Editorial independence and referral fees
VCC Singapore publishes free guides and tools. Providers may pay us for introductions that lead to engagements. This page explains the referral arrangement and the separation between provider services and editorial content.
What we do not do
- No advertising, sponsored content, affiliate links or paid placements.
- No page recommends a provider, and the providers we introduce readers to are not named on the site.
- No provider has editorial input, sees content before publication, or can request changes.
- No fee is charged to readers or to advisers for an introduction, and there is no obligation to engage.
What we do
When a reader or adviser sends a matter through the contact form or a tool’s result request, the desk replies with the structure, the tax track and the realistic cost band that apply, and — where it fits — introduces one of two kinds of provider: MAS-licensed Capital Markets Services fund managers for fund management, family-office and licensing matters, and an international fund-services group with a Singapore office for administration, NAV, corporate secretarial and reporting. The provider engages the reader directly under its own terms. Those providers may pay us a referral fee for introductions that become engagements; that fee is not added to the reader’s cost.
How referrals support the publication
Referral income supports the guides and tools. Readers can use the material without requesting an introduction. When an introduction is requested, the provider assesses the matter and agrees its own engagement terms. Editorial content is separate from that engagement.
Your enquiry
Enquiries are used only to reply and to make the introduction you asked for. We do not publish clients, advisers or matters; client patterns described in articles are anonymised. Details are in the privacy policy.
Questions about independence or referrals
Send your question to contact@vccsingapore.com or use the contact form.
Contact the desk →Frequently asked questions
Do you get paid when you introduce a provider?
Providers may pay a referral fee for introductions that become engagements. Nothing is added to the reader’s cost, no fee is charged to the reader or adviser, and the introduction carries no obligation.
Why don’t you name the providers?
So that no page on the site functions as a recommendation and no provider can point to editorial content as an endorsement. The introduction is made by email once we understand the matter, and the provider is chosen for fit.
Does the referral relationship influence what you publish?
Providers do not have editorial input or approval rights. Coverage should address costs, conditions and limitations alongside potential benefits, regardless of referral arrangements.
Are the tools independent?
Yes. They apply published thresholds and illustrative cost ranges to your inputs; several of them tell readers when a structure does not pay for itself at their size. Their assumptions and sources are shown on each tool.
Can I use the site without ever being introduced to anyone?
Yes. The guides, tools and Chinese pages can be used without submitting an enquiry. Introductions are made only when requested.