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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

Rawlinson & Hunter offer a full tax advisory service with expertise in key regional and international jurisdictions. Our Singapore office provides Singapore and regional tax advice, and we work with our international firms to provide UK and Australian tax advice. TAX ADVISORY Rawlinson & Hunter offer a full tax advisory service with expertise in key regional and international jurisdictions. Our Singapore office provides Singapore and regional tax advice, and we work with our international firms to provide UK and Australian tax advice. 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

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 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

Prosperity should bring freedom, but more often the opposite is the case. The greater the wealth, the greater the responsibilities and the rules that seem to restrict the enjoyment of them. Especially taxes. ADVISORY Prosperity should bring freedom, but more often the opposite is the case. The greater the wealth, the greater the responsibilities and the rules that seem to restrict the enjoyment of them. Especially taxes. Our skill lies in maximising the benefits that wealth can bring, by protecting it and allowing it to do what it was always supposed to do – to be enjoyed by the individuals who own it. Our offices probably contain a greater concentration of international advisory expertise than any other firm, anywhere in the world. Our reputation as experts in this field has brought us family and corporate clients in every continent, almost entirely by personal recommendation. We will need to get to know you, your family, your business and your individual aims and requirements. You will need to get to know us and trust us. We can then provide you with a solution uniquely suited to your situation and to your needs. Our Specialists

For individuals and trusts, we are able to offer specialist valuation and forensic accounting services either for litigation support, to deal with tax enquiries, or, perhaps most importantly, to ensure that proper records are in place for the families concerned. ACCOUNTANCY For individuals and trusts, we are able to offer specialist valuation and forensic accounting services either for litigation support, to deal with tax enquiries, or, perhaps most importantly, to ensure that proper records are in place for the families concerned. We have acted as experts in relation to matrimonial, tax and trust litigation. We are able to undertake corporate valuations in support of these, and also those needed for minority shareholdings, inheritance and capital gains tax events, and tax clearance applications. Our Specialists

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

LEGAL Rawlinson & Hunter International is a grouping of independent firms with members throughout the world. It is not a legal entity in its own right and does not offer professional services in its own name. Each independent member of Rawlinson & Hunter International is a separate firm. These firms are not members of one international partnership or group, or otherwise necessarily legal partners or members with each other, nor is any one firm responsible for the services or activities of any other. Firms in certain jurisdictions offer services through a partnership structure or through the medium of limited liability vehicles, or both, depending on the nature of services offered. The partners and directors of each of the firms within the Rawlinson & Hunter grouping pride themselves on the shared ethos and quality of advice given across the Rawlinson & Hunter grouping. As a result, use is made throughout this website of the expressions “our” and “we” in reference to the service provided by each of the Rawlinson & Hunter firms. This should not be construed as Rawlinson & Hunter International existing as a single entity. Although the firms carry the same name, there is no common ownership among the firms of Rawlinson & Hunter International. This website is designed for the information of readers. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, information contained on the site may not be comprehensive and readers should not act upon it without seeking professional advice. The application and impact of the laws can vary widely from case to case, based upon the specific or unique facts involved. Accordingly, the information in this site is not intended to serve as legal, accounting, financial or tax advice. Users are encouraged to consult with professional advisers at their local Rawlinson & Hunter International office for advice concerning specific matters before making any decision. A list of legal partners and directors of that office can only be obtained from that office and nothing in this website shall imply that any other persons mentioned herein are partners or members of that office. R&H Trust Co. (Singapore) Pte. Limited is a trust company incorporated in Singapore and regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, and we are proud members of the Singapore Trustees Association. Rawlinson & Hunter (Singapore) Pte. Limited is regulated by the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority to provide corporate secretarial services.

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

Clients of Rawlinson & Hunter Singapore know they are receiving the benefit of private client management and advisory expertise that is built on years of first-hand experience of the offshore financial services industry. ABOUT US Clients of Rawlinson & Hunter Singapore know they are receiving the benefit of private client management and advisory expertise that is built on years of first-hand experience of the offshore financial services industry. We offer a comprehensive range of professional services including, trust, accounting, corporate, tax consultancy and private client services. This depth of professional expertise sets us apart from the competition and provides clients with a level of professional and personalised service that is second to none. For the private client we can take the strain, safeguarding their assets, leaving them to enjoy the benefits, not suffer the burdens, of wealth. Clients of Rawlinson & Hunter Singapore benefit from having direct access to our international grouping of professional firms which include Australia, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, New Zealand, Switzerland and the United Kingdom

Rawlinson & Hunter Singapore can help you see your business in a different light, assist you with offshore and onshore structuring around the world to make your ownership structure the most efficient in terms of operation, tax and exit strategy. BUSINESS STRUCTURING Managing a business whilst being so close to the details could potentially give rise to a situation where a second, impartial, independent advisor can often help you see the woods, the trees and beyond. Rawlinson & Hunter Singapore can help you see your business in a different light, assist you with offshore and onshore structuring around the world to make your ownership structure the most efficient in terms of operation, tax and exit strategy. We can also analyse your internal processes, and assist you in ensuring that they are as efficient as possible, to help your organisation make quick, informed decisions. We can even assist you in implementing new Finance IT systems that will ensure that you have accurate and timely information at your fingertips. Our structuring and consultancy services include, but are not limited to: • Offshore & Onshore Structuring • Trust Structuring • Process Engineering • Financial System implementation • Resourcing • Forensic Accounting & Consultancy Services Our Specialists