BBCG Perspectives for clients navigating cross-border complexity in Singapore, China, Malaysia, and Australia.
China Has Rewritten the Tax Rules for Offshore Trusts: Why Every China-Linked Structure Now Needs a Review
For any family with China-linked wealth held through an offshore trust, including structures with Singapore entities, companies or investment vehicles...
Setting Up an International Headquarters in Singapore, and What It Takes to Genuinely Qualify
For a group with real, multi-function headquarters activity to consolidate, or the genuine intention to build one, IHQ offers a...
Building a Singapore Treasury Function That Also Supports Your Employment Pass
For a group with genuine international operations considering where to base its treasury function, the FTC incentive offers something relatively...
Succession Is Not a Document, It’s a Practice: Why Families Delay and What It Costs Them
Succession planning is one of those topics that almost every ultra high net worth family acknowledges as important and almost...
What Does Family Office Governance Actually Require, and Why Most Structures Fail Without It
There is a version of a family office that exists on paper and a version that actually works.
Beyond Setup: A Fund Vehicle Built for Collective Investment Schemes — Understanding the Variable Capital Company
A private investment holding company, or several segregated holding entities, will usually serve the family better and at lower cost...
Beyond the Insurance Wrapper: How Actively Managed Certificates Extend What a PPLI or VUL Can Hold
Insurers and policy custodians maintain defined lists of approved products, asset classes, and counterparties for sound reasons — regulatory compliance,...
Insurance-Based Planning in the Family Office Architecture: Where Life Insurance Fits in CRS, Tax, and Succession Design
Each of these conversations tends to happen in isolation — disconnected from the corporate structure, the CRS classification, and the...
What Is a Singapore Family Office, and Is It the Right Structure for Your Situation?
At its core, a family office is the institutionalisation of a family's private wealth management.
