{"id":30593940,"date":"2026-03-02T16:38:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T15:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fma.gv.at\/?p=30593940"},"modified":"2026-03-06T10:39:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T09:39:29","slug":"the-fma-warns-against-conducting-business-with-k-03-markt-insights-pioniere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fma.gv.at\/en\/the-fma-warns-against-conducting-business-with-k-03-markt-insights-pioniere\/","title":{"rendered":"The FMA warns against conducting business with K-03 Markt-Insights-Pioniere"},"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 from a WhatsApp group called<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&ldquo;K-03 Markt-Insights-Pioniere&rdquo;<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This provider is not authorised to conduct securities transactions in Austria that require a licence, and therefore is not allowed to offer investment advice on a commercial basis in relation to financial instruments Article 3 para.&nbsp;2 no. 1 of the Securities Supervision Act 2018 (WAG 2018; Wertpapieraufsichtsgesetz 2018).<\/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>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attention! 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