Latest ACRA Compliance Update 2025

🚨 Latest ACRA Compliance Update 2025 - Singapore Corporate Transparency: Registering Nominee Directors & Shareholders with ACRA

Singapore is tightening corporate transparency rules— regardless of whether you have nominee arrangements in place. Here’s what you need to know to stay compliant.

📅 Key Deadline: 31 December 2025

Effective 16 June 2025, all companies and foreign companies in Singapore must submit the details from their private Register of Nominee Directors (ROND) and Register of Nominee Shareholders (RONS) to the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA). This measure significantly increases the transparency of nominee disclosure in Singapore companies.

🔍 What’s Changing?

Previously: Companies maintained private registers (since 2017 for nominee directors, 2022 for nominee shareholders).

Now: Mandatory filing with ACRA—either upon incorporation (for new entities) or by 31 Dec 2025 (for existing ones).

📋 What Must Be Submitted?

For nominee arrangements, companies must disclose:

✔ Nominator details (individuals: name, nationality, ID; corporates: entity name, registration number, jurisdiction)

✔ Appointment/cessation dates of nominee directors/shareholders

✔ Public visibility: Nominee status will appear in business profiles (nominator details remain confidential, accessible only to authorities).

🏛 Exemptions Apply

Some entities do not need to maintain these registers, including:

✅ Public-listed companies which shares are listed for quotation on an approved exchanges in Singapore1

✅ Singapore financial institutions2

✅ Government-owned companies3

✅ Statutory body-owned companies established by or under a public Act for a public purpose4

✅ Wholly-owned subsidiary of a company mentioned in (1), (2), (3) or 4 above

✅ Foreign entities with sufficient transparency regulations

⚠️ Penalties for Non-Compliance

Failure to comply may result in fines up to $25,000 and potential prosecution.

✅ Next Steps

Corporate Service Providers (CSPs): Can assist with preparation of the above registers and lodgement with ACRA.

💡 Need Help?

Navigating these changes can be complex. If you’re unsure about your obligations, do reach out to us to ensure seamless compliance.

🔗 Stay informed, stay compliant!

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