Articles by
Céline Chi Hae Wong
Founding Partner & CEO Asia
Harvard-trained executive with deep roots in wealth management and digital assets. Led strategy at UBS and VP Bank before founding Allocator One’s Asia operations out of Singapore.
Section 13O vs 13U in Singapore: picking the right tax exemption for your fund
Both schemes exempt fund income from Singapore's 17% corporate tax. But they target different fund sizes, impose different substance requirements, and the January 2025 changes make the choice harder to get right.
Setting up a family office fund structure in Singapore: what you actually need
Singapore has over 1,400 single-family offices now. The tax incentives are real, but so are the substance requirements, staffing mandates, and ongoing compliance. Here is how the structure actually works.
Singapore's tax incentive framework for funds: Section 13O, 13U, 13H, and 13R explained
Singapore offers some of the most attractive fund tax incentives in Asia. The 2025 updates made them better for VC and PE managers, but the details matter.
Fund manager licensing in Singapore: choosing between VCFM, A/I LFMC, and RFMC
MAS offers three licensing tiers for fund managers. Picking the wrong one costs you time, money, and flexibility. Here is how each actually works.