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Firm Brochure Part 2A Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) Managed Portfolio Advisors, a division of Natixis Advisors (“MPA”) Active Investment Advisors, a division of Natixis Advisors (“AIA”) Boston Office Oakland Office 399 Boylston Street 1999 Harrison Street Boston, MA 02116 Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: 617-449-2813 Phone: 617-449-2813 Fax: 617-369-9794 Fax: 617-369-9794 www.ga.natixis.com This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Natixis Advisors. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at: 617-449-2813, or by email at: [email protected] . The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or by any state securities authority. Additional information about Natixis Advisors is available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov . Registration does not imply that any particular level of skill or training has been met by Natixis Advisors or its personnel. March 25, 2011

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Page 1: Firm Brochure Part 2A Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L ...€¦ · Firm Description: Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“ Natixis Advisors”) is a limited partnership

Firm Brochure Part 2A

Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) Managed Portfolio Advisors, a division of Natixis Advisors (“MPA”) Active Investment Advisors, a division of Natixis Advisors (“AIA”)

Boston Office Oakland Office 399 Boylston Street 1999 Harrison Street Boston, MA 02116 Oakland, CA 94612

Phone: 617-449-2813 Phone: 617-449-2813 Fax: 617-369-9794 Fax: 617-369-9794

www.ga.natixis.com

This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Natixis Advisors. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at: 617-449-2813, or by email at: [email protected]. The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or by any state securities authority. Additional information about Natixis Advisors is available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. Registration does not imply that any particular level of skill or training has been met by Natixis Advisors or its personnel.

March 25, 2011

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Material Changes Not Applicable.

Table of Contents Part 2A

Item # Title Page(s) Item 1 Firm Brochure Part 2A - Cover Page 1 Item 2 Material Changes 2 Item 3 Table of Contents 2 Item 4 Advisory Business 3-5 Item 5 Fees and Compensation 5-8 Item 6 Performance Based Fees and Side-By-Side

Management 8

Item 7 Types of Clients 8 Item 8 Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk

of Loss 8-17

Item 9 Disciplinary Information 17 Item 10 Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations 17-19 Item 11 Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client

Transactions and Personal Trading 19-23

Item 12 Brokerage Practices 23-28 Item 13 Review of Accounts 28-30 Item 14 Client Referrals and Other Compensation 30 Item 15 Custody 30-31 Item 16 Investment Discretion 31 Item 17 Voting Client Securities/Proxy Voting Summary 31-32 Item 18 Financial Information 32 Appendix 1 Investment Company Strategy List & Strategy

Descriptions 33-37

Appendix 2 Managed Account Strategy List & Strategy Descriptions

38-42

Appendix 3 Managed Account Unbundled Program Strategy List & Standard Fee Rates

43

Appendix 4 Investment Company Strategy List & Risk Descriptions

44-46

Appendix 5 Managed Account Strategy List & Risk Descriptions 47-49 Appendix 6 Program Participation List 50

Part 2B Part 2B Firm Brochure Part 2B – Cover Page 51 Supplement Curt Overway 52 Supplement Dan Price 53 Supplement Jim Marquis 54 Supplement Peter Klos 55 Supplement Kevin Maeda 56 Supplement Serena Stone 57

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Item 4 - Advisory Business Firm Description: Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”) is a limited partnership organized on January 23, 1995, under the laws of the State of Delaware. Natixis Advisors’ principal office is located at 399 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02116 and it also has an office at 1999 Harrison Street, Oakland, California 94612. Natixis Advisors has two divisions Managed Portfolio Advisors (“MPA”) and Active Investment Advisors (“AIA”). Neither MPA nor AIA is a separate legal entity. Natixis Advisors and Natixis Distributors, L.P. (“Natixis Distributors”), a FINRA registered limited purpose broker-dealer affiliate of Natixis Advisors, are commonly referred to by the umbrella name of Natixis Global Associates (“NGA”). Principal Owners: Natixis Advisors is an indirect subsidiary of Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P., which is an indirect subsidiary of Natixis Global Asset Management (“NGAM”), an international asset management group based in Paris, France. NGAM is in turn owned by Natixis, a French investment banking and financial services firm. Natixis is principally owned by BPCE, France’s second largest banking group. Types of Advisory Services: Natixis Advisors provides advisory services to investment company clients and managed account clients. Investment Company Advisory Services: Natixis Advisors is the investment adviser to some of the investment companies in the Natixis family of funds (the “Natixis Funds”). Each Natixis Fund is a registered investment company or a series thereof. Natixis Advisors subcontracts portfolio management services to one or more affiliated or unaffiliated registered investment advisers to act in the capacity of subadviser to Natixis Advisors, as listed on Appendix 1 to this document. As set forth in the relevant contract, each subadviser is responsible for the day-to-day investment operations of the Natixis Fund it subadvises. Natixis Advisors is responsible, subject to the approval of the relevant Natixis Funds’ Board, for the selection and oversight of such subadviser. Natixis Advisors will replace subadvisers as it deems appropriate, subject to the approval, as may be required, of the affected Natixis Funds’ Board of Trustees and/or the affected Natixis Funds’ shareholders. Natixis Advisors also provides administrative services to the Natixis Funds, the Loomis Sayles family of funds (“Loomis Sayles Funds”), and the Hansberger International Series (“Hansberger International Series”) (collectively these fund families are referred to herein as the “Funds”). Managed Account Advisory Services: Natixis Advisors provides both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to bundled and unbundled program clients, generally through sponsor programs. Natixis Advisors’ investment advisory services may be provided with assistance from affiliated and unaffiliated registered investment advisers (commonly referred to as model providers). Where Natixis Advisors utilizes the services of a model portfolio provider, but retains investment discretion, Natixis Advisors generally follows the recommendations in the model portfolios, provided, however, that Natixis Advisors may substitute or otherwise deviate from the model portfolio as it considers appropriate, including to comply with individual client guidelines or restrictions, to realize losses in taxable accounts, and to provide market exposure during a wash sale period. Alterations made to accommodate individualized policies or restrictions as well as trading delays and other timing issues may result in deviations between the holdings and performance of client accounts and those of the model portfolios. Appendix 2 is a list of the affiliated model portfolio

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providers, divisions of Natixis Advisors, and unaffiliated model portfolio providers used by Natixis Advisors for which Natixis Advisors has due diligence responsibility, and the related investment recommendation and/or model portfolio strategies provided by each. Natixis Advisors provides investment advisory services on both a discretionary and non-discretionary basis. Natixis Advisors has discretionary authority when it provides investment advisory services and is granted sole or shared authority (whether or not that authority is exercised) to determine what securities or other assets to purchase or sell on behalf of that client account. Natixis Advisors has non-discretionary authority when it provides investment advisory services, but it is not granted sole or shared authority to determine what securities or other assets to purchase or sell on behalf of that client account. Once Natixis Advisors accepts a new client account, it may take several days post acceptance of the client account for the assets of that account to be fully invested in the selected investment strategy, or selected investment strategies, when dealing with a unified managed account. Also, additional deposits into an existing client account may take several days to be fully invested. When Natixis Advisors undertakes investment advisory responsibility for a client account that is initially funded with securities (i.e., stocks, bonds, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, etc.) or when a client adds securities to an existing client account, Natixis Advisors will usually liquidate such non-cash holdings. With respect to the liquidation of such non-cash holdings, the client will be solely responsible for transaction costs, investment losses and/or taxes that may result from such liquidations. Also, the type of assets to be acquired to manage a client account or continue to manage a client account (in accordance with the selected investment strategy) may cause a delay in the account being fully invested. For example, delays may occur if: (i) there is difficulty in disposing of any transferred assets; (ii) there is a need to minimize small or odd lot transactions; (iii) there are account and/or trade reconciliation issues; or (iv) there is some unavailability or failure, outside of Natixis Advisors’ reasonable control, of one or more of the systems utilized to manage and trade the client’s account. Furthermore, client withdrawals may also be delayed due to some of the aforementioned difficulties or due to illiquidity in the relevant market. Natixis Advisors, in certain circumstances, may experience delays in effecting (or communicating to a model portfolio provider to effect) transactions in client accounts. Such delays may be due to internal or external systems problems, communication issues, data issues, share balance reconciliation issues, market volatility, heavy trading volumes, liquidity shortages, computer viruses, trading halts, power interruptions, data theft, data destruction, severe or extraordinary weather conditions, earthquakes, terrorist acts, acts of war, or other “acts of God” and similar circumstances. Further, Natixis Advisors may also deliberately hold or delay trades if Natixis Advisors considers it prudent to do so to avoid trade or communication errors or other errors or problems. For example, if Natixis Advisors believes that client account holdings or trading data is corrupted, stale, or inaccurate, or if holdings or trade data cannot be reconciled, Natixis Advisors may delay trading until these issues are resolved in order to attempt to avoid significant trade errors that may otherwise result if trades are effected on the basis of incorrect data. While the ultimate effect of the types of delays previously referenced in this section will depend upon market circumstances, with an enhanced risk in circumstances of extreme market volatility, these delays are likely to also increase the risk of losses and/or the risk of missing market or security appreciation. In some cases these delays may also result in increased dispersion between the performance results of a particular account or group of accounts managed by Natixis Advisors and the

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performance results of a relevant model portfolio provider’s institutional client accounts.

