CONTRARIAN

SPECIAL REPORT

THE BIQ QUESTION

ON BONDS

Following an apparently disappointing outcome in 2012, there is greater optimism over growth prospects for the UK and other economies in 2013.

In the latest Big Debate, our panelists from Eaton Vance and The Washington Update discussed the US.

Ben Pakenham, manager of the Aberdeen High Yield Bond fund, takes a closer look behind the headlines at what is happening in the high yield bond sector.

The price of gold may have struggled recently but a peak price level remains an "unthinkable" development, according to Angelos Damaskos, CEO at Sector Investment Managers.

Tamara Cizeika, senior regulatory lawyer at Eversheds LLP, sizes up the effectiveness of the FSA's client assets unit.

Returns from the UK equity market have come in for some heavy criticism recently, but experienced investor Graham Ashby argues returns over the last decade show it has been far from a poor choice for investors.