<!-- This article is NOT written in US-English. Please do not change it to US-English contrary to :"An article on a topic that has strong ties to a particular English-speaking nation uses the appropriate variety of English for that nation." --><!-- * Article conforms to British English usage (Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English) & Day-Month-Year format (Wikipedia:Manual of Style (Singapore-related articles)#Dates). -->The Ministry of Finance (Abbreviation: MOF; Simplified Chinese: 新加坡财政部), is a ministry of the Government of Singapore responsible for administering and regulating financial institutions and structures of the economy of Singapore. It is headed by the Minister for Finance. The authority's main regulatory statutes are the Companies Act, the Business Registration Act, the Currency Act and the Accountants Act.
The MOF functions within the government to ensure that businesses operating within Singapore's jurisdiction are compatible with international standards and practices, in areas such as company law, accounting standards and corporate governance principles.