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SUMMARY:Who watches the watchers - the continued global focus on ‘profess
 ional enablers’ 
DESCRIPTION:A year on from the UNDP Sevilla Initiative for Accountable Se
 rvice Providers\, the debate around ‘professional enablers’ has moved on
  and intensified. Given the forthcoming World Bank/UN StAR report on pro
 fessional enablers\, the UK’s Illicit Finance Summit held in London\, pl
 anned for December 2026\, in addition to ongoing work led by United Nati
 ons Development Programme\, expectations on lawyers and accountants rema
 in in focus.\n\nOnce framed as neutral advisers\, professionals are incr
 easingly positioned critically as potential facilitators of illicit fina
 ncial flows. Against this backdrop\, difficult questions are emerging. A
 re existing ethical frameworks and AML obligations sufficient\, or are t
 hey being outpaced by regulatory and political pressure? Is enhanced sel
 f-regulation credible\, or is external intervention inevitable? And to w
 hat extent are the professions being asked to solve a problem they did n
 ot create?\n\nThis session brings together perspectives across these dev
 elopments to examine whether the current trajectory represents meaningfu
 l reform or reactive policymaking. It will explore the practical realiti
 es facing professionals\, the risks to independence and privilege\, and 
 the growing expectation that the legal and accounting sectors play a mor
 e proactive role in safeguarding financial integrity.\n\nFramed as a can
 did\, roundtable discussion\, the session will challenge assumptions\, t
 est the limits of current approaches\, and ask a central question: are p
 rofessionals truly part of the solution\, or still uncomfortably close t
 o the problem?\n\n
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