Singapore’s national accountancy body builds lower-cost regional route for smaller firms

Isca is using partner firms and shared infrastructure to lower the barriers to overseas expansion

Renald Yeo
Published Sun, Sep 6, 2026 · 03:24 PM
    • “We are internationalising the usefulness of Singapore’s accountancy profession,” says Isca CEO Fann Kor.
    • “We are internationalising the usefulness of Singapore’s accountancy profession,” says Isca CEO Fann Kor. PHOTO: ISCA

    [JAKARTA] Singapore’s smaller accounting firms could expand across Asia without bearing the cost of building and maintaining their own overseas offices, under a partnership model led by the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants (Isca).

    Instead of replicating local teams, regulatory expertise and business networks country by country, firms can tap partners through a growing Professional Services Centre (PSC) network.

    The Singapore firm brings capabilities it already has at home, while its overseas partner handles work requiring local expertise, relationships or regulated services.