SYDNEY, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Google agreed on Monday to pay a A$55 million ($35.8 million) fine in Australia after the consumer watchdog found it had hurt competition by paying the country's two largest telcos to pre-install its search application on Android phones, excluding rival search engines. The fine extends a bumpy period for the Alphabet-owned internet giant in Australia,...

SYDNEY, June 19 (Reuters) - Insurer FWD Group plans to launch its Hong Kong initial public offering (IPO) to raise about $500 million as early as next week, said two sources with direct knowledge of the matter. FWD declined to comment on the deal and the sources could not be named as they were discussing confidential information. The insurance group,...

By Patturaja Murugaboopathy June 19 (Reuters) - Global equity IPOs have plunged this year, weighed down by heightened business uncertainty from U.S. tariffs, elevated market volatility and higher interest rates that have raised funding costs and made listings less appealing for issuers. According to LSEG data, as of June 17, global IPO volume has declined about 9.3% year-on-year to $44.3...

By Patturaja Murugaboopathy (Reuters) -Global equity IPOs have plunged this year, weighed down by heightened business uncertainty from U.S. tariffs, elevated market volatility and higher interest rates that have raised funding costs and made listings less appealing for issuers. According to LSEG data, as of June 17, global IPO volume has declined about 9.3% year-on-year to $44.3 billion, the lowest...