Melbourne advice firm enters liquidation

Troubled Melbourne financial advice firm United Global Capital (UGC) has been put into liquidation by the Federal Court. ASIC said that creditors had resolved to wind up UGC, and David Stimpson of SV Partners has been appointed as a liquidator.  UGC withdrew its application regarding the cancellation of its Australian financial services licence, which was…

Owner of custom bike specialists Spoon and WyndyMilla enters liquidation, after falling demand and rising costs put business in “impossible position”

British cycling company Spoon Group, the owner-operator of bespoke bike brands Spoon Customs and WyndyMilla, as well as custom paint business Gun Control, has entered liquidation, following extensive efforts to adapt to what the group’s owner described as the ongoing “challenging market conditions” affecting the bike industry in recent years. At the start of 2020,…