Whatever the cause of the delay in immediately investing the client’s account or in immediately processing a withdrawal request, Natixis Advisors will make reasonable attempts to effect transactions in a client’s account as soon as reasonably practicable.

Assets Under Management: Natixis Advisors’ assets under management total $6,121,056,149.00 as of December 31, 2010. This total is made up of discretionary assets under management of $4,679,961,935.00 and non-discretionary assets under management of $1,441,094,214.00 as of December 31, 2010.

Item 5 - Fees and Compensation Investment Company Fees and Compensation: The advisory fees and the administrative fees payable by the Funds to Natixis Advisors, under relevant contracts, are expressed as a percentage of assets under management or administration and are individually negotiated. The fees billed by Natixis Advisors to the Funds are payable by the Funds monthly in arrears. Natixis Advisors is responsible for the payment of fees to advisers and subadvisers of the Funds, as applicable. Natixis Advisors typically pays such advisers and subadvisers a percentage of the fee paid to Natixis Advisors by the relevant Fund. Managed Account Fees and Compensation Bundled Program Fees & Compensation: Fees paid to Natixis Advisors for investment advisory services to bundled program client accounts are negotiated between Natixis Advisors and the bundled program sponsor. The client account minimum for a bundled program account is generally set by the program sponsor. A client in a bundled program will generally pay a bundled fee that covers Natixis Advisors’ investment advisory service fee, custody fee, brokerage (if executed through the program sponsor or the program’s preferred Broker), accounting, sponsor due diligence, and other applicable program services. Unbundled Program Fees & Compensation: Fees paid to Natixis Advisors for investment advisory services to unbundled program client accounts are set by Natixis Advisors and are provided as an attachment to this disclosure document (See Appendix 3). These fees do not include other fees that a client may incur, such as custody fees, brokerage fees, accounting fees, sponsor due diligence fees, and other applicable program fees. Unbundled program investment advisory service fees received by Natixis Advisors vary depending on the investment strategy that is selected by the client. The client account minimum (initial and ongoing) for Natixis Advisors’ unbundled program accounts is set by Natixis Advisors and is $250,000, with the exception of AIA Managed ETF Strategies and the AIA China ETF Strategy for which the account minimum is $50,000. For unbundled program client accounts Natixis Advisors reserves the right to waive its investment advisory service fee on employee or related client accounts and to waive the account minimum for any client accounts. Additionally, AIA Managed ETF Strategies and the AIA China ETF Strategy are subject to a minimum annual fee of $500 and the AIA S&P Strategies, AIA Dow Jones Select Dividend Strategy and the ASG Adaptive ETF Strategies are subject to a minimum annual fees of $1,000. Model Portfolio Services Fees & Compensation: Fees paid to Natixis Advisors for its model portfolio investment advisory services to bundled and unbundled program client accounts are negotiated between Natixis Advisors and the program sponsor. The client account minimum for a program account that is managed using Natixis Advisors’ model

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portfolio is generally set by the program sponsor. A client will generally also incur additional fees depending on whether the program is bundled or unbundled, such as custody fees, brokerage fees, accounting fees, sponsor due diligence fees, and other applicable program fees. Overlay Portfolio Management Services Fees & Compensation: Fees paid to Natixis Advisors for its overlay portfolio management investment advisory services to bundled and unbundled program client accounts are negotiated between Natixis Advisors and the program sponsor. The client account minimum for a program account that is managed using Natixis Advisors’ overlay portfolio management services is generally set by the program sponsor. A client will generally also incur additional fees depending on whether the program is bundled or unbundled, such as custody fees, brokerage fees, accounting fees, sponsor due diligence fees, and other applicable program fees. Billing: Generally, fees paid to Natixis Advisors are calculated as a percentage of assets under management (for discretionary services) or as a percentage of assets serviced (for non-discretionary services) and are usually shown as annual percentages. Fees may be paid quarterly or monthly, depending on the contractual relationship. Fees may be paid after investment advisory services are provided (i.e., in arrears) or paid in advance (i.e., pre-paid). If investment advisory service fees are paid in advance, then early termination of a client account will result in a proportionate (i.e., pro-rata) return of such pre-paid fees. Natixis Advisors may also be compensated through minimum fees, fixed fees or fees calculated as a percentage of a program sponsor’s fees. Natixis Advisors does not receive custody fees, brokerage fees, accounting fees or any other such fees and does not participate in fee sharing arrangements for such fees with any program sponsor, custodian or Broker. Model Portfolio Provider Fees & Compensation: When Natixis is responsible for retaining model portfolio providers, Natixis Advisors typically pays the model portfolio provider from the fee paid to Natixis Advisors by the client or program sponsor, reducing the amount of fees retained by Natixis. However, it is usually the case that when Natixis Advisors is hired to provide overlay portfolio management services that the sponsor undertakes responsibility for paying the sponsor selected and hired model portfolio provider. Fee & Compensation Variation: Investment advisory services, fees and account minimums will vary from one program to another. Natixis Advisors reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to waive its fees and account minimum requirements, but cannot waive fees or minimums set by a program sponsor. Clients should also be aware that Natixis Advisors is in no position to negotiate the implied commission rates payable to the sponsor’s or client designated Broker. Natixis Advisors is also limited in its ability to influence the trade execution quality or to influence the nature and quality of the services (including custodial and/or accounting services) that program clients obtain from the sponsor. Additionally, clients should be aware that similar or comparable services may be available at a lower aggregate cost elsewhere on a bundled and/or unbundled basis. In addition, while the compensation paid to Natixis Advisors by a bundled program sponsor may be lower than Natixis Advisors' standard fee applicable to unbundled program clients, the overall cost to a program client, in most cases, will be higher than that which the client might otherwise experience by engaging Natixis Advisors directly and negotiating (or allowing Natixis Advisors to negotiate on the client’s behalf) per-transaction fees directly with a Broker. Similarly, in most cases the overall cost to a program client will be higher than if the client were to engage a model portfolio provider directly. However, Natixis Advisors and the model portfolio providers typically require non-program client accounts managed by them directly to meet a

