Daily Archives: 17 Aug 2009

Mainboard-listed BBR secures S$104.2m HDB contract

Mainboard-listed BBR Holdings has secured a S$104.2-million contract from Singapore’s Housing & Development Board (HDB) to build seven blocks of flats in Yishun Neighbourhood 4.

This is the company’s first HDB contract and work is expected to begin next month.

The project will be carried out in 10 phases and is expected to complete by 2012.

The work comprises 864 homes, a Child Care Centre, a roof garden, communal amenities and site works, as well as contingency works.

With this latest win, BBR said Monday its order book for civil engineering and building projects stands at S$396 million, with projects predominantly spread out in Singapore and Malaysia.

Source : Channel NewsAsia – 17 Aug 2009

Migrating to Singapore through the MAS Scheme

This is one of routes to Singapore migration. You can migrate to Singapore thru the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) Financial Investor Scheme (FIS).

The Singapore government and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), in their quest to boost Singapore’s status as a centre for private banking and wealth management, set up a new investment scheme to get Singapore Permanent Residence. This scheme, the Financial Investor Scheme (FIS), is our third route for Singapore migration.

There are two types of financial commitments under the FIS for Singapore Permanent Residence.

• Option A: requires the applicant to place in Singapore at least SGD 5 million of financial assets with a financial institution regulated by the MAS.
• Option B: requires the applicant to hold at least SGD 3 million of assets and a Sentosa Cove bungalow on Sentosa Island.

Who is eligible?

An applicant should place in Singapore at least S$5 million worth of assets which is to be booked and managed by a financial institution that is regulated by the MAS. The assets should comprise of a financial asset of not less than S$ 3 million and amount which is not more than S$2 million in properties.

A financial asset can be any of the following:

(a) bank deposits;
(b) capital market products;
(c) collective investment schemes;
(d) premiums paid in respect of life insurance policies; and
(e) other investment products.

The eligible Singapore property is subject to foreign ownership restrictions under the Residential Properties Act. Only newly acquired property purchased within 6 months from the formal submission of the application can be included.

Applicants may include their immediate family members (spouse and unmarried children below 21 years old).

After residing as a PR in Singapore for 2 years, you may be eligible to apply for citizenship.

Source : 17 August 2009