Independent strategic advisory

Clarity and direction for complex, high-stakes matters.

Aremos Advisory helps family offices, private clients and businesses navigate complex banking, financial crime, governance, investigation, dispute and crisis situations.

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What we bring

Senior institutional experience

Independent strategic judgement

Coordinated specialist expertise

When the matter is complex

One strategic point of contact.

We assess the full problem, identify the expertise required and coordinate the right advisers around a coherent response aligned to your objectives.

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When Aremos can help

  1. 01

    A banking relationship or major transaction is under scrutiny.

  2. 02

    A source-of-wealth or source-of-funds enquiry requires a credible, evidence-based response.

  3. 03

    Fraud, corruption, misconduct or another financial crime is suspected.

  4. 04

    Shareholders, investors or business partners are in dispute.

  5. 05

    A family office faces governance, compliance, cross-border or reputational challenges.

  6. 06

    A sensitive matter requires discretion, independent judgement and rapid access to specialists.

Simon Quek and Charles Ng, Directors of Aremos Advisory

Clarity. Integrity. Stewardship. "Rooted in principle. Growing through trust."

Our company

About Aremos

Aremos combines institutional experience with independent judgement to help clients understand difficult situations and act with clarity.

Our role

Complex matters rarely remain within a single discipline. A banking compliance enquiry may develop into a source-of-wealth review, trigger questions about cross-border structures and require legal, tax, forensic accounting and banking input. Aremos provides a single strategic point of contact to understand the entire problem and coordinate the response.

Our difference

Our advantage lies in understanding how banks, regulators, investigators and professional advisers approach a problem—and translating those perspectives into a coordinated client strategy. The model is independent, discreet and draws on specialist expertise only where it adds value.

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Leadership

Senior institutional, commercial and public-service experience brought together around each client matter.

Charles Ng, Director of Aremos Advisory

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Charles Ng

Director

Charles brings more than three decades of executive and board-level experience, including a strong track record as Group Chief Financial Officer across logistics, hospitality, food and beverage, retail and wellness.

He has advised corporations on financial restructuring, operational transformation and data-protection compliance, and has led organisations through periods of crisis, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

His understanding of commercial priorities, combined with his coaching background, enables him to develop practical and sustainable solutions tailored to each client.

Beyond his corporate career, Charles also served in the Singapore Police Force, where he attained the rank of Deputy Assistant Commissioner (NS). In recognition of his contributions and service to the nation, he was awarded the Public Service Medal (Pingat Bakti Masyarakat, PBM).

Our services

What We Do

Five integrated advisory practices provide the expertise and coordination clients need when the situation is complex, sensitive or commercially significant.

01 Banking Risk & Financial Crime Advisory

We help family offices, high-net-worth individuals and businesses navigate banking-related financial crime and compliance risks. Drawing on extensive international financial-institution experience, we help clients understand banking expectations, address emerging concerns and safeguard important banking relationships.

Services include

  • Banking relationship management
  • Financial crime risk assessments
  • Source-of-wealth and source-of-funds advisory
  • Transaction risk advisory
  • Banking compliance enquiry and response support
  • Regulatory and compliance advisory
  • Cross-border banking risk management
02 Compliance, Governance & Investigations

We provide independent compliance, governance and investigative support to help family offices and organisations assess financial crime risks, strengthen anti-fraud and anti-corruption controls and address sensitive internal matters.

Services include

  • Independent compliance reviews
  • AML/CFT and sanctions advisory, including coordination with specialist US counsel where required
  • Governance and control assessments
  • Internal fraud and misconduct investigations
  • Whistleblowing management
  • Employee misconduct reviews
  • Fractional compliance advisory services
  • Regulatory readiness assessments
03 Strategic Dispute & Resolution Advisory

Complex disputes often require coordinated legal, financial, investigative and commercial expertise. We assess the situation, assemble the appropriate specialists and coordinate an integrated resolution strategy alongside legal counsel.

Services include

  • Early dispute assessment
  • Banking and commercial dispute advisory
  • Coordination of specialist legal counsel
  • Litigation support coordination
  • Stakeholder management
  • Cross-border dispute coordination
  • Coordination of forensic accounting and investigative experts
04 Family Office & Private Wealth Advisory

We work with family offices and private clients to strengthen governance, manage banking risk and support complex wealth-related transactions through a trusted network of professional advisers.

Services include

  • Family office governance advisory
  • Banking risk management
  • Wealth structure risk reviews
  • Strategic transaction advisory
  • Escrow facilitation and coordination with legal and professional partners
  • Coordination of trust-related solutions through licensed providers
  • Cross-border transaction support
  • Coordination with legal, tax and professional advisers
05 Executive & Crisis Risk Advisory

Aremos provides discreet strategic advisory support for sensitive, complex and reputation-critical matters requiring independent judgement, rapid specialist access and coordinated execution under strict confidentiality.