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minimum account size, which minimum account size may, depending on the strategy, be higher than the minimum account size required by a sponsor. Managed Accounts Holding Exchange Traded Funds: With respect to strategies containing exchange traded funds, clients should be aware that in addition to the expenses imbedded in the ETF structure, there are certain disadvantages in selecting such strategies. These disadvantages include, but are not limited to: (i) the need to pay brokerage commissions or other transaction costs to buy and sell ETF shares, since ETFs trade like stocks, which costs can negate the benefit of the ETF’s often lower expenses relative to mutual funds; (ii) the fact that purchases of exchange traded fund shares may result in buying shares at a slight premium because ETF prices are determined by market forces; (iii) the adverse impact resulting from receiving cash dividends (rather than having dividends reinvested directly by the issuer in additional shares) from the portfolio which then need to be reinvested in additional shares, resulting in additional transaction costs; and (iv) selling ETFs may result in selling shares at a discount. Managed Accounts Holding Mutual Funds: As previously stated, Natixis Advisors provides discretionary investment advisory services to managed account clients using model portfolios supplied by model portfolio providers and by Natixis Advisors’ internal divisions. Natixis Advisors may, in its sole discretion, execute upon such recommendations by purchasing shares of mutual funds and/or exchange-traded funds, which conform to the model portfolio provided by the relevant model portfolio provider. Clients should always keep in mind that they may be able to purchase investment company shares directly from the investment companies without using the investment advisory services of Natixis Advisors. Additionally, it is common for the portfolios of managed account clients participating in a unified managed account program to hold investment company shares in a sleeve or multiple sleeves of the client’s unified managed account. Usually the investment company that has been selected to be a part of the unified managed account is selected by the sponsor that has hired Natixis Advisors to provide overlay portfolio management services. Managed Accounts Holding Affiliated Mutual Funds: Sponsors that have hired Natixis Advisors as the overlay portfolio manager may also independently select an investment company to be part of a unified managed account offering that has an affiliation with Natixis Advisors. Under these circumstances, it is important for the client to be aware that Natixis Advisors will charge its managed account advisory fee (or overlay portfolio management fee) on the assets held in the unified managed account, including the assets held in the affiliated investment company sleeve. Clients should also be aware that in addition to the managed account advisory fee (or overlay portfolio management fee) charged by Natixis Advisors, the client will be paying other fees, such as fund advisory fees and other fund expenses. In connection with all purchases of investment company shares for a managed account client’s portfolio, the investment company may incur additional and/or higher expenses than the expenses incurred for managed accounts. In the case of an investment company advised/subadvised by Natixis Advisors or one of its investment advisory affiliates, such expenses may include payments to Natixis Advisors and/or its affiliates for advisory and other services (such as distribution and/or administrative services) provided by such entities to the investment companies. Again, clients should always keep in mind that they may be able to purchase investment company shares directly from the investment companies without using the investment advisory services of the sponsor and the overlay portfolio management services of Natixis Advisors. Client Due Inquiry: Clients should conduct due inquiry related to investment advisory services, fees and account minimums. Due inquiry should be made so that the client

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can ensure that it is receiving the desired level of investment advisory services, a reasonable fee based on those services and to ensure that the client can meet and maintain the required account minimum. Additionally, a client should consider factors such as trading frequency and applicable commissions borne by the client for trading away, transfer taxes and similar fees. Information about investment advisory services, fees and account minimums can usually be found in the applicable program sponsor’s disclosure document, in the client investment advisory services contract and in the client’s custodial services and brokerage contracts.

Item 6 - Performance Fees and Side-By-Side Management Not Applicable.

Item 7 - Types of Clients Natixis Advisors clients include: individuals (including high net worth individuals), banking or thrift institutions, pension and profit sharing plans (other than to plan participants), investment companies and other pooled vehicles, charitable organizations, corporations or other businesses, state or municipal government entities, and sponsors that hire it to provide model portfolio vendor services and overlay portfolio management services. Additionally, Natixis Advisors, through its AIA division, provides non-discretionary subadvisory portfolio management services to a number of Taiwanese-based collective investment vehicles, which are distributed by Taiwanese banks to Taiwanese investors.

Item 8 - Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss In managing discretionary client accounts and providing recommendations to non-discretionary clients, Natixis Advisors (and the sub-advisers and model portfolio providers that it retains on behalf of clients) uses various different investment strategies and methods of analysis, as described below. This Item 8, and related appendices, also contain a discussion of the primary risks associated with these investment strategies, although it is not possible to identify all of the risks associated with investing and the particular risks applicable to a client account will depend on the nature of the account, its investment strategy or strategies and the types of securities held. Any investment includes the risk of loss and there can be no guarantee that a particular level of return will be achieved. While Natixis Advisors seeks to manage accounts so that risks are appropriate to the return potential for the strategy, it is often not possible or desirable to fully mitigate risks. Clients should understand that they could lose some or all of their investment and should be prepared to bear the risk of such potential losses, including through diversification. Clients should be aware that while Natixis Advisors does not limit its advice to particular types of investments, mandates may be limited to certain types of securities (e.g., equities) or to the recommendation of investment advisers or managed funds focused on certain types of securities and, therefore, may not be diversified. The accounts managed by Natixis Advisors are generally not intended to provide a complete investment program for a client or investor and, except with respect to pooled investment vehicles, Natixis Advisors expects that the assets it manages do not represent all of the client's assets. Clients are responsible for appropriately diversifying their assets to guard against the risk of loss. Investment Company Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss: Natixis Advisors is the investment adviser to some of the Natixis Funds. Each Natixis Fund is a registered investment company or a series thereof. The advisory contract between Natixis Advisors and the relevant Natixis Fund is terminable without penalty

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by the relevant Natixis Fund on sixty (60) days' notice to Natixis Advisors, or by Natixis Advisors on ninety (90) days' notice to the relevant Natixis Fund. The agreement terminates automatically on assignment. With respect to the Natixis Funds for which Natixis Advisors acts as investment adviser, Natixis Advisors subcontracts portfolio management services, including determination of methods of analysis and selection of sources of information, to one or more affiliated or unaffiliated registered investment advisers to act in the capacity of subadviser to Natixis Advisors, as listed on Appendix 1 to this document. As set forth in the relevant contract, each subadviser is responsible for the day-to-day investment operations of the Natixis Fund it subadvises. Natixis Advisors is responsible, subject to the approval of the relevant Natixis Funds’ Board, for the selection and oversight of such subadviser. Natixis Advisors will replace subadvisers as it deems appropriate, subject to the approval, as may be required, of the affected Natixis Funds’ Board of Trustees and/or the affected Natixis Funds’ shareholders. Some of the Natixis Funds are designed as multi-manager investment companies, combining the varied investment styles of multiple subadvisers. Each subadviser is responsible for the management of a designated portion, or sleeve, of the relevant multi-manager Natixis Fund. Natixis Advisors is responsible, when dealing with multi-manager Natixis Funds, for the allocation of assets to each subadviser and sleeve of such Natixis Fund. Investment company shareholders should be aware that Funds are managed according to Fund specific investment objectives, policies, and restrictions, and are not tailored for particular investors. Natixis Advisors, through its AIA division, is currently responsible for the management of a sleeve of the Natixis Income Diversified Portfolio (“IDP”), one of the Natixis Funds. Natixis Advisors fulfills its investment advisory obligations to the sleeve of IDP via its AIA and MPA divisions. AIA provides investment advisory expertise and MPA provides trade execution services through its trade desk. It is Natixis Advisors through its AIA division that makes all investment decisions and Natixis Advisors through its MPA division that directs the execution of all transactions allocated to it for management (subject to the investment objectives and guidelines applicable to IDP). Subject to oversight by the Board of Trustees of the Funds, the Natixis Advisors’ Funds Investment Committee and Natixis Advisors’ Due Diligence Committee monitor the performance of investment company subadvisers. Natixis Advisors’ Funds Investment Committee monitors the portfolio management services provided by subadvisers. For more information about the methods of analysis utilized by the subadvisers contracted by Natixis Advisors to provide portfolio management services to the Natixis Funds, including AIA’s methods of analysis and sources of information, see the relevant Natixis Funds’ prospectus and statement of additional information. Additionally, see Appendix 1 for a description of the investment strategies of the subadvisers overseen by Natixis Advisors for the Natixis Funds for which Natixis Advisors acts as adviser. Appendix 4 also contains information about the risks associated with these investment strategies. Natixis Advisors also provides administrative services to the Natixis Funds, the Loomis Sayles Funds, and the Hansberger International Series. These services include, but are not limited to, legal, compliance, treasury, office space and personnel, including payment of the compensation of trustees who are affiliated with the Funds’ administrator (i.e., Natixis Advisors) and supervision of portfolio management services provided by the Funds’ adviser or delegated to one or more subadvisers.

