Online Compliance Consulting Service

Michael Funston
Consultant, Legal Compliance
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‍Michael has thirty years post-admission experience as a lawyer. Prior to working for GRC Solutions, he managed the Legal & Compliance team at the Customer Owned Banking Association for ten years.

Michael has also held positions of Senior Lawyer at ASIC, and Coordinator of the Financial Rights Legal Centre (previously Consumer Credit NSW Inc). His areas of expertise-include retail banking and finance regulation, privacy law, financial services industry codes, and general consumer protection law.

Key Skills
◽ High level research and analysis skills
◽ Deep understanding of banking and finance policy issues
◽ Ability to explain complex regulatory issues simply
◽ Lively and engaged public speaker
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Qualifications & Certifications
◽ BA (Hons), University of Melbourne
◽ MA, University of Sydney
◽ LLB, University of Sydney
◽ LLM, UNSW Australia

Deidre Grover
Senior Compliance Advisor
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Deidre was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of NSW over 30 years ago and has worked at GRC Solutions since late 2018. Deidre has spent many years working in financial services in both education and policy roles. She has also spent many years working as a Senior Legal Writer and Editor and was formerly the Assistant Editor of the authorised NSW Law Reports. 

Over the past decade, Deidre has worked as a Program Developer and Policy Analyst at the College of Law, as the Anti-Money Laundering Graduate Program Manager at the Australian Financial Markets Association, and as a Senior Policy Adviser at Finsia.
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Key Skills
◽ Corporate governance
◽ Modern Slavery
◽ Anti-money laundering (AML)
◽ Whistleblowing
◽ Privacy

Qualifications & Certifications
◽ Diploma in Law (LPAB) (University of Sydney Law Extension Committee)
◽ Practical Legal Training (College of Law)
◽ Graduate Certificate in Public Policy (Australian National University)
◽ Certificate in Not for Profit Governance (Governance Institute of Australia)
◽ Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training (BSZ40198) (Learning Dimensions Australia)

Liam O'Brien
Subject Matter Expert‍
Liam is a highly experienced risk and compliance expert, a company director, and problem solver.
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He brings a practical approach to client matters formed from years of experience both in house and in an advisory capacity. His pragmatic view is formed around a principle that regulatory activities should be designed to enhance the chance of realising commercial aspirations. His measure of success for risk and compliance programs is the way they influence how people within organisations go about their work. Liam is a professional trainer and often speaks at conferences and networking events for industry associations such RMIA, GRC Institute, Governance Institute,Institute of Internal Auditors and the IAPP.

Key Skills
◽ Risk and compliance for growth
◽ AFSL and ACL problem solving
◽ AML/CTF programs and training
◽ Consultation, interviews, investigation
◽ Practical solutions development
◽ Dealing with unique organisations
◽ Corporate governance
◽ Whistleblowing

Qualifications & Certifications
◽ Graduate Certificate - Applied Finance
◽ Master - Applied Finance
◽ Graduate - AICD
◽ Graduate – ACAMS (In progress)

Geeta Castle
Regulatory Compliance Advisor

Geeta is managing director and compliance advisor at TealBlu, a boutique regulatory compliance consultancy firm based in Sydney providing expertise and tailored services to organisations doing business in Australia, Singapore and the Asia Pacific region.

Geeta has over 20 years of regulatory compliance, risk management and governance experience working with top tier Asia Pacific, US and European based organisations, holding senior positions such as Chief Compliance Officer and Compliance Director.

She has hands-on experience advising and supporting banks, financial services, securities/cryptocurrency/digital asset exchanges, brokers, payment service providers and other market participants to meet their regulatory obligations and maintain market integrity.


‍Key Skills
◽ Regulatory compliance
◽ Compliance and internal controls frameworks
◽ Risk management
◽ Governance
◽Compliance and ethics culture

Qualifications & Certifications
◽ MBA (Business Law, International Business) - University of New England
◽ BAppSc - Universityof Sydney

Bill Tarrant
Training Specialist
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Bill is an accomplished trainer with broad-ranging leadership experience
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In creating and delivering online and facilitated training,Bill leverages skills developed in public administration, university teaching,contact centre and sales team management, and most recently seven years involvement with financial services compliance training in Australia. He has deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities associated with delivering compliance training to customer contact staff.
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Key Skills
◽ Applied ethics
◽ Critical reasoning
◽ Change management
◽ Public speaking/presenting
◽ People management
◽ Staff development

Qualifications & Certifications
◽ BA (Hons I Philosophy)
◽ Cert III front line management
◽Prosci Change Management Certification
◽Cert IV in TESOL