Work with us: Singapore VCC setup, tax awards and fund services for your clients
A third of the enquiries this site receives come from professional advisers with a client who needs a Singapore fund structure — a VCC, a 13O or 13U award, a family office, a fund administrator. This page is for you: what we can introduce, how the referral works, the tools and benchmarks you can put in front of a client today, and how to reach us with a live matter.
What we can introduce
| Your client needs | Who we introduce | What they deliver |
|---|---|---|
| A fund vehicle and a manager — VCC or Singapore LP, launched under a licence | MAS-licensed CMS fund managers | Incorporation and constitution, sub-fund set-up, Permissible Fund Manager appointment, hosted-platform launch where the client has no licence, ongoing management |
| A 13O, 13OA or 13U tax award | The same licensed managers, with the fund-services group for the application file | Track assessment (non-SFO vs SFO), application to MAS, projections of headcount and spending, annual condition monitoring |
| A single or multi-family office structure | Family-office specialists among the licensed managers | SFO or MFO route, the S$20 million floor and yearly conditions, capital deployment, private-banking onboarding |
| Fund administration, NAV, investor services, corporate secretarial, FATCA/CRS | An international fund-services group with a Singapore office | Onboarding, periodic NAV, registers and dealing, financial statements and audit support, regulatory filings |
| Re-domiciliation from Cayman or BVI, or a carry-vehicle restructuring | Licensed managers with migration experience | Inward transfer or new-vintage launch, 13U for the existing offshore vehicle, Singapore carry entity for the next fund |
How the referral works
- You send the brief. Use the form with “Professional adviser” selected: the client’s situation in a few lines — strategy or family, assets, investors, timing, what has already been decided. Anonymise if you prefer; the introduction can be made on a no-names basis first.
- We map it. Within one business day we reply with the likely structure, the tax track and floor that apply, the realistic cost band and the provider type that fits — drawing on the same benchmarks published on this site.
- We introduce, you stay in the room. The provider engages the client directly under its own terms; you keep the client relationship and the legal or tax work. We charge nothing to the adviser and place no obligation on the client.
- Nothing is published. Enquiries are used only to make the introduction. We do not name clients, advisers or matters on this site.
What you can put in front of a client today
- 13O/13U eligibility checker — which track, which scheme, which floor, and the gaps, in nine questions.
- VCC cost calculator and the family office cost calculator — setup and running costs, SFO versus MFO.
- Fund administration fee estimator and what three real proposals quote — so the client’s expectations match the market before the first quote arrives.
- Carried interest calculator — Cayman, Hong Kong and Singapore-only, before and after YA 2027.
- Primary-source explainers: the two-track demarcation, the minimum-AUM floors, the capital deployment requirement, VCC requirements.
Every page carries its sources and its currency date; every figure that depends on a circular names the track it applies to. Where we could not verify a number, we say so.
What we do not do
We do not draft documents, give legal or tax opinions, apply to MAS on a client’s behalf, hold client money or act as a fund manager or administrator. Those are the roles of the licensed providers we introduce and of you. We also do not name the providers on this site; the introduction is made by email once we understand the matter.
Have a live matter?
Send the brief with “Professional adviser” selected. We reply within one business day with the structure, the track and the provider type that fits, and make the introduction when you are ready.
Refer a client →Frequently asked questions
Do you charge advisers or clients for the introduction?
No. There is no fee to the adviser and no obligation on the client. The provider we introduce engages the client directly under its own terms; you keep the client relationship and your own scope of work.
Can I refer a client without naming them?
Yes. Send the situation without identifying details — strategy or family, assets, investors, timing — and we will map the structure and provider type on a no-names basis. Names are needed only when the introduction is made.
Who are the providers you introduce?
MAS-licensed CMS fund managers — including managers who launch client funds under their own licence on a hosted platform and family-office specialists — and an international fund-services group with a Singapore office for administration, NAV, corporate secretarial and reporting. We do not name them on the site; the introduction is made by email once we understand the matter.
What should the brief contain?
The client type (fund manager, family, EAM, investor), the assets involved and where they sit, the number and type of investors, the strategy, whether a tax award is sought, who will manage the fund, and the timeline. The tools on this site capture most of this and write a summary into the form.
Will anything about my client appear on the site?
No. Enquiries are used only to make the introduction. We do not publish clients, advisers or matters, and client patterns described in our articles are anonymised.