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Managed Account Methods of Analysis, Investment Strategies and Risk of Loss: In providing discretionary investment advisory services to its managed account clients, Natixis Advisors utilizes investment recommendations which may be provided to it by model portfolio providers in the form of a model portfolio of investment recommendations. Natixis Advisors may also combine, for multi-manager and unified managed account strategies, more than one model portfolio. The model portfolios provided to Natixis Advisors are generally based on a hypothetical U.S. person with a minimum account size and a specific investment strategy. Model portfolios are generally created using substantially the same investment analyses, sources of information and strategies that model portfolio providers use in providing investment advisory services to their own institutional client accounts. In general the methods and sources of information utilized by the model portfolio providers to create the model portfolios include charting, fundamental, cyclical and technical analysis, third party research, company visits and corporate rating services. However, the methods and sources of information used by each model portfolio provider to create the model portfolios will vary. For a more detailed description of the methods, sources of information and investment techniques used by each model portfolio provider, managed account clients should review each model portfolio provider’s disclosure document, to the extent those dislosure documents are made available to the client. Additionally, see Appendix 2 for a listing of model portfolio providers and for a description of the affiliated and unaffiliated investment strategies offered by Natixis Advisors through sponsor programs. Please be aware that not all strategies listed on Appendix 2 are available to unbundled program clients, as some of these strategies are only available to bundled program clients. Natixis Advisors also receives investment recommendations from its division AIA, which are developed by AIA utilizing AIA proprietary models and sampling techniques. AIA’s strategies either fully replicate an index or are a stratified sampling of an index. The security selection process for both of these types of index strategies involves AIA’s proprietary system, which is known as the Active Account Management System (“AAMS”). The list and description of available AIA investment strategies offered through sponsor programs is also found in Appendix 2. Please see Appendix 5 for a list and a description of risks associated with Natixis Advisors’ available investment strategies, including AIA investment strategies.

Managed Account Services: Natixis Advisors’ investment advisory services (discretionary and non-discretionary) are generally provided to managed account clients that participate in sponsor programs (commonly referred to as bundled and unbundled programs). These sponsor programs offer managed account clients the investment advisory services of a number of different investment managers, one of which is Natixis Advisors. Natixis Advisors may participate in these sponsor programs as a discretionary manager by providing client specific investment advisory services, as a non-discretionary manager by providing a model portfolio for use by another investment manager that does exercise discretion over client accounts, or by providing overlay portfolio management services, which can be provided on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis, depending on the contractual terms that Natixis Advisors agrees to with a program sponsor. The key difference between bundled and unbundled programs is that in a bundled program the client will pay a bundled/wrapped fee, which generally includes investment advisory, custodial, brokerage, accounting and other applicable program fees. An unbundled program does not have a wrap fee and the aforementioned fees are usually individually charged to the client.

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Natixis Advisors, through its AIA division, also provides investment advisory services that consist of discretionary recommendations to managed account clients based on proprietary models and proprietary sampling techniques that build securities portfolios with the objective of tracking a particular index reasonably closely without holding each security in the index. With respect to these services, each client’s account is customized to include the client’s existing positions and/or reflect specific securities or sector exclusions, which may differ from account to account based on the size of the account and the index against which the client’s portfolio is benchmarked. Generally, Natixis Advisors’ contracts set forth the manner in which the client or counterparty may terminate Natixis Advisors. Contracts with program sponsors generally require at least sixty (60) days’ prior written notice of termination. However, it is normally the case that the managed account clients that access Natixis Advisors’ services via sponsors can individually terminate Natixis Advisors’ services immediately upon notice of termination to Natixis Advisors or the sponsor. Reasonable Restrictions: Other than when providing model portfolio provider services, where it is not responsible for managing individual client accounts, Natixis Advisors allows its managed account clients to impose reasonable investment restrictions on the purchase of securities of particular issuers or types of issuers. In order to accommodate issuer-specific restrictions, including socially responsible investing (“SRI”) restrictions, clients are asked to provide Natixis Advisors with the name of the to-be-restricted security’s issuer, the ticker symbol for that security and the security’s CUSIP number. Natixis Advisors also allows clients to impose reasonable SRI restrictions. In order to apply reasonably requested SRI restrictions, Natixis Advisors employs a third-party vendor that provides information regarding issuers that fall within or outside of a client’s designated SRI restriction category. From the information the vendor provides to Natixis Advisors, Natixis Advisors will select an SRI category that in its sole judgment best approximates the SRI category identified by the client. Clients should be aware that the SRI category selection process may result in imperfect alignment of SRI categories, given that the information received from the vendor has certain limitations, particularly as related to fixed income securities. Using the third-party vendor’s standard compliance file, Natixis Advisors can restrict, as applicable, equity and fixed income securities having a CUSIP number with the same first six-digits as the CUSIP number of the restricted issuer’s primary equity security. All equity securities and most fixed-income securities of an issuer will share the same first six-digits of the CUSIP number as that issuer’s primary equity security. However, certain issuer events may make this method of SRI screening imperfect in some circumstances. For example, if an issuer changes its name, the CUSIP numbers associated with its primary equity security will often change, but the CUSIP numbers of its fixed-income securities may not change. In such a case, the third party vendor will thereafter apply SRI screens only to the new equity CUSIP, and the fixed income security with its separate CUSIP number will not be tracked. Similarly, if an issuer is acquired, its fixed income securities may remain publicly traded under their original CUSIP number. In such a case, the third-party vendor will no longer track the prior issuer (or the older CUSIP number). The above limitations may result in Natixis Advisors acquiring a security that is inconsistent with the client’s SRI guideline or continuing to hold a security that has become inconsistent with such guidelines after its purchase. Unsupervised Assets: Under certain circumstances clients may request that their client account include assets as to which the client has limited Natixis Advisors’ discretionary authority even though Natixis Advisors has discretion over other portions of the account. Such assets are commonly referred to as “Unsupervised Assets.” Clients

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agree that Natixis Advisors will have no fiduciary obligation as to, or discretion over, Unsupervised Assets. Natixis Advisors will agree to hold Unsupervised Assets together with supervised assets only as an accomodation to the client, but Natixis Advisors has the right to reject doing so. In particular, clients should expect that Natixis Advisors will not provide investment advice as to those assets, vote proxies solicited with respect to those assets, or advise as to, or effect, corporate action decisions with regard to such assets. American Depository Receipts (“ADRs”): In the case of certain investment products involving securities of foreign issuers that are not listed on United States exchanges or over the counter markets, Natixis Advisors will generally manage the client's portfolio by investing in ADRs, rather than the underlying foreign securities. Natixis Advisors typically effects transactions in such ADRs using its own trading facilities unless the size of the transaction exceeds certain limits agreed upon between Natixis Advisors and the model portfolio provider. In investing in ADRs, Natixis Advisors may use third party electronic trading services to purchase ordinary shares of foreign securities on the local equity market and convert such ordinary shares into ADRs. These systems provide straight-through electronic processing of orders up to and including clearance and settlement. Trades occurring through the use of these systems occur outside of the United States. Ticket charges/ticket fees, foreign exchange rates and local market taxes will be included in the price of the ADR. In addition, although the international equity strategies managed by Natixis Advisors are comprised primarily of ADRs, some of these ADRs may have limited liquidity on U.S. exchanges. Therefore, from time-to-time, Natixis Advisors may need to execute international equity trades by trading ordinary shares in overseas markets and having those ordinary shares converted to ADRs (rather than trading the ADRs on U.S. exchanges). This conversion of ordinary shares is typically done only for those programs that have substantial amounts of assets and where the liquidity of the ADR itself is inadequate to execute the trade without significant market impact. When this situation arises, Natixis Advisors will determine if the liquidity of a particular ADR necessitates the need to execute all or part of the trade by trading ordinary shares and having them converted. Natixis Advisors will determine whether ordinary share conversion to ADRs is necessary on a program by program basis by comparing the number of shares required to execute the trade in each program with the available liquidity of the ADR and by analyzing other factors that may be relevant. Generally, orders whose size does not exceed roughly a certain percentage (as determined by Natixis Advisors) of the average or anticipated trading volume of an ADR will be traded as ADRs on U.S. exchanges. However, orders that exceed a certain percentage (as determined by Natixis Advisors) of daily volume of an ADR will be considered candidates for trading the ordinary shares overseas and having those shares converted to ADRs. Under most circumstances, orders that exceed a certain percentage (as determined by Natixis Advisors) of the daily volume would be traded overseas as ordinary shares and converted to ADRs. When the number of shares is large enough to necessitate trading in ordinaries for a specific program, that program will be taken out of the normal trade rotation sequence and executed overnight as a step-out, but the unimpacted programs will remain in the trade rotation sequence. Tax Harvesting: Natixis Advisors frequently receives requests from managed account clients to provide tax harvesting services (i.e., effect or order a transaction so as to realize a loss or gain). When Natixis Advisors receives a tax harvesting request it will review the information received to ensure that the account is discretionarily managed by Natixis Advisors and that the tax harvesting instructions that are provided to it are clear and precise. If such instructions are deemed to be clear and precise by Natixis Advisors, then it will make reasonable efforts to process the tax harvesting request. However, clients should be aware that events such as market changes (during the

