Singapore’s S-VACC to gain from onshoring private funds

Alternatives

Ernest Chan

Jan 30, 2018

Industry observers are confident that offshore private funds will take advantage of the Singapore Variable Capital Company structure, provided the tax conditions make sense.

Private funds hub? Singapore is seeking to launch its own version of a private fund corporate vehicle.

Hedge funds, private equity funds and real estate fund managers operating in Asia are interested in using the incoming Singapore Variable Capital Company S-VACC structure to domicile their...

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