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Investment trust providers need to have strong reasons to justify launching new closed-ended funds with equity mandates, as the sector becomes increasingly dominated by alternatives vehicles, according to Numis Securities.

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Only 26% of investment trusts launched between 2000 and 2009 are still going strong, while the rest have been wound up due to poor performance, wide discounts or because their mandate is no longer relevant, according to Numis Securities.

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