{"id":42597674,"date":"2026-10-23T09:04:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T07:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fma.gv.at\/?p=42597674"},"modified":"2026-11-05T09:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T08:12:20","slug":"the-fma-warns-about-offerings-by-bernhard-rothenberger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fma.gv.at\/en\/the-fma-warns-about-offerings-by-bernhard-rothenberger\/","title":{"rendered":"The FMA warns about offerings by Bernhard Rothenberger"},"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>Bernhard Rothenberger<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Web: www.bernhard-rothenberger.ch<br>E-Mail: kontakt@bernhard-rothenberger.ch<\/p><p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">with its registered offices apparently in: Zurich and Vienna.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This provider is not authorised to conduct banking services requiring a licence in Austria. In particular, the provider is not permitted to offer lending business pursuant to Article&nbsp;1 para.&nbsp;1 no.&nbsp;3 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 may be found in the FMA Company Database.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attention! 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