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Middle Eastern banks have faced a tough environment over the last year, being forced to deal with the impact of a sharp decline in the oil price on a client base that considers few things to be more important. But the best banks are those that can find a way to stand out from the crowd when times are tough, and the banks below did just that. Asiamoney is pleased to announce its picks for the best banks in the Middle East for 2015.

Rollercoaster markets of the past few months have put private banking clients in Asia on edge. But although bankers say there has been a noticeable shift to caution, Asian investors still have a greater appetite for risk than those in North America or Europe. Ellen Sheng reports.

Socially responsible investment is not yet moving the needle in Asian wealth management, but the time when it could do so is getting closer. SRI assets might still be low, but interest is rising. Generational change could be the driver, as Ellen Sheng reports.

Thailand has a lot to offer foreign issuers hoping to find funding opportunities in the offshore markets, but tougher regulations for foreign names and an illiquid swap market can put some issuers off. Perhaps not for long. Asiamoney talks to a group of leading market participants about the opportunities for foreign and domestic issuers in the Thai baht bond market.

Thailand's bond market still has a long way to grow to reach its potential, but in the diversity of credits and the availability of high yield borrowers, it has already achieved much that its peers in the ASEAN region are still dreaming about. Asiamoney sat down with a panel of high-level market participants to discuss Thailand's growing domestic debt market.

Indonesia is one of the largest emerging economies in the world. It should be unsurprising that the country has a huge infrastructure spending plan to meet over the next five years. Asiamoney sits down with a panel of senior market participants to discuss the best source of infrastructure funding over the coming years, and how that funding should be split between the government and the private sector.

Funding the plethora of infrastructure projects needed to hit the government's targets over the next five years is going to require a number of funding sources, from the government itself to multilateral institutions to bank lenders. But no-one doubts that the bond market is going to play a role. Asiamoney sat down with high-level representatives from all sides of the market to find out exactly how big that role can be.

For the second part of Asiamoney's Indonesia project finance roundtable, Ray Tay of Moody's chaired a discussion on the potential for PPPs and the best way to attract the private sector.

The stated aim of the China-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), officially launched in June 2015, is to respond to a need for massive spending across Asia. But its creation has caused political controversy, with supporters arguing it shows up previous iniquities while opponents fear it will be a mere tool for China's projection of power. Peter McGill reports.

Asiamoney is pleased to present its choices for Asia’s Best Managed Companies 2015. The winners were the firms that impressed us the most through a combination of factors including innovation, financial performance and strategic execution, and after also surveying the views of regional analysts and investors. Our congratulations to all those chosen.

The ascent of Jeremy Corbyn to lead the UK's Labour Party is ultimately an outcome of the financial crisis. As the party in power when the crisis struck, Labour’s economic competence was discredited with voters with election defeats in 2010 and 2015.

The world needs a strong, stable eurozone. And that requires a strong, stable Greece. The talks necessary to make that a reality must not be placed on hold while Europe’s leaders fret and argue over the growing refugee crisis. Europe will only be a true source of hope to the needy outside its borders when it engenders faith from those within.