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News & Updates
Latest company secretarial news and regulatory updates
- 🇸🇬 Legislation6 Oct
Singapore's second phase of company law changes starts 20 October 2026: annual return checks, faster strike-off
ACRA announced on 6 October 2026 that the next phase of the Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Act 2025 starts on 20 October 2026. Annual returns will require confirmation that officer, auditor and member particulars held by ACRA are accurate, and ask whether anyone acts as CEO. Registered offices no longer need set public opening hours, but records must be available on reasonable notice. Strike-off is faster and restoration can be refused on public-interest grounds.
- 🇨🇭 Registry1 Oct
Switzerland's transparency register goes live, starting the clock on beneficial owner filings
Switzerland's Transparency Act and the revised Anti-Money Laundering Act took effect on 1 October 2026, as the Federal Council decided on 12 June 2026, and the federal transparency register started operating the same day. Reporting deadlines for legal entities to file their beneficial owners now run, from one month to two years depending on the entity. The Federal Office of Justice ran a pilot of the register from June 2026.
- 🇬🇧 Regulator17 Sep
First prosecutions of directors who failed to verify their identity with Companies House
The Insolvency Service secured its first convictions for identity verification offences on 16 September 2026, when three directors of two companies were fined at City of London Magistrates' Court. The Insolvency Service and Companies House warned that verification is not optional, and that directors are responsible for making sure unverified people do not act as directors of their company.