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Estate planning demands a detailed appreciation of the circumstances of each client and the flexibility to respond to their wishes. Our emphasis on client relationships has enabled us to build a considerable reputation in this area. ESTATE PLANNING Estate planning demands a detailed appreciation of the circumstances of each client and the flexibility to respond to their wishes. Our emphasis on client relationships has enabled us to build a considerable reputation in this area. Regular reviews of the estate and detailed illustrative calculations of potential liabilities keep our clients aware of opportunities available to them, while our international focus allows us to advise clients with assets in multiple jurisdictions. Frequent discussions with the client and the client’s family ensure that we are aware of their wishes as they develop and can act in their best interests. For UK connected clients, the inheritance regime provides excellent opportunities to plan estates and protect family wealth through the use of lifetime gifts, trusts, family limited partnerships and careful consideration of wills. Our expertise in tax planning means that we are an excellent choice for clients wishing to draft their wills in a tax efficient manner. Our partners are also experienced in acting as executors, alone or with family members or lawyers. We have all the necessary experience to deal with the administration of the estate, from the initial application for probate to the final distribution. The close relationships we build up with our clients mean that we can deal effectively with any sensitive family issues that arise. Our Specialists

Reporting and maintaining your results is only one part of what is really required. Traditional bookkeeping is historical based, looking at results compared to market, or reporting annual, quarterly or monthly performance. PLANNING & FORECASTING Reporting and maintaining your results is only one part of what is really required. Traditional bookkeeping is historical based, looking at results compared to market, or reporting annual, quarterly or monthly performance. But a huge part of a true CFO Function must be forward looking for it to add real value to your business. Preparing a budget should not just be based on your previous year actuals, then accounting for inflation. A “bottom-up” budget should always be done, and using Rawlinson & Hunter Singapore, we will provide an in depth analysis of your cost base, market conditions, business plans, cash, customer and financing position to ensure that a realistic, target driven budget is prepared. We are a partner for the long term, and will advise and assist in the coming years to help you achieve, and exceed this target. A traditional budget will only get you one or two years into the future. The critical difference between those companies that do well and those that excel is that the majority have a 5 or 10 year plan. Rawlinson & Hunter Singapore is uniquely placed to work with you and your team to understand where you want to be in 5 and 10 years time, how you want to get there, and build an innovative solution to achieve this goal. Our Specialists

Our talented and specialised tax team have in depth knowledge of the Singapore tax landscape and have extensive experience of providing advice and compliance services for complex corporate, personal and trust tax matters. TAXATION Our talented and specialised tax team have in depth knowledge of the Singapore tax landscape and have extensive experience of providing advice and compliance services for complex corporate, personal and trust tax matters. Our Specialists

OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... Reset Filters By expertise... Select expertise... Claire Corden Director +65 6908 8874 claire.corden@rawlinson-hunter.com.sg Claire Corden leads the accounting team in Singapore and ensures the team provides accurate and timely corporate services for clients, in accordance with relevant Financial Reporting Standards.Her international accounting career started in 2001 focusing on Singapore and UK but she also has experience with businesses in the rest of Asia, US and Australia. In 2009 she launched an outsourced accounting firm and has been working in the field ever since handling several businesses concurrently and always delivering to agreed deadlines. Her skills include creating, improving and managing business processes within fast growing enterprises and new start-ups. She has expertise in day to day accounting and general administration, which leads into a comprehensive & timely creation of financial reporting to suit the needs of every level of management within an organisation. She is on hand to address any finance queries, by being able to pull on a wealth of knowledge and experience from around the group. She holds a Bachelors degree in Business Studies. Expertise

CONTACT US Office Address Singapore Rawlinson & Hunter (Singapore) Pte Ltd R&H Trust Co. (Singapore) Pte Ltd 30 Cecil Street #18-02 & 03 Prudential Tower Singapore 049712 T +65 6908 8870 E webenquiry.singapore@rawlinson-hunter.com

We recognise that behind every trust or foundation is a family, with its individual issues and aims, ranging from the preservation of the family business or its inherited wealth, to matters of potential conflict within a family, such as generational change or divorce. TRUSTS We recognise that behind every trust or foundation is a family, with its individual issues and aims, ranging from the preservation of the family business or its inherited wealth, to matters of potential conflict within a family, such as generational change or divorce. Our partners are experienced in dealing sensitively with the pressures faced by such families, and fully accept the demands of a trustee’s role. They are used to dealing with the demands of multiple jurisdictions and the complex regulatory, tax and reporting requirements involved. They actively seek solutions tailored to ensure that, while the trust assets are preserved and can grow, the beneficiaries interests are maintained. They understand that full accountability and efficient administration are essential, coupled with an ability to deal sensitively with beneficiaries at every stage in life. Our Specialists

