{"id":14506402,"date":"2025-08-01T12:03:40","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T10:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fma.gv.at\/?p=14506402"},"modified":"2025-09-01T23:20:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T21:20:36","slug":"fma-warns-against-offerings-by-twelve-whales-llc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fma.gv.at\/en\/fma-warns-against-offerings-by-twelve-whales-llc\/","title":{"rendered":"FMA warns against offerings by Twelve Whales LLC"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ANNOUNCEMENT<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The FMA warns against offerings by<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Twelve Whales LLC<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Web: www.twelvewhales.net (formerly www.twelvewhales.com)<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">E-Mail: support@twelvewhales-mail.com, info@twelvewhales-mail.com, <br>oliver.g@twelvewhales-mail.com, emma.b@twelvewhales-mail.com<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">with its registered offices apparently in: 40 Bank St, London E14 5NR, United Kingdom and First Floor, First St Vincent Bank Ltd Building, James street, Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dieser Anbieter hat keine Berechtigung, konzessionspflichtige Wertpapiergesch&auml;fte in &Ouml;sterreich zu erbringen und darf daher die Ausf&uuml;hrung von Auftr&auml;gen f&uuml;r Rechnung von Kunden nach <abbr title=\"Paragraf 3 Absatz 2 Zeile 6\"> &sect; 3 Abs 2 Z 6 <\/abbr>  Wertpapieraufsichtsgesetz 2018 nicht anbieten.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The basis for this publication is Article&nbsp;92 para.&nbsp;11 WAG 2018.<\/p><p class=\"disclaimer wp-block-paragraph\">Anyone providing banking services, and financial and securities services in Austria, requires the necessary authorisation or licence to do so from the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA). Some undertakings offer such services without holding the necessary authorisation. Information about whether a specific undertaking has been authorised\/licensed by the FMA, can be found in the FMA Company Database.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attention! 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