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Royal Industries Indonesia rattled the loans market last week when it failed to pay the first principal instalment on a $380m deal signed in June 2015. The incident has caused consternation among participating banks, with many being quick to blame the bookrunners on the trade. But this should be a wake-up call to lenders, who need to re-examine their internal approval procedures.

The period under review has proved one of the most trying for the region’s financial institutions as global problems combine with financial stresses in domestic markets. Amid this turmoil, the best banks have once again proved their ability to outperform. We present Asia's Best Domestic Banks.

In a country where bank borrowing forms a large part of infrastructure project financing, much needs to be done to make Indonesia’s local currency bond market the go-to place for project developers. With no first mover advantage and costs and documentation proving tricky, there is plenty holding back issuers from selling Indonesia’s first rupiah infrastructure bond. Asiamoney talked to a group of leading market participants about the challenges and potential of the southeast Asian country’s long-term project financing bond market.

Asiamoney presents the detailed results for the Private Banking Poll 2016. The searchable tables include the results breakdown by assets under management $1-$5m, $5.01m-$25m and $25m and above. The results are also divided by country.

Asiamoney presents the detailed results for the Cash Management Poll 2016. The searchable tables include the results breakdown as voted for by both financials (banks, asset managers, hedge funds and insurance companies) and non-financial institutions (corporates, state agencies and public sector companies). Financial results are divided by currency while corporates are broken down by country.

The loan market takes some well-earned respite, with some members more adventurous than others.

JP Morgan announces an exciting new initiative — but everyone who knows what it’s about is on holiday.

EM bonds are the must-have item of 2016 — an oasis in a yield-less desert. Record investor inflows are fuelling rising asset prices. It will not last forever, so borrowers should take advantage.

Recent signals from European regulators over the treatment of additional tier one coupons are great for bank debt investors, but a softer approach may also open up the market to unfamiliar faces.

The Bank of England’s revamped quantitative easing programme hit an early snag last week when the central bank failed to source enough Gilts on just the second day of purchases.

The older I get, the more I realise that there’s absolutely no pleasing some of us — be it retired chaps like me or the young’uns still in the game.

The upcoming launch of the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect will give offshore investors access to close to 90% of China’s domestic stock market. Now the focus for the mutual market access (MMA) scheme will turn to new products including ETFs and bonds.