David Grinston
Senior Associate LLB , Fellow of Securities Institute
David is a lawyer with considerable experience in private commercial practice and as an in-house corporate counsel for Epson Australia He specialises in designing and delivering Corporations Law and Competition Law compliance training programs. He is a VETAB Accredited Trainer and Assessor and is a part time tutor at the University of Technology Sydney and a mentor in the Australian National University’s Legal Workshop.
David has prepared and presented the following training on behalf of Compliance Australia:
- A training program for dealers and client advisers for Westpac Institutional Bank on their obligations under the Corporations Act
- A training program for all staff of Westpac Broking on their obligations under the Corporations Act and the ASX Business Rules
- Training sessions for private client dealers and advisers for BNP Paribas
- Training sessions for all staff of Duke Energy Australia Trading and Marketing (DEATM) on market misconduct under the Corporations Act
- A training session for Babcock & Brown on Continuous DisclosureTraining program and expert report to the ACCC for a major electronics distributor
David has also conducted training courses for the Securities Institute and the University of Technology, including:
- Takeovers
- Business Structures, Contract Law and Trade Practices
- Prospectus compliance
- Securities dealer and advisor duties
- Licensing requirements under the Corporations Act
Facing the challenge
“Today, risks don’t fit into easy categories or emerge from pre-determined place. They assault from all sides. It may surprise you to know that at least half of all corporate crises are caused by senior management action rather than external forces. I firmly believe that the most successful, least crisis-prone businesses will be those whose boards have shown firm resolve and taken decisive action. Effective, integrated strategies for dealing with tomorrow’s risks require a change in culture at board level now.”
(Lord Peter Levene, Chairman of insurance giant Lloyds speaking at the World Affairs Council).