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period before instructions are complied with and decisions are made) may increase or reduce the amounts of losses and gains that are realized from the client’s portfolio at any time. Additionally, this activity may adversely affect the portfolio’s performance and may increase the volatility of its results. Although Natixis Advisors does periodically receive tax harvesting requests for fixed income portfolios, it typically refrains from processing fixed income tax harvest requests. However, if there is a client who remains interested in processing a tax harvest request for fixed income securities, such request will be evaluated by Natixis Advisors on a case by case basis. Clients are reminded to consult a tax advisor prior to making any tax harvesting request of Natixis Advisors, as Natixis Advisors does not provide tax advice. Bankruptcies & Class Actions: Natixis Advisors provides investment advisory services only and will not render legal advice or take any legal action on behalf of any client with respect to securities presently or formerly held as assets in such client’s account, or the issuers thereof, that become the subject of any legal proceedings, including bankruptcies or class actions. Clients should instruct their custodian to forward all materials relating to legal proceedings to the client (or such other agent as the client has designated). Bundled Program Participation: In bundled programs, also commonly referred to as “wrap programs”, the program’s sponsor performs due diligence on Natixis Advisors and Natixis Advisors’ investment strategy. If after due diligence the sponsor approves of Natixis Advisors and of Natixis Advisors’ investment strategy, then the approved Natixis Advisors investment strategy is presented to the sponsor’s clients as an approved and available investment option in the program. Although due diligence of an investment adviser is typical of a bundled program, the distinguishing characteristic of a bundled program is that the services that are provided to a participating client account are covered by a bundled/wrapped fee. This means that the investment advisory fee, custodial fee, brokerage fee, accounting and other applicable program fees are all “bundled” (i.e., wrapped) into one fee. Managed account programs where the program sponsor performs due diligence and where the client is charged a bundled/wrapped fee are commonly referred to as “Bundled Programs”. For these relationships Natixis Advisors acts as a discretionary investment adviser and selects a non-discretionary model portfolio provider to provide a model portfolio to Natixis Advisors. For Bundled Program relationships, as between Natixis Advisors and the model portfolio provider, only Natixis Advisors has discretionary authority over client accounts. Bundled Program sponsors generally grant Natixis Advisors discretion to select Brokers to execute transactions for Bundled Program client accounts, so as to permit Natixis Advisors to fulfill its duty to seek best execution. As there is no separate commission charge for a Bundled Program client’s transactions that are executed through the sponsor designated trade desk, the sponsor-affiliated Broker’s trade desk or the trade desk of a sponsor designated Broker (due to the bundled/wrap fee), Natixis Advisors will usually execute Bundled Program client’s trades through the sponsor designated trade desk(s). If, in seeking to fulfill its best execution duties, Natixis Advisors decides to utilize the trade desk of a Broker not designated by the sponsor, then any separate commissions charged by such Broker will be charged at the expense of the Bundled Program client. Given this additional charge (beyond the bundled/wrap fee), Natixis Advisors takes this incremental cost into account in determining whether to execute Bundled Program clients’ trades away from Brokers designated by the sponsors. Some Bundled Program sponsors strongly encourage (or require) Natixis Advisors to effect client trades through the sponsor trade desk, the sponsor-affiliated Broker’s trade desk or the trade desk of a sponsor designated Broker. Where Natixis Advisors’ ability to

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fulfill its duty to seek best execution is limited by the sponsor’s requirement to utilize the sponsor designated Broker, the client accounts managed by Natixis Advisors in Bundled Programs with these trading limitations are labeled as “Directed Accounts.” It is strongly encouraged that each Bundled Program client review the client-sponsor Bundled Program agreement to determine if any such Broker restrictions apply (for more information see additional discussion of directed brokerage in Item 12 of this document). In Bundled Programs the client generally enters into an investment advisory services contract with the sponsor and the sponsor in turn enters into an agreement with Natixis Advisors to provide relevant services to program clients. Fees in the Bundled Program are paid by the client to the sponsor (either in advance or arrears) and are usually calculated as a percentage of the client's assets under management. Bundled program fees may vary depending on the bundled program and the investment strategy selected by the client. The sponsor collects the bundled fee and then pays a portion of that fee to Natixis Advisors for the investment advisory services that Natixis Advisors provides to the bundled program client. Some sponsors may charge Natixis Advisors a fee to access the sponsor’s portfolio management software package, with such fees deducted by the sponsor from the investment advisory services fee payment made to Natixis Advisors by the sponsor. Natixis Advisors currently participates in Bundled Programs sponsored by sponsors listed on Appendix 6 to this document. Natixis may participate in more than one program of a single sponsor. Even within the same sponsor, different programs have different terms, conditions, services, features and fees. Natixis Advisors is not responisble for considering the merits of any particular program for any participant. Clients should make due inquiry about all of the features (e.g. custody, brokerage, accounting, and other services and fees) of a program that they choose to participate in, as Natixis Advisors is not responsible for conducting a suitability review of the sponsor, the sponsor’s program and/or the services and fees charged to the client. So as to accomplish this due inquiry, clients should request and read through the program sponsor’s Form ADV Part 2A and other reference documents that the sponsor makes available to clients participating or looking to participate in the sponsor’s program. Unbundled Program Participation: In unbundled programs, also commonly referred to as “open architecture” programs, the program’s sponsor performs limited due diligence on Natixis Advisors and Natixis Advisors’ investment strategy. If after its limited due diligence the sponsor approves of Natixis Advisors and of Natixis Advisors’ investment strategy, then the Natixis Advisors investment strategy is presented to the sponsor’s clients as an available investment option in the program. Although limited due diligence of an investment adviser is typical of an unbundled program, the distinguishing characteristic of an unbundled program is that the services that are provided to a participating client account are not covered by a bundled/wrapped fee. This means that the investment advisory fee, custodial fee, brokerage fee, accounting and other applicable program fees are all “unbundled” (i.e., not wrapped) into one fee. Managed account programs where the program sponsor performs limited due diligence and where the client is not charged a bundled/wrapped fee are commonly referred to as “Unbundled Programs”. For these relationships Natixis Advisors acts as a discretionary investment adviser and selects a non-discretionary model portfolio provider to provide a model portfolio to Natixis Advisors. For Unbundled Program relationships, as between Natixis Advisors and the model portfolio provider, only Natixis Advisors has discretionary authority over client accounts.