Each engagement is scoped around the nature of the matter, the immediate risks and the specialist capabilities required.

Our clients

Who We Serve

Our clients operate in environments where financial exposure is high, issues cross disciplines and discretion and judgement matter.

01

Family Offices

Independent strategic support across banking relationships, governance, regulatory risk, family and shareholder disputes, succession-related issues, cross-border structures, internal investigations and reputational risk.

02

High-Net-Worth & Ultra-High-Net-Worth Individuals

A single strategic point of contact for sensitive banking restrictions, large transaction enquiries, source-of-wealth challenges, suspected fraud, investment or shareholder disputes, investigations and cross-border matters.

03

Entrepreneurs & Business Owners

Practical advice where personal wealth, operating businesses, banking relationships and shareholder interests intersect.

04

Listed & Private Companies

Independent support for complex investigations, financial crime matters, governance issues, management of strategic disputes and response coordination.

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Investment Companies & Private Funds

Strategic support for transaction risk, banking scrutiny, disputes, investigations, governance and cross-border coordination.

06

Financial & Professional Services Organisations

Specialist financial crime, governance, regulatory-readiness and investigation support that complements internal teams and trusted advisers.

Every matter begins with understanding the context.

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Our approach

How We Work

One accountable strategic lead, supported by the right specialists—from initial assessment through coordinated execution.

  1. 01

    Understand the situation

    We begin with a confidential discussion to establish the facts, objectives, stakeholders, sensitivities and immediate risks.

  2. 02

    Assess the issues

    We examine the matter through banking, financial crime, investigative, governance, legal and commercial lenses to identify priorities, information gaps and possible paths forward.

  3. 03

    Design the strategy

    We develop a practical response plan, determine which specialist expertise is required and establish clear workstreams and decision points.

  4. 04

    Assemble the right advisers

    Where needed, we coordinate carefully selected legal, accounting, tax, forensic, trust, investigation, cybersecurity, security and cross-border professionals.

  5. 05

    Coordinate execution

    Aremos remains the strategic lead—aligning advisers, managing stakeholders, maintaining momentum and helping the client navigate key decisions.

A trusted professional ecosystem

The right expertise, activated when required.

Aremos works with carefully selected law firms, forensic accountants, tax advisers, corporate secretarial firms, trust and fiduciary providers, private investigators, cybersecurity firms, executive-protection specialists and cross-border advisers. Each team is assembled around the needs of the matter—not drawn from a generic referral directory.

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Selected experience

Case Studies

Representative matters illustrating how Aremos coordinates complex, sensitive and high-stakes engagements.

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Strategic dispute & resolution

Protecting a client in a listed-company shareholder dispute

Situation

A shareholder dispute involving a listed company required coordinated legal and accounting input to protect the client’s position.

Our role

The lead adviser assessed the matter, aligned the relevant specialists and coordinated the strategic response across workstreams.

Outcome

A coordinated approach helped the client protect its position while navigating a sensitive, multidisciplinary dispute.

02

Cross-border dispute & investigation

Coordinating a US$30 million cross-border investment dispute

Situation

A significant investment dispute involved suspected misuse of funds and possible third-party collusion across jurisdictions.

Our role

The lead adviser coordinated legal, financial and investigative specialists, maintaining a coherent strategy through arbitration and subsequent court proceedings.

Outcome

The multidisciplinary effort contributed to a successful arbitration outcome and a subsequent favourable Supreme Court judgment obtained by the appointed legal team.

03

Banking risk & financial crime

Resolving a bank hold on a sensitive cross-border transaction

Situation

A bank informed an ultra-high-net-worth client that funds had been blocked. Supporting information was requested regarding the transaction’s purpose and source of funds amid potential AML and sanctions concerns.

Our role

The lead adviser represented the client in the banking engagement, clarified the concerns and coordinated the supporting response and documentation.

Outcome

The funds were ultimately released.

Selected matters are described in a general manner for illustrative purposes only. Confidential client information has been omitted.

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Begin with a confidential discussion.

Tell us enough to understand the nature of the matter. We will identify the immediate priorities and determine how Aremos may assist.

Please avoid sending highly sensitive documents before secure arrangements have been agreed.

