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Aberdeen Asset Management's Hugh Young said dotcom-style bubbles are forming in some Asian income stocks as valuations look increasingly stretched.

Panic about house prices, asset bubbles and China caught our readers' attention this year, with the views of leading hedgies and controversial industry figures featuring in our list of the 20 most read stories of 2012.

China will be the most attractive emerging market in the next six to 12 months, according to Conrad Saldanha of Neuberger Berman.

Robin Geffen, CEO of Neptune Investment Management, has warned bond investors should be bracing themselves for severe losses when the interest rate cycle turns.

Bob Jolly (pictured), head of global macro at Schroders, reviews a year in global bond markets and asks what themes could characterise the asset class in 2013.

Thames River's Michael Mabbutt is set to join Liontrust to run a newly created Global Strategic Bond fund.

European stocks slumped in afternoon trading ahead of a meeting of eurozone finance ministers to agree on the next tranche of aid for Greece.

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Demand for gold coins and bars has fallen by a third, year on year, from a record high in 2011, according to the World Gold Council.

With investors worried about global growth, and 'safe-haven' government bonds yielding near record-low amounts, investors have piled into 'defensive' stocks, but are they just too pricey now? Below, experts give their views.