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In the case of Unbundled Programs, Natixis Advisors may execute transactions with Brokers directed by the client or the program sponsor. However, unlike in a Bundled Program, an Unbundled Program fee generally does not include brokerage fees. Therefore, Natixis Advisors may decide to use a Broker other than the sponsor or its Broker affiliates purely on the basis of commission rate and execution quality and without the need to weigh any incremental commission the Unbundled Program client would incur relative to trading through the program sponsor. However, some Unbundled Programs provide the client the option of selecting an asset-based custodial and brokerage fee, where the fee to be paid by the client is fixed. Therefore, these Unbundled Programs may impose restrictions on Natixis Advisors (or the relevant model portfolio provider) and “trading away” will result in incremental and duplicative charges for brokerage, which will cause Natixis Advisors (or the relevant model portfolio provider) typically to execute the transactions with the Broker directed by the client or made available by the Unbundled Programs sponsor, unless Natixis Advisors determines that best execution cannot be obtained through such Broker. In Unbundled Programs the client usually enters into an investment advisory services contract with Natixis Advisors directly, but usually also enters into an agreement with the sponsor or with a registered investment adviser that accesses Natixis Advisors’ investment strategy, for the benefit of the client, via the Unbundled Program. The Unbundled Program sponsor is usually the Broker and/or custodian to the client account. Client fees in Unbundled Programs are paid either directly to Natixis Advisors by the client (post receipt of an invoice from Natixis Advisors) or the client arranges to pay Natixis Advisors’ fee through the Unbundled Program sponsor, through the client’s registered investment adviser, or through the client’s custodian (post receipt of an invoice delivered by Natixis Advisors). Additionally, the investment advisory fee may vary depending on the Unbundled Program and the investment strategy selected by the client. Natixis Advisors currently participates in Unbundled Programs sponsored by sponsors listed on Appendix 6 to this document. Natixis may participate in more than one program of a single sponsor. Even within the same sponsor, different programs have different terms, conditions, services, features and fees. Natixis Advisors is not responisble for considering the merits of any particular program for any participant. Clients should make due inquiry about all of the features (e.g. custody, brokerage, accounting, and other services and fees) of a program that they choose to participate in, as Natixis Advisors is not responsible for conducting a suitability review of the sponsor, the sponsor’s program and/or the services and fees charged to the client. So as to accomplish this due inquiry, clients should request and read through the program sponsor’s Form ADV Part 2A and other reference documents that the sponsor makes available to clients participating or looking to participate in the sponsor’s program. Model Portfolio Vendor Services: Natixis Advisors provides model portfolios to sponsors that utilize these portfolios to manage sponsor program accounts. Generally, the sponsor that selects the model portfolio performs some due diligence on Natixis Advisors and on the model portfolio provider’s investment strategy. If after due diligence the sponsor approves of the model portfolio investment strategy, then the model portfolio is made available and utilized by the sponsor to manage sponsor program accounts. Neither Natixis Advisors nor the model portfolio provider have discretionary authority over these sponsor program accounts. In the case of model portfolio vendor services provided by Natixis Advisors for the benefit of client accounts of the sponsor that has hired Natixis Advisors, it is generally the case that Natixis Advisors is not providing trade execution services for the underlying client accounts, as such trade execution services are generally provided by the discretionary investment adviser to the client account and not by Natixis Advisors.

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However, if Natixis Advisors is asked to provide such trade execution services (i.e., Natixis Advisors block trades the non-discretionary accounts with Natixis Advisors’ discretionary accounts), then Natixis Advisors may be limited by the same constraints set forth in the Bundled Program and Unbundled Program sections above. If the model portfolio relationship is tied to a Bundled Program, then the Bundled Program scenario above will likely apply. If the model portfolio relationship is tied to an Unbundled Program, then the Unbundled Program scenario above will likely apply. Fees in model portfolio vendor relationships are paid by clients to the sponsor. Natixis Advisors’ fee is paid to Natixis Advisors by the sponsor. Natixis Advisors pays the model portfolio provider from the fee that Natixis Advisors receives from the sponsor. The fee received by Natixis Advisors will vary depending on the program and on the investment strategy selected by the sponsor. Natixis Advisors currently provides model portfolios to the sponsor firms listed on Appendix 6 to this document. Overlay Portfolio Management Services: Natixis Advisors, through its MPA division, provides both discretionary and non-discretionary overlay portfolio management services to sponsors. The overlay portfolio management services provided by Natixis Advisors may include, but are not limited to, product development, unified managed account portfolio construction, manager selection and administrative overlay management, all which can be designed by Natixis Advisors to meet a sponsor’s specific overlay portfolio management needs. Accounts receiving overlay portfolio management services are rebalanced regularly and can encompass many different types of investment managers, investment strategies and investment vehicles (i.e., mutual funds, stocks, bonds and exchange traded funds), within one client account. Although Natixis Advisors’ overlay portfolio management services may include product development, unified managed account portfolio construction and manager selection, it is generally the case that the sponsor is responsible for the design of the investment portfolios, the selection of model portfolio providers, and the selection of additional investment product components. The sponsor is also generally responsible for the initial and ongoing due diligence that is performed on model portfolio providers, additional investment product components, and on Natixis Advisors. Clients should be aware that the sponsor that hires Natixis Advisors may, if providing some of the services outlined above, charge a sponsor fee for its services. Model portfolio providers selected and overseen by sponsors are not listed on Appendix 2 to this document, as such appendix only lists the model portfolio providers that Natixis Advisors hires and performs due diligence on. Clients of programs that include overlay portfolio management services from Natixis Advisors should read the relevant program’s disclosure document and/or investment advisory services agreement and the disclosure documents of the relevant model portfolio providers for more information regarding the model portfolio providers’ investment philosophy and trade execution policies. With respect to investment products (e.g., funds) that may be held in a client’s unified managed account, clients should read the offering documents and/or prospectuses, as applicable, for more information regarding the product’s investment objectives, philosophy, trade execution practices, and additional fees, if any. In the case of overlay portfolio management services provided by Natixis Advisors for the benefit of client accounts of the sponsor that has hired Natixis Advisors, it is generally the case that Natixis Advisors is providing trade execution services for the underlying client accounts. In this case, if the overlay portfolio management services

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are tied to a Bundled unified managed account program, then the Bundled Program scenario above will likely apply. If the overlay portfolio management services are tied to an Unbundled unified managed account program, then the Unbundled Program scenario above will likely apply. Overlay portfolio management service and model portfolio provider agreements will vary from one overlay portfolio management arrangement to the next, depending on the preference of the sponsor. However, it is generally the case that Natixis Advisors does not enter into direct contractual arrangements with the program clients. Instead, Natixis Advisors generally contracts with the sponsor, financial adviser or bank trust entity that accesses Natixis Advisors’ overlay portfolio management services. Consequently, it is usually the case that the sponsor, finanal adviser or bank trust entity that has the direct contract with the client is granted discretionary authority by the client. In turn, that entity hires and grants Natixis Advisors discretionary or non-discretionary authority to act as the overlay portfolio manager to the client account. Fees in overlay portfolio management arrangements are generally paid by clients to the sponsor. Natixis Advisors’ fee is generally paid to Natixis Advisors by the sponsor. The fee received by Natixis Advisors will vary depending on the overlay portfolio management services provided by Natixis Advisors. Natixis Advisors currently provides overlay portfolio management services to the sponsor firms listed on Appendix 6 to this document. Managed Account Administrative Services: Natixis Advisors provides certain non-discretionary administrative and compliance services and implements certain investment recommendations to assist AEW Capital Management. L.P. (“AEW”), an affiliated investment adviser, with AEW’s discretionary management of AEW client accounts in the Charles Schwab Manager Account Select sponsor program (“Schwab Select”). The services provided to AEW by Natixis Advisors include: establishing client accounts (including administration of client specific investment guidelines/restrictions), applying AEW’s investment recommendations at AEW’s direction, communicating the aggregate number of securities being recommended for purchase/sale, effecting “block” transactions, as directed by AEW, allocating such transactions among client accounts, and overseeing settlement of such transactions. AEW Schwab Select client fees are paid by clients to Schwab and Schwab then pays AEW. AEW in turn will pay Natixis Advisors a fee for the services that Natixis Advisors provides.

Item 9 – Disciplinary Information Not Applicable.

Item 10 - Other Financial Industry Activities and Affiliations Model Portfolio Provider Due Diligence: As previously stated, Natixis Advisors utilizes the services of model portfolio providers, both affiliated and unaffiliated. Prior to selecting these investment advisors, Natixis Advisors conducts an initial due diligence review that focuses on the investment strategy’s performance and on the investment advisor’s infrastructure and compliance program. Natixis Advisors also conducts periodic reviews, post the initial review, to continue to assess the compliance program, operational relationship and investment strategy performance of a model portfolio provider. A number of internal committees of Natixis Advisors and a number of its operational and portfolio management personnel are involved in reviewing information that is collected from potential and existing model portfolio providers. Conflicts of interest, if any, are identified through the due diligence process, which applies equally to affiliated and unaffiliated model portfolio providers.

