Asset Management

Most funds fail within 10 years

Boston Consulting Group says only 37% of mutual funds rolled out in 2013 were still alive last year

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More and more funds are struggling to make it to the decade mark Photo: Getty images

Asset managers’ attempts at innovating with new products are falling flat, as more mutual funds are failing to survive a decade after launch.

Only 37% of mutual funds unveiled in 2013 still existed at the end of last year, according to a report by Boston Consulting Group. The survival rate is down significantly from 2010, when 60% of funds launched a decade earlier remained active. 

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