Die Österreichische Finanzmarktaufsichtsbehörde (FMA) hat mit Bekanntmachung im Amtsblatt zur Wiener Zeitung vom 19. Jänner 2019 mitgeteilt, dass der Betreiber der Homepage www.bhwmanagement.com mit angeblichem Sitz in der Riedergasse 47 in Bregenz, 6900, Österreich, sowie 20 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 3BE, United Kingdom (admin@bhwmanagement.com; austria@bhwmanagement.com) nicht berechtigt ist, konzessionspflichtige Wertpapierdienstleistungen in Österreich zu erbringen. Dem Anbieter ist daher die gewerbliche Portfolioverwaltung durch Verwaltung von Portfolios auf Einzelkundenbasis mit einem Ermessensspielraum im Rahmen einer Vollmacht des Kunden, sofern das Kundenportfolio ein oder mehrere Finanzinstrumente enthält gemäß § 3 Abs 2 Z 2 WAG 2018, nicht gestattet.
The Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) may inform the public in accordance with § 92 para. 11, 1st sentence of the Securities Supervision Act 2018 (WAG 2018) by announcing on the Internet or in a newspaper with distribution throughout the Federal territory that a natural person or legal entity named by name shall make certain Securities services transactions (§ 3 para. 2 no. 1 to 4 WAG 2018) is not authorized if this person has given reason to do so and is required to inform the public and is proportionate with regard to possible disadvantages for the person concerned.
With announcement in the official gazette to the Viennese newspaper of 19 January 2019 the FMA informs therefore that the operator of the Homepage www.bhwmanagement.com with alleged seat in Riederasse 47, Bregenz, 6900, Austria such as 20 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 3BE, United Kingdom (admin@bhwmanagement.com, austria@bhwmanagement.com)
is not entitled to provide investment services subject to a license in Austria. The provider is therefore prohibited from commercial portfolio management by managing portfolios on an individual customer basis with a discretionary power under a power of attorney of the customer, insofar as the customer portfolio contains one or more financial instruments pursuant to § 3 (2) no. 2 WAG 2018.