate service providers must doThe complete pillar guide — who it covers, registration with ACRA, AML/CFT duties, RQIs, nominee directors, record-keeping and penalties (up to S$100,000 per breach).Read →Who must register as a CSP in Singapore?If you form companies, provide a registered office, act as or arrange directors or nominee shareholders, or file with ACRA for others by way of business — you must register.Read →What are the AML/CFT obligations for CSPs?Customer due diligence, enhanced due diligence for high-risk clients, sanctions screening, risk assessment, ≥5-year record-keeping and suspicious transaction reports.Read →What is a Registered Qualified Individual (RQI)?Every registered CSP needs at least one RQI — a qualified, AML/CFT-trained individual who provides or supervises corporate services and answers to ACRA.Read →Nominee director requirements under the CSP Act 2024CSPs must run a fit-and-proper assessment before arranging any nominee director, and nominee status is disclosed to ACRA. Acting by way of business outside a CSP is an offence.Read →

Annual returns, AGMs & director changes

The recurring statutory work every Singapore company depends on its corporate secretary for — deadlines, exemptions and how to file each one with ACRA.

When is the annual return due, and how to file itThe annual return deadline for Singapore companies, what it contains, and how it is lodged with ACRA.Read →Do private companies need to hold an AGM?AGM timelines, the exemptions available to private companies, and the resolutions involved.Read →How to appoint a director in Singapore (the 14-day rule)Consent to act, the ACRA filing deadline for a new director, and the records to keep.Read →How to file a director resignation with ACRANotice, the filing that removes a resigning director, and what happens if the board falls below the minimum.Read →

Glossary

Plain-English definitions of the corporate-secretarial and CSP Act 2024 terms that come up most often.

RQI — Registered Qualified IndividualThe qualified individual every registered CSP must have under the CSP Act 2024.Read →CDD — Customer Due DiligenceIdentifying and verifying clients and their beneficial owners.Read →EDD — Enhanced Due DiligenceThe extra scrutiny applied to higher-risk clients such as PEPs.Read →Nominee directorA director who acts on behalf of another person — now tightly regulated.Read →

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