Products February 1, 2013

Natixis Offers Retirement Plans New Share Class

Natixis Global Asset Management (NGAM) is offering “Class N” shares for several Natixis and Loomis Sayles funds.
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Class N shares have a number of distinctive characteristics:  

  • There are no front-end or back-end sales charges; 
  • There are no 12b-1 or service fees and no sub-transfer agency fees; and  
  • There is no minimum initial or subsequent investment amount for these shares.  

    Designed primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plans, Class N shares are not available for purchase by individual investors, traditional or Roth IRAs, retail nonretirement accounts or 529 College Savings Plans.  

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    “NGAM’s new Class N shares are a direct response to frequent requests from sponsors, consultants and platforms seeking lower-cost actively managed funds for their retirement participants,” said Matthew Coldren, executive vice president of the Client Solutions Group at Natixis Global Asset Management – U.S. Distribution. “N shares can impact a retirement participant’s long-term account balances, better positioning them to achieve retirement readiness.”   

    Visit http://www.ngam.natixis.com for more information.

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