{"id":40329041,"date":"2026-06-24T15:21:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T13:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fma.gv.at\/?p=40329041"},"modified":"2026-06-25T17:59:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:59:33","slug":"the-fma-warns-about-offerings-by-ventus-energy-group-ou","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fma.gv.at\/en\/the-fma-warns-about-offerings-by-ventus-energy-group-ou\/","title":{"rendered":"The FMA warns about offerings by Ventus Energy Group O\u00dc"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><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>Ventus Energy Group O&Uuml;<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Web: https:\/\/ventus.energy<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">with its registered office in Tallinn, Estonia<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The provider is not authorised to provide banking services requiring a licence in Austria and is therefore not permitted to offer the acceptance of funds from other parties as deposits (deposit-taking business) pursuant to Article&nbsp;1 para.&nbsp;1 no.&nbsp;1 of the Austrian Banking Act (BWG; Bankwesengesetz). The basis for this publication is Article&nbsp;4 para.&nbsp;7 BWG.<\/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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