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Standards
Three commitments hold every page on this site to account.
Programme rules, fees, processing timelines, and regulatory references are sourced from primary publications — programme regulators, government gazettes, IIMC, and named industry bodies — never from secondary aggregators. Where a figure cannot be verified against a primary source, it is not published.
No commercial relationship — referral, partnership, or advisory — alters the firm's published programme intelligence. Where commercial relationships exist, they are disclosed by name on the relevant page and on the dedicated How We Make Money and Ad and Affiliate Disclosure pages.
Programme intelligence is written for the reader's decision, not the firm's funnel. Where a programme is the wrong fit for a profile, the page says so. Where a programme has been suspended, restructured, or weakened, the page reflects that within five business days of the regulator publication.
Process
Four stages — from research through publication — every page passes through before it goes live on this site.
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A senior advisor researches the page subject against primary sources — programme regulator publications, government gazettes, named industry bodies, and the firm's own client-mandate experience. Source URLs are recorded inline in the working draft.
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A named author drafts the page. The author's byline and a one-sentence credential statement appear on the published page; the author retains responsibility for factual claims.
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A second editor — typically a different senior advisor or, for programme-sensitive content, an Advisory Board member — reviews the draft against the cited sources. Reviewer credit appears on the published page.
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The page is published with author byline, reviewer credit, and a "Last reviewed" date set to the publication date.
Review
Programme intelligence is fact-checked against primary sources by a named editor before publication. For programme-sensitive content — investment thresholds, eligibility rules, processing timelines, regulatory standing — the relevant Advisory Board member with jurisdictional remit signs off before the page is published.
When a reader reports an error, we acknowledge receipt within one business day. We investigate and publish a correction with a timestamp within 3 business days of receipt.
Read the Full Fact-Checking Policy →Authors
Every author on this site is named and carries a public profile on the Contributors Hub at /contributors/. Each profile lists the author's role, programme remit, education and credentials, and the published content they are responsible for.
Reviewers — the editors and Advisory Board members who sign off on published content — are also named, with their credentials and remit listed on /about/advisory-board/. A reader who wishes to verify the qualification of a person quoted on this site can do so from the byline, in two clicks.
Updates
We review every published page at least every 90 days, and immediately when a programme rule changes or a reader reports an error. Each page carries a visible "Last reviewed" date.
Update Policy →Disclosure
Lio Global is an advisory firm, not an affiliate publisher. We do not earn commissions on programme applications and we do not run affiliate links in programme intelligence.
For accuracy questions, source challenges, or correction requests — the fastest route is the Report an Error page. For general editorial enquiries, contact the firm at info@lio-global.com.
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