Research house Lonsec has given four stars to the Orchard Diversified Property Fund (ODPF), which passed $1 billion in assets recently.
Research house Lonsec has given four stars to the Orchard Diversified Property Fund (ODPF), which passed $1 billion in assets recently.
In its review, Lonsec noted the fund's assets had more than doubled from $500 million to over $1.11 billion since 2006 and that it increased diversity by investing some of its capital in overseas assets.
The fund is on the Oasis and Navigator platforms and the recommended lists of dealer groups BDO, Genesys, Futuro, Lonsdale and Wealthsure.
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