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SMSF rules, opportunities and responsibilities can change, and there’s always something worth knowing. Stay informed with practical news, insights and updates from the Freedom Financial Partners team, covering SMSFs, tax and compliance, investments and the issues that matter to trustees. You’ll also find details of upcoming events, webinars and opportunities to learn more.

SMSF Trustee Eligibility: 6 ATO Questions Explained

Thinking about setting up a self-managed super fund (SMSF)? Understanding SMSF trustee eligibility is an important first step before establishing your fund. As part of your SMSF application, we’ll ask you a few questions about your tax affairs, financial history...

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AML/CTF, PEP & Sanctions Checks Explained Simply

Why are you being asked AML/CTF, PEP and sanctions questions? Learn what these checks mean and why they're required when setting up an SMSF, company or trust....

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Pooled vs Segregated SMSFs: What Multi-Member SMSF Clients Need to Understand

Pooled vs segregated SMSFs – what’s the difference, and why does it matter? If you’re setting up a setting up a self-managed super fund (SMSF) with your spouse, family members or other people, understanding how investments are managed and allocated...

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What Is a Safe Asset?

Australians have always loved property. For generations, bricks and mortar have been seen as one of the safest places to put your money, but right now property is giving us a useful reminder that no asset simply goes up forever....

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SMSF Property Ban: Impact Bigger Than Thought

When we wrote recently that the SMSF property borrowing ban may not be the end of the story, the push for a new-build exemption was already underway. Now some fresh numbers have landed, and they make that debate even more...

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SMSFs hit record high

Something interesting is happening in super. Australians established 52,020 new self-managed super funds in the 2025-26 financial year, the highest number ever established in a single financial year, taking the total number of SMSFs to a record 680,301. And these...

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