Japan's new premier, Naoto Kan, has warned Japan is at 'risk of collapse' under its huge debt pile.
European sovereign debt does not compensate investors adequately for the risk they are taking, says Axa Investment Managers' chief investment officer Chris Iggo.
Pictet Funds is rejecting subscriptions of over $1m (£689,000) into its flagship Emerging Local Currency
Even the great Warren Buffett, who has successfully negotiated a number of crisis situations in his time, has admitted he would not want to be responsible for tackling the UK's debt problem.
UK Government borrowing reached a new peak in 2009-10 but undershot the figure forecast in the Budget.
European leaders still fail to see how quickly the Greek debt crisis could spiral out of control, says Liontrust Asset Management's Simon Thorp.
Co-heads of fixed interest at Invesco Perpetual discuss the outlook for bonds and their plans for the newest addition to their fund stable