Originally Posted by Unregistered

I’m guessing you’re among the younger ones, not here in 2009 to 2010.

There was a push not to rely on foreign qualification but to establish our own local one to develop Singapore into an accountancy hub.

You can read more here:
s://.acra.gov.sg/public-accountants/professional-resources/cdas-final-report-on-transforming-singapore-into-a-leading-global-accountancy-hub-for-asia-pacific

Scroll down for the full report, and read recommendation 1.