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Singapore rolls out new foreign work pass track, tax exemptions for asset management industry

The central bank will also introduce a new hedge fund investment programme to anchor global and regional players in Singapore.

Singapore rolls out new foreign work pass track, tax exemptions for asset management industry

Singapore's Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced a series of measures to bolster the country's standing as a premier asset management hub. Among these initiatives is a new foreign work pass track aimed at recruiting senior professionals in the industry under the Overseas Networks and Expertise (ONE) Pass framework. The Industry's annual growth has averaged 7.5% over the past five years, reaching about S$7 trillion (US$5.5 trillion) in assets under management and providing approximately 25,000 jobs, 80% of which are held by local employees.

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