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Activities of Natixis Distributors: Natixis Distributors acts as a limited purpose broker dealer and is the underwriter/distributor of the Funds. Natixis Distributors also provides placement agent services for managed accounts, private funds and non-U.S. collective investment vehicles advised by U.S. and non-U.S. affiliated investment advisers, including Natixis Advisors. Natixis Distributors and Natixis Advisors have an intercompany referral services agreement which obligates Natixis Distributors to provide placement agent services pursuant to which wholesalers of Natixis Distributors solicit sponsors and financial advisors to select products and services provided by Natixis Advisors for their clients (prospective managed account clients of Natixis Advisors). For a full list of broker-dealer affiliates of Natixis Distributors, please see Natixis Distributors’ Form BD. Other than as set forth herein, Natixis Advisors does not currently utilize the services (banking, underwriting, or otherwise) of any of its U.S. and non-U.S. affiliated broker-dealers. However, certain employees of Natixis Advisors also serve as executive officers of Natixis Distributors. Secondment Relationship with Natixis Asset Management Global Associates, Inc.: Certain of Natixis Advisors’ principal executive officers are also employees of Natixis Asset Management Global Associates, Inc. (“Natixis Global”), a network of global business units that provide asset management services through affiliated investment managers to institutional clients and retail distribution platforms located outside the United States. Natixis Global is an affiliate of Natixis Advisors and Natixis Distributors and is under common control as an indirect subsidiary of Natixis Global Asset Management, L.P. Affiliations: Natixis Advisors is an indirect subsidiary of NGAM, which owns, in addition to Natixis Advisors, a number of other asset management and distribution and service entities (each, together with any advisory affiliates of Natixis Advisors, a “related person”). As noted under Item 4, NGAM is owned by Natixis, which is principally owned by BPCE, France’s second largest banking group. BPCE is owned by banks comprising two autonomous and complementary retail banking networks consisting of the Caisse d’Epargne regional savings banks and the Banque Populaire regional cooperative banks. There are several intermediate holding companies and general partnership entities in the ownership chain between BPCE and Natixis Advisors. In addition, NGAM’s parent companies Natixis and BPCE each own, directly or indirectly, other investment advisers and securities and financial services firms which also engage in securities transactions.

Natixis Advisors does not presently enter into transactions, other than as may be set out herein, with related persons on behalf of clients. Because Natixis Advisors is affiliated with a number of asset management, distribution and service entities, Natixis Advisors occasionally may engage in business activities with some of these entities, subject to Natixis Advisor’s policies and procedures governing conflicts of interest. For example, Natixis Advisors may enter into relationships with related persons, which include advisory or subadvisory arrangements (on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis), cross-marketing arrangements for the sale of separate accounts and privately placed pooled vehicles, research sharing relationships and personnel sharing relationships. Moreover, Natixis Advisors may use related persons to provide certain services to clients to the extent this is permitted under applicable law and under Natixis Advisors’ applicable policies and procedures. Given that related persons are equipped to provide a number of services and investment products to Natixis Advisors’ clients, subject to applicable law, clients of Natixis Advisors may engage a related person of Natixis Advisors to provide any number of such services, including advisory, custodial or banking services, or may invest in the investment products provided or sponsored by a related person of Natixis Advisors. The relationships described herein could give rise to potential conflicts of interest or otherwise may have an adverse effect on Natixis Advisors’ clients. For example, when acting in a commercial capacity, related persons

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of Natixis Advisors may take commercial steps in their own interests, which may be adverse to those of Natixis Advisors’ clients. Given the interrelationships among Natixis Advisors and its related persons and the changing nature of Natixis Advisors’ related persons’ businesses and affiliations, there may be other or different potential conflicts of interest that arise in the future or that are not covered by this discussion. Additional information regarding potential conflicts of interest arising from Natixis Advisors’ relationships and activities with its related persons is provided under Item 11.

Item 11 - Code of Ethics, Participation or Interest in Client Transactions and

Personal Trading Natixis Advisors has numerous related persons that engage in securities brokerage and investment advisory activities. Natixis Advisors does not knowingly engage in the purchase or sale of securities as principal with any client. As adviser for certain Natixis Funds, Natixis Advisors receives economic benefits in the form of increased advisory and administration fees from such Natixis Funds where Natixis Advisors’ clients purchase shares of the Natixis Funds. Likewise, Natixis Distributors receives additional Rule 12b-1 fees as a result of such investments.

From time to time, Natixis Advisors may recommend the purchase or sale by clients of securities also purchased, owned or sold by the Natixis Funds. As previously noted, Natixis Advisors serves as adviser to various investment companies comprising the Natixis Funds. In addition, Natixis Advisors may, from time-to-time, invest client assets in affiliated mutual funds. It is important to note that various officers of Natixis Advisors and its advisory affiliates are officers and/or trustees of the Natixis Funds, Loomis Sayles Funds and the Hansberger International Series. Natixis Advisors does not generally invest in securities for its own account except short-term money market instruments and shares of the Natixis Funds. Natixis Advisors or its affiliates may from time to time use its or their own assets to provide "seed capital" to new investment companies, other commingled funds or other products. The Natixis 401(k) and Retirement Account Plans, in which personnel of Natixis Advisors have an interest, may invest in the Natixis Funds and other investment companies and invest directly in securities that may be purchased or sold for client accounts. Where appropriate, certain securities held by the Natixis Funds may also be purchased or sold or recommended for purchase or sale, for or on behalf of clients. In no event will Natixis Advisors knowingly recommend or cause a client to enter into transactions for the purpose of benefiting the direct or indirect securities holdings of the Natixis 401(k) and Retirement Account Plans, or other holdings of Natixis Advisors personnel. Further, Natixis Advisors personnel may invest for their own accounts in securities which may also be purchased or sold for Natixis Advisors’ clients. Code of Ethics: It is the policy of Natixis Advisors that no supervised person shall engage in any act, practice, or course of conduct that would violate the Code of Ethics, the fiduciary duty owed by Natixis Advisors and their personnel to clients, any applicable federal securities laws including but not limited to certain sections of and rules promulgated under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (as amended; the “Advisers Act”), the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (as amended; “ERISA”), or the provisions of Section 17(j) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), and Rule 17j-1 thereunder. The fundamental position of Natixis Advisors is, and has been, that at all times the interests of their clients are placed first. Accordingly, supervised persons’ personal financial transactions (and those of members of their family/household) and related activities must be conducted consistently with the Code of Ethics and in such a manner as to avoid any actual or

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potential conflict of interest or abuse of Natixis Advisors’ position of trust and responsibility. To comply with applicable securities laws and rules and the Natixis Advisors Code of Ethics, certain Natixis Advisors personnel must complete quarterly reports of security transactions made for their own accounts or any account in which they have a direct or indirect beneficial interest (collectively, "Reporting Accounts"). Exceptions from the reporting requirements include transactions or accounts over which the person has no control, transactions in money market instruments, direct obligations of the United States government, and shares of non-affiliated open-end mutual funds. Pre-clearance procedures set forth in the Natixis Advisors Code of Ethics have been established to identify and prevent conflicts between personal trading activities of Natixis Advisors personnel and Natixis Advisors trading for its clients. With certain exceptions, Natixis Advisors’ personnel are prohibited from trading in a security if such security is being traded on behalf of clients and/or likely to be traded for clients on that day. Natixis Advisors personnel are also restricted from buying or selling a security for their own account within seven (7) days prior to or after a Natixis Advisors’ client trades in such security (the “15 Day Blackout Period”). However, client account-specific transactions implementing a model portfolio are ignored in applying the Code’s restrictions with respect to trades by Natixis Advisors’ personnel relative to client trades. Nevertheless, Natixis Advisors will monitor excepted transactions to determine the level of knowledge a person may have with respect to the model portfolio implementation transactions. Natixis Advisors personnel are prohibited from investing in initial public offerings or "private placements" without prior written approval. Natixis Advisors’ Code of Ethics prohibits Natixis Advisors personnel from giving or receiving gifts with a value in excess of one hundred dollars to or from any person that does business with or on behalf of the Natixis Advisors. Natixis Advisors personnel are required to seek pre-approval for all external directorships and such personnel are subject to conflict of interest procedures and a case-by-case due diligence review. Natixis Advisors personnel must certify annually that they have complied with Natixis Advisors' Code of Ethics and its related procedures regarding personal trading. A copy of Natixis Advisors’ Code of Ethics is available upon request. To obtain a copy of the Code of Ethics, please contact us via phone at 617-449-2813, or by email at: [email protected]. Insider Trading Policy: Natixis Advisors’ insider trading policy states that no associate of Natixis Advisors may purchase or sell a security while knowingly in possession of material, nonpublic information (“MNPI”) relating to such security, or tip the information to others, or affect or recommend purchase or sale of a security for or to any person (including a client) on the basis of that information. Additionally, no associate of Natixis Advisors may knowingly employ a manipulative or deceptive device with respect to a security. Furthermore, all associates of Natixis Advisors shall comply with all applicable requirements set forth in Natixis Advisors’ policy, and shall not disclose to others, except in the normal performance of his or her business duties, MNPI relating to the trading activities of client accounts. Additionally, all associates of Natixis Advisors are considered access persons under Natixis Advisors Code of Ethics and access persons shall comply with the procedures for reporting personal securities holdings and transactions as outlined in the Code of Ethics. Whenever an associate of Natixis Advisors receives what he or she believes may be MNPI about a security or becomes aware that such information is to be or has been used by another associate in the purchase or sale of a security, or that another associate is intending to employ, or

