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A group of investment banks have joined forces to press the ASX and corporate regulator for wholesale and radical changes to the sharemarket listing process , as they consider ways to jump-start a moribund market for initial public offerings.

Meanwhile, investors face a “scary time” and should expect a permanent return to higher interest rates amid uncertainty created by the election of Donald Trump and global geopolitical tensions, warns Ali Dibadj, the CEO of fund management heavyweight Janus Henderson.

And West Australian Premier Roger Cook has defended a $150m taxpayer-funded lithium rescue package that is set to benefit Chris Ellison’s Mineral Resources and Gina Rinehart-backed Liontown Resources as well as other big industry players. 
Perry Williams
Business editor
The markets


Making news this morning
1
Senate calls for help for first-home buyers
A Senate inquiry has demanded changes to Australia’s home buying regulations to stop a ‘one size fits all’ approach to the mortgage market.
2
Advisers warn last resort compo scheme ‘unsustainable’
Financial advisers warn the compo scheme of last resort is ‘unsustainable’ after Dixon Advisory victims were paid hefty sums not for financial losses but for unrealised potential capital gains.
3
Macquarie Uni spin-out nabs $16.75m to advance ALS treatment
A biotech start-up that has shown the ability to pause and in some cases reverse ALS disease in mice has raised $16.75m to trial the treatment on people.
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AVIATION
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Trump’s tariffs time bomb a destructive economic weapon
By GLENDA KORPORAAL
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→ Fonterra seeks court clarity on Bega licensing to calm suitors
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Ramelius Resources’ move on smaller rival Spartan could be contingent on the release soon of its feasibility study into its Rebecca-Roe development.

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