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More can be done to level up the giving sector instead of demanding compliance so that resource-lean charities can avoid being a conduit for laundered funds, say the writers.

More can be done to level up the giving sector instead of demanding compliance so that resource-lean charities can avoid being a conduit for laundered funds, say the writers.

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Marian Ho and Loh Kia Meng

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Philanthropy is booming in Singapore, spurred by the influx of wealth. 

In 2021, assets under management in Singapore grew 16 per cent year on year to $5.4 trillion. The number of

single family offices

grew from 700 in 2021 to 1,100 at the end of 2022. 

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