Editor's note.

AuthorPayton, Scott

"We are living in a world characterised by unprecedented levels of uncertainty," a senior banker told me during an interview this month. Many of the articles in this edition of FM take this theme and examine how it affects the environment in which finance professionals operate.

Question marks over future supplies of energy, water and other resources are explored in our feature on page 26-along with the crucial role that finance departments can play in resolving the deep challenges that resource scarcity presents.

As the UK government delays implementation of the Bribery Act, regulatory uncertainty is one of the themes of our article on corruption, starting on page 32. And...

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