Data protection

Privacy Notice

01

Personal data we may collect

Depending on how you interact with us, we may collect:

  • your name, organisation, job title and contact details;
  • information included in enquiries, correspondence or documents you provide;
  • information concerning the nature of the matter for which you are seeking assistance;
  • information provided by your representatives, professional advisers, business associates or other third parties;
  • technical information concerning your use of our website, such as your IP address, browser type, device information, access times and pages viewed; and
  • any other personal data you voluntarily provide to us.

Please do not submit highly sensitive, confidential or privileged documents through the website enquiry form. Appropriate secure arrangements should first be agreed with Aremos.

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How we collect personal data

We may collect personal data directly from you; during meetings, telephone calls or correspondence; from your authorised representatives and professional advisers; from publicly available sources; from service providers supporting our website and communications; and through cookies and similar technologies used on our website.

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Purposes for which we use personal data

We may collect, use and process personal data to:

  • assess and respond to enquiries and determine whether and how Aremos may assist;
  • communicate with you, arrange meetings and manage our relationship with you;
  • conduct appropriate conflict, identity, risk and client-acceptance checks;
  • provide advisory services where you engage us;
  • coordinate with professional advisers and specialist service providers where authorised or reasonably required;
  • administer, maintain and secure our website, systems and business operations;
  • prevent, detect and respond to fraud, misuse, cybersecurity incidents or other unlawful activity;
  • maintain appropriate business, regulatory and compliance records;
  • establish, exercise or defend legal rights;
  • comply with applicable laws, regulations, court orders or requests from competent authorities; and
  • carry out other purposes notified to you at the time of collection or for which you have provided consent.

We will not use personal data for a materially different purpose without notifying you and obtaining consent where required.

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Consent and withdrawal of consent

Where consent is required, we will seek your consent before collecting, using or disclosing your personal data. You may withdraw your consent by contacting us using the details below. Withdrawal will not affect processing that has already taken place. Depending on the circumstances, withdrawing consent may prevent us from responding to an enquiry or continuing to provide particular services.

We may also collect, use or disclose personal data without consent where permitted or required under applicable law.

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Disclosure of personal data

Where appropriate, we may disclose personal data to our directors, personnel and authorised representatives; professional advisers and specialists; website hosting, form-delivery, communications, cloud-storage, cybersecurity and other service providers; financial institutions, insurers and business counterparties relevant to an authorised engagement; competent authorities; and other parties authorised by you or permitted or required by law.

We do not sell personal data. Service providers engaged by Aremos are expected to process personal data only for the relevant purposes and to apply appropriate confidentiality and security safeguards.

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Overseas transfers

Some of our service providers or professional advisers may process or store personal data outside Singapore. Where personal data is transferred outside Singapore, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that the recipient provides a standard of protection comparable to that required under Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act 2012, where applicable.

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Protection of personal data

We employ reasonable administrative, technical and physical safeguards designed to protect personal data against unauthorised access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, loss, disposal or similar risks.

However, no transmission over the internet or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You should avoid transmitting highly sensitive documents through ordinary email or the website enquiry form unless secure arrangements have been agreed.

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Retention of personal data

We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, manage our relationship with you, satisfy professional, business, legal, regulatory and record-keeping requirements, or establish, exercise or defend legal rights.

When personal data is no longer required, we will take reasonable steps to delete, destroy or anonymise it, subject to applicable legal and operational requirements.

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Cookies and website information

Our website uses essential browser storage to remember your cookie preference and may use similar technologies necessary for its operation, security and performance. Optional analytics remain disabled unless you select “Accept optional cookies” and the relevant analytics have been configured by Aremos. Where required, visitors will be provided with information and appropriate choices concerning non-essential cookies.

You may configure your browser to reject or remove cookies. Disabling necessary cookies may affect certain website functions.

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Third-party websites

Our website may contain links to websites operated by third parties. Aremos is not responsible for the privacy, security or content of third-party websites. You should review the applicable privacy notice before providing personal data to any third party.

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Access, correction and enquiries

Subject to applicable law, you may request access to personal data about you that is in our possession or under our control, information about how such data has been used or disclosed, correction of inaccurate or incomplete data, or withdrawal of consent for particular uses or disclosures.

We may need to verify your identity before processing a request. Certain exceptions, restrictions or reasonable administrative charges may apply as permitted by law.

Data Protection Officer Aremos Advisory Pte. Ltd. 12 Marina Boulevard #17-01 Marina Bay Financial Centre Tower 3 Singapore 018982 [email protected]

We will review and respond to data-protection enquiries and complaints within a reasonable period.

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Changes to this Privacy Notice

We may update this Privacy Notice periodically to reflect changes in our practices, services or legal obligations. The updated notice will be published on this website with a revised “Last updated” date. Your continued use of the website following an update constitutes acknowledgement of the revised notice, to the extent permitted by applicable law.