After months of radio silence from private equity funds as they await a final decision from the Australian Tax Office about how their investments will be taxed here, firms have been expressing interest in deals recently. (The Australian)

President Barack Obama on Thursday urged a Wall Street audience that included Lloyd Blankfein of Goldman Sachs to stop opposing financial reform, arguing it would only hurt banks “bilking people” out of money. (Financial Times)

The new CEO of ANZ Australia, Phil Chronican, has made overhauling the bank’s mortgage division one of his first orders of business. (Broker News)