Media Release

ASFA appoints Tim Buskens as Chief Operating Officer

Published 20 March, 2014

Published 20 March, 2014

20 March 2014

ASFA appoints Tim Buskens as Chief Operating Officer

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Tim Buskens to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer. Tim will begin the role on 28 April 2014.

Mr Buskens joins ASFA with more than 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry, most recently as Head of Industry Initiatives at Australian Administration Services (AAS), where he worked closely on the implementation of the government’s SuperStream initiative.

While at AAS, Mr Buskens also held several other roles including Head of Change Management and Head of Group Risk and Compliance. Prior to this, Mr Buskens was the Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer at Oasis Asset Management, and also held roles at the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) and Treasury.

ASFA CEO Ms Pauline Vamos says the appointment of Mr Buskens to the newly created role is a reflection of the changing, sophisticated nature of the superannuation industry and the environment in which it operates.

“The new COO role is key to delivering ASFA’s business and operational strategy. Tim brings a wealth of industry knowledge to the position and his proven track record of delivering strategic initiatives will no doubt help steer the organisation as it navigates the new superannuation and financial services environment.

“The ASFA Board and team congratulate Tim on his appointment and look forward to working with him,” Ms Vamos concluded.

For further information, please contact:

Katrina Horrobin, 0451 949 300.

About ASFA

ASFA is the peak policy, research and advocacy body for Australia’s superannuation industry. It is a not-for-profit, sector-neutral, and non-party political national organisation, which aims to advance effective retirement outcomes for members of funds through research, advocacy and the development of policy and industry best practice.

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Born in Brindisi, Italy, Daniel was a young child when he moved with his family to Australia. He grew up in Canberra and completed his first degrees – arts and law – at the ANU. He then completed a Master of Economics (University of Sydney) and a PhD in economics from Yale.

He lectured at Monash University, was an economic adviser in the Gillard government and was a Victorian MP from 2014 to 2018. As Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer of Victoria, Daniel helped deliver major infrastructure projects and developed innovative financing structures for community projects.

In 2018 he was preselected for the new federal seat of Fraser and became its first MP at the 2019 election, re-elected in 2022 and 2025. From 2022 to 2025, Daniel was chair of the House of Representatives’ Standing Economics Committee in which he chaired inquiries; economic dynamism, competition and business formation and insurers’ responses to 2022 major floods claims.

In 2025, he became the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services.

In August 2022, Daniel published ‘Safety Net: The Future of Welfare in Australia’, which aims to explore the ways in which an insurance approach can improve the effectiveness of government service delivery.