Pursuant to Article 4 para. 7 first sentence of the Bankwesengesetz (BWG; Banking Act), the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) may disclose to the general public by publication on the Internet, in the official gazette “Amtsblatt zur Wiener Zeitung”, or in any other newspaper with nationwide circulation, that a particular natural or legal person (person) is not entitled to carry out certain banking transactions, provided that said person has given cause for such action and informing the general public is deemed necessary and reasonable with regard to possible disadvantages of the person concerned.
By publication in the official gazette “Amtsblatt zur Wiener Zeitung” of 7 April 2018, the FMA hereby informs, that the unknown operator of the website
www.holzmannfriedrich.com
with its registered address apparently at
1 Fore St Ave
London EC2Y 9DT
United Kingdom
as well as
Bösegasse 11
1010 Vienna
Tel: +44 (020) 3318 4627, +41 435 083 716
[email protected], [email protected]
is not entitled to carry out banking transactions in Austria that require a licence. Therefore the acceptance of funds from other parties for the purpose as deposits (deposit business) pursuant to Article 1 para. 1 no. 1 second case BWG is not allowed.