Funds and Private Wealth

Also see Real Estate Taxation

Academic Research
1. Singapore Trusts Law, (1st Ed) (2021) (LexisNexis) (With Christopher Hare)
– “An excellent work — comprehensive in scope and clear as well as perceptive in its discourse and analysis, with Singapore cases cited wherever possible.” (Justice Andrew Phang, “Trusts Law in Comparative Context” (2021) 4 MLJ clxxxvii-cxcvii, clxxxix)
– “Provides a strong and detailed coverage of the current state of Singapore trust law.” (Dr Joyman Lee [2022] Singapore Journal of Legal Studies 485-488)
– “Chapters provide a comprehensive, accurate, yet succinct survey of the law as it stands in Singapore… an excellent volume.” (Soh Kian Peng (2023) 35 Singapore Academy of Law Journal 459-461)
2. “Holding Residential Property on Inter Vivos Trusts in Singapore: Transfers of Equity Interests” (2022) 28(10) Trusts & Trustees 949-959
3. “Holding Residential Property on Inter Vivos Trusts in Singapore: Transfers to Trustees” (2022) 28(10) Trusts & Trustees 938-948
4. “A New Structuring Option for Funds: The Singapore Variable Capital Company” (2021) 42(5) Company Lawyer 177-184
5. “Philanthropic Giving in Singapore: The Tax Landscape” (2023) 109(5) Tax Notes International 595-599 (With Ow Kim Kit)
6. “Tax Considerations for Funds Structuring in Asia” (2020) 38(1) Journal of Taxation of Investments 49-62
7. “Family Offices, Private Trust Companies and Trust Integrity Issues: Problems and Solutions”, in Trusts and Private Wealth Management: Developments and Directions, Richard Nolan, Tang Hang Wu and Yip Man (eds) (2022) (CUP) (With Chan Ee Lin) 129-150
8. White Paper Commissioned by the Labuan International Business and Financial Centre, 26 August 2020, “Philanthropic Structuring: The Asian Context”, (With Tang Hang Wu and Yip Man)

Other Publications
1. The Business Times, 12 November 2022, “Buyer Beware: Avoiding Pitfalls When Buying Fine Art” (With Gerard Ng)
2. The Straits Times, 7 October 2022, “Making Singapore a Regional Centre for Philanthropy” (With Ow Kim Kit)
3. “Foreword”, in Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way: A Guide to Setting Up a Will and Managing a Loved One’s Estate, Lim Fung Peen (2021) (Marshall Cavendish)
4. “Foreword”, in Lasting Power of Attorney: A Guide to the LPA and how to Set it Up, Lim Fung Peen (2019) (Marshall Cavendish)