Our team of experts can advise and support the structuring of property purchases in Singapore. Our team has extensive experience advising on buyer’s and seller’s stamp duty, as well as ongoing tax responsibilities for residential and commercial properties in Singapore. PROPERTY TAX Our team of experts can advise and support the structuring of property purchases in Singapore. Our team has extensive experience advising on buyer’s and seller’s stamp duty, as well as ongoing tax responsibilities for residential and commercial properties in Singapore. We work closely with our UK and Australia offices for clients looking to invest or manage properties in these popular jurisdictions. Our Specialists

Rawlinson & Hunter Singapore offer a comprehensive range of professional services including, trust, accounting, corporate, tax consultancy and private client services. CLEAR ADVICE IN A COMPLEX WORLD Independently practicing since 2013 Tell me more about your... Services Trusts Accountancy Advisory Tax I'm looking for... People Select Staff Peter Milnes Jill Carpenter Candy Yang Claire Corden Gim Leong Chew By surname... Select person...

Singapore is a major international financial centre located in South East Asia. Its remarkable growth story since independence in 1965 is such that Singapore is now a major international player in financial services, shipping, banking, manufacturing, and research & development. SINGAPORE Singapore is a major international financial centre located in South East Asia. Its remarkable growth story since independence in 1965 is such that Singapore is now a major international player in financial services, shipping, banking, manufacturing, and research & development. Indeed Singapore is recognised as the world’s 4th leading financial centre and its port is one of the five busiest in the world. Regularly voted as one the most business friendly jurisdictions in the world, Singapore is now seen as the most attractive base for Asian operations for many banks, hedge funds, and family offices. Singapore’s ability to attract private and institutional investors is based on its ability to demonstrate key attributes: • Common law legal framework; • Excellent infrastructure; • Economic, social and political stability; • Corporate legal structure that is conducive to business; • Geographical location; • World class regulation; • Tax treaties in place with many of its Asian neighbours, as well as internationally; and • Attractive corporate tax rates. The majority of the world’s major banks, legal firms, and financial ser vices professionals have a presence in Singapore, and many consider Singapore to be their Asia Pacific Head Office. The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is the integrated regulator and supervisor of financial institutions in Singapore. Singapore has established strict and rigorous anti-money laundering regulations and is countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regimes through its comprehensive and sound legal, institutional, policy and supervisory framework. As a member of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Singapore also contributes actively towards international AML/CFT standard-setting discussions

Our specialists can offer advice on all aspects of business taxation, withholding tax, property tax, from partnership changes and incorporation to acquisitions and remuneration packages for employees and directors. CORPORATE TAX We offer specialist corporate tax advice in Singapore, with a particular focus on family office structuring and administration. Furthermore, because of the international nature of the Rawlinson & Hunter network, our specialists are able to advise on complex cross-border structures particularly in conjunction with the expertise of our UK and Australian offices to allow companies to operate in a way which is tax efficient to the individual circumstances of their shareholders. Our specialists can offer advice on all aspects of business taxation, withholding tax, property tax, from partnership changes and incorporation to acquisitions and remuneration packages for employees and directors. Our Specialists

OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... Reset Filters By expertise... Select expertise... Gim Leong Chew Director +65 6978 8873 gim.chew@rawlinson-hunter.com.sg Gim has more than 15 years of experience in the field of tax. He has in depth working knowledge of Singapore corporate income tax, personal income tax, withholding tax matters and international tax matters including advising on in-bound and out-bound investments. He currently focuses on providing tax advisory services including advising clients on family office set-ups, fund set-up, private equity funds structure, assisting with tax incentive applications (S13O & 13U), corporate restructuring, cross border transactions, etc. Gim is an Accredited Tax Advisor (Income Tax) and is a member of the Singapore Chartered Tax Professionals Limited. Expertise

As investment products become more diverse, keeping track of the financially successful family’s assets and their value is becoming increasingly difficult. This can make monitoring the family’s wealth, at best, more time consuming and, at worst, almost impossible for the family administrator or trustee. WEALTH REPORTING As investment products become more diverse, keeping track of the financially successful family’s assets and their value is becoming increasingly difficult. This can make monitoring the family’s wealth, at best, more time consuming and, at worst, almost impossible for the family administrator or trustee. We have developed our own systems and procedures for monitoring the composition and performance of a family’s investments and other assets. Our systems enable us to present the family or its advisers with comprehensive and timely reports consolidating the family’s entire asset base. The asset and performance analyses within our reports are tailored to the individual family’s needs in a way that we believe is unique in the marketplace. We consider that our independence from the investment process means that we can concentrate on our client’s needs and monitor objectively any investment adviser’s performance. Our Specialists