話は元に戻って、FIS（Financial Investor Scheme： 投資家スキーム）が4月末で廃止されるそうです。当初は個人資産がS$20ミリオン（約１２億円）以上を保有する投資家でシンガポールに最低５mil（3億）を投資するという条件で永住権を付与していましたが、これが昨年の1月からシンガポールへの最低投資額がいっきに10Mil(6億円)へと引き上げられました。ちなみに、10Milのうち、２Milは不動産の購入に充てることが可能です。
また、類似のスキームとしてGIP（Global Investors Programme：世界投資家プログラム）がありますが、こちらはEDB（Economic Development Board）によって認められ、、毎年３０Mil(18億円)の売上があり、2.5Mil(1億5千万円)の投資をビジネスに対してするものがあります。
ただし、下記の新聞の記事にあるように、起業家スキームはまだありますので、永住権（PR）を獲得するためのもっとも近道となるようです。要は、シンガポール人の雇用を確保したいってことですね。
ホント海外に長期滞在をするのであれば、やっぱりお隣のマレーシアがお得かなーといつも思っております。ちなみに、MM2H（マレーシアマイセカンドホームプラン）が結構お勧めかなーと思っています。シンガポールは、ちょっと敷居が高いですし、やはり、物価が高いんですよね。不動産もべらぼうに高いですし。
●ストレートタイムスの記事
Financial Investor Scheme to be axed at end of month
It was seen as fast track for rich foreigners to get PR; entrepreneur scheme remains
Published on Apr 5, 2012
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_785480.html
By Magdalen Ng
A scheme that has let wealthy foreigners invest a slice of their wealth here and was seen as a fast track to permanent residency is being scrapped.
The move is seen as one that aims to attract individuals who are able to contribute in tangible ways to Singapore, including entrepreneurs who can generate employment, instead of those who merely hold assets.
The Financial Investor Scheme (FIS), as it is called, will be axed at the end of the month, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said.
Under the scheme, people with net personal assets of $20 million who invest at least $10 million of assets in Singapore for five years can apply for permanent resident (PR) status through banks and financial institutions.
●CPFのHPよりFISが終了します
http://www.cpf.gov.sg/imsavvy/infohub_article.asp?readid=%7B993931342-12245-4672444462%7D
A SCHEME that has let wealthy foreigners invest a slice of their wealth here and was seen as a fast track to permanent residency is being scrapped.
The move is seen as one that aims to attract individuals who are able to contribute in tangible ways to Singapore, including entrepreneurs who can generate employment, instead of those who merely hold assets.
The Financial Investor Scheme (FIS), as it is called, will be axed at the end of the month, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said.
Under the scheme, people with net personal assets of $20 million who invest at least $10 million of assets in Singapore for five years can apply for permanent resident (PR) status through banks and financial institutions.
Of the $10 million, only $2 million can be used to buy property. The rest can be used for other investments, such as equities or bonds.
A similar scheme called the Global Investors Programme (GIP) and administered by the Economic Development Board (EDB) - which targets entrepreneurial investors from overseas - is still available.
GIP applicants have to invest $2.5 million in a new company or expand an existing business, which should have annual revenue of at least $30 million.
The MAS declined to reveal how many individuals have benefited from the two schemes, but a spokesman said in a statement yesterday: 'MAS conducts regular reviews of the FIS to ensure (its) continued relevance.' It added that as the FIS and GIP have become more similar, it was decided that it would be more efficient to have a single scheme.
It said that 'the focus was on engaging and entrenching quality individuals who can contribute to Singapore and are keen to be rooted in Singapore'.
Citigroup economist Kit Wei Zheng believes the MAS move reflects a shift in policy direction.
He said that when the FIS was set up in 2004, Singapore was recovering from the dot.com bust, and needed to 'maximise our growth potential'. The FIS was one way to reinvent Singapore and to develop the wealth management industry.
'Now they want to ensure that the foreign investors are really contributing and investing in the real economy, especially in job creation,' he said.
Labour specialist Tan Khee Giap of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy also noted that this was a 'demand and supply issue'.
'There is great demand, particularly from China, so it is a sign that the bar should be raised higher. Merging the two schemes is also good; it reduces unnecessary bureaucracy,' he said.
One private bank said that the move was not a surprise as it has noticed over the past six months that the MAS has been taking a longer time to reply to their applications. Many in the private banking industry said scrapping the FIS would not affect their business as those who apply tend not to be their main clientele.
Those who have succeeded under the scheme also do not think that this will deter wealthy individuals from seeking PR status. Some of these PRs, who declined to be named, told The Straits Times that the factors that attract them here include the quality education that their children enjoy, safety, and the steady appreciation of both the Singdollar and real estate.
Property experts do not think that removing the FIS will hit prices. Mr Ku Swee Yong, chief executive of International Property Advisor, said: 'Some foreigners already perceived Singapore as a safe haven to park their wealth and have bought homes here even before they were considering PR status.'
●世界中の金融機関の辞任情報をまとめているAmerican Kabuki 世界中の金融機関の大物辞任劇
http://americankabuki.blogspot.com/p/131-resignations-from-world-banks.html
●マレーシア・マイ・セカンド・ホーム（Malaysia My Second Home）
http://www.mm2h.gov.my/japanese/
１） ５０歳未満の申請者は500,000リンギ以上の流動資産及び一月10,000リンギ以上の国外での収入があることを証明する財務的証拠を示すことが必要です。●世界中の金融機関の辞任情報をまとめているAmerican Kabuki 世界中の金融機関の大物辞任劇
http://americankabuki.blogspot.com/p/131-resignations-from-world-banks.html
●マレーシア・マイ・セカンド・ホーム（Malaysia My Second Home）
http://www.mm2h.gov.my/japanese/
２） ５０歳以上の申請者は350,000リンギ以上の流動資産及び一月10,000リンギ以上の国外での収入があることを証明する財務的証拠を示すことが必要です。引退された方は政府の承認のある年金基金より一月10,000リンギ以上の年金収入があることを証明する財務的証拠を示すことが必要です。（*註１）
[財務的証拠とは現金、預金、債券、有価証券、不動産又はその他の資産の形態であるこ
とが認められます。]
３） (マレーシアで)1,000,000リンギ以上の不動産を購入した新規申請者は、承認により低い金額の定期預金を積むことを許されます。
（*註１）＜訳者註＞年金が10,000リンギ未満の年金者でも流動資産350,000リンギを満足すれば申請は受理されます。年金10,000リンギ以上の場合は承認時の定期預金ＲＭ150,000を免除されます。
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