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has employed, a manipulative and deceptive device, he or she shall immediately notify the General Counsel or, in his or her absence, the Compliance Officer and refrain from disclosing the information to anyone else, including other persons within Natixis Advisors. No associate of Natixis Advisors, except in the normal performance of his or her business duties, shall have access to the information maintained for or generated by portfolio managers or research analysts. Also, as part of an organization offering multiple financial services, Natixis Advisors takes whatever steps may be required to isolate effectively, MNPI about securities in a manner to avoid unnecessary interruption of the free flow of information that is essential to the efficiency of financial markets. While one subsidiary or division of Natixis may be legitimately in possession of MNPI concerning a security, the organization of Natixis as a whole may be at risk because another subsidiary or division has effected a transaction in, or otherwise taken action relating to, that security. Consequently, if an associate of Natixis Advisors is legitimately in possession of MNPI about a security in the normal performance of his or her business duties, he or she shall immediately notify the General Counsel or, in his or her absence, the Compliance Officer (but shall refrain from disclosing it to others) who shall determine the appropriate safeguards to be established. Additionally, so as to limit exposure to insider information, no associate of Natixis Advisors shall become an officer, trustee or director of any company whose shares are publicly traded (except an investment company managed by or distributed by Natixis Distributors or an affiliate of either Natixis Advisors and Natixis Distributors) without the approval of the Compliance Officer. If such approval is obtained, trading by the associate in the securities of that company shall be subject to prior approval by the compliance officer. The associate shall not discuss MNPI concerning that company with other associates of Natixis Advisors at any time. Unaffiliated Investment Entities: Personnel of Natixis Advisors and its affiliates may invest for their own account through interest in investment partnerships, venture capital vehicles, hedge funds, commingled accounts or investment accounts managed by other investment advisers (“Unaffiliated Investment Entities”). Through Unaffiliated Investment Entities Natixis Advisors personnel may purchase or sell securities also purchased or sold or recommended by Natixis Advisors (or its investment advisory affiliates) for purchase or sale by Natixis Advisors' clients. Generally, Natixis Advisors personnel will have no ability to influence or control transactions in securities by the Unaffiliated Investment Entities, however, if Natixis Advisors personnel do have influence or control over the investment decisions of an Unaffiliated Investment Entity, transactions by such Unaffiliated Investment Entity would be subject to Natixis Advisors’ policies on employee trading described above. Where Natixis Advisors or an affiliate serves as investment adviser, administrator, distributor, or subadviser to an investment company or other pooled vehicle in which Natixis Advisors, or any of its personnel have a beneficial interest, transactions by personnel in shares of such mutual fund or other pooled vehicle are subject to restrictions on employee trading. Many of the accounts managed by the affiliated subadvisers and model portfolio providers are accounts of affiliates of Natixis Advisors or of such affiliated subadvisers or model portfolio providers or are accounts in which the affiliates' personnel have ownership interests. Subject to applicable law and such affiliates' policies on personal trading, these accounts may purchase or sell securities contemporaneously being purchased or sold (or recommended for purchase or sale) by Natixis Advisors' clients. Related Persons Transactions: In connection with providing investment management and advisory services to its clients, Natixis Advisors acts independently of other affiliated investment advisers, except as otherwise set forth herein, and manages the

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assets of each of its clients in accordance with the investment mandate selected by such clients. Related persons of Natixis Advisors are engaged in securities transactions. Natixis Advisors and its related persons may invest in the same securities that Natixis Advisors recommends for, purchases for or sells to Natixis Advisors’ clients. Natixis Advisors and its related persons (to the extent they have independent relationships with the client) may give advice to and take action with their own accounts or with other client accounts that may compete or conflict with the advice Natixis Advisors may give to, or an investment action Natixis Advisors may take on behalf of, the client or may involve different timing than with respect to the client. Since the trading activities of NGAM firms are not coordinated, each firm may trade the same security at about the same time, on the same or opposite side of the market, thereby possibly affecting the price, amount or other terms of the trade execution, adversely affecting some or all clients. Similarly, one or more clients of Natixis Advisors’ related persons may dilute or otherwise disadvantage the price or investment strategies of another client through their own transactions in investments. Natixis Advisors’ management on behalf of its clients may benefit Natixis Advisors or its related persons. For example, clients may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, invest directly or indirectly in the securities of companies in which Natixis Advisors or a related person, for itself or its clients, has an economic interest, and clients, or Natixis Advisors or a related person on behalf its client, may engage in investment transactions which could result in other clients being relieved of obligations, or which may cause other clients to divest certain investments. The results of the investment activities of a client of Natixis Advisors may differ significantly from the results achieved by Natixis Advisors for other current or future clients. Because certain of Natixis Advisors’ clients may be related persons, Natixis Advisors may have incentives to resolve conflicts of interest in favor of certain clients over others (e.g., where Natixis Advisors has an incentive to favor one account over another); however, Natixis Advisors has established conflicts of interest policies and procedures that identify and manage such potential conflicts of interest.

Potential conflicts may be inherent in Natixis Advisors’ and its related persons’ use of multiple strategies. For instance, conflicts could arise where Natixis Advisors and its related persons invest in distinct parts of an issuer’s capital structure. Moreover, one or more of Natixis Advisors’ clients may own private securities or obligations of an issuer while a client of a related person may own public securities of that same issuer. For example, Natixis Advisors or a related person may invest in an issuer’s senior debt obligations for one client and in the same issuer’s junior debt obligations for another client. In certain situations, such as where the issuer is financially distressed, these interests may be adverse. Natixis Advisors or a related person may also cause a client to purchase from, or sell assets to, an entity in which other clients may have an interest, potentially in a manner that will adversely affect such other clients. In other cases, Natixis Advisors on behalf of its clients may receive MNPI on behalf of some of its clients, which may prevent Natixis Advisors from buying or selling securities on behalf of other of its clients even when it would be beneficial to do so. Conversely, Natixis Advisors may refrain from receiving MNPI on behalf of clients, even when such receipt would benefit those clients, to prevent Natixis Advisors from being restricted from trading on behalf of its other clients. In all of these situations, Natixis Advisors or its related persons, on behalf of itself or its clients, may take actions that are adverse to some or all of Natixis Advisors’ clients. Natixis Advisors will seek to resolve conflicts of interest described herein on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration the interests of the relevant clients, the circumstances that gave rise to the conflict and applicable laws. There can be no assurance that conflicts of interest will be resolved in favor of a particular client’s interests. Moreover, Natixis Advisors typically will not have the ability to influence the actions of its related persons.

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In addition, certain related persons of Natixis Advisors may engage in banking or other financial services, and in the course of conducting such business, such persons may take actions that adversely affect Natixis Advisors’ clients. For example, a related person engaged in lending may foreclose on an issuer or security in which Natixis Advisors’ clients have an interest. As noted above, Natixis Advisors typically will not have the ability to influence the actions of its related persons. Natixis Advisors from time to time purchases securities in public offerings or secondary offerings on behalf of client accounts in which a related person may be a member in the underwriting syndicate. Such participation is in accordance with NGAM policy and applicable law, and Natixis Advisors does not purchase directly from such related person. Natixis Advisors does not presently enter into transactions with related persons on behalf of clients.

Item 12 – Brokerage Practices General Brokerage Practices: Natixis Advisors does not enter into agreements with, or make commitments to, any Broker that would bind Natixis Advisors to compensate that Broker, directly or indirectly, for client referrals (or sales of the Funds) through the placement of brokerage transactions. However, where permissible by law, when one or more Broker is believed capable of providing equivalent quality of execution with respect to a particular portfolio transaction, Natixis Advisors may select a Broker in recognition of the past referral of the client for which the transaction is being executed, or of other clients, or in anticipation of possible future referrals from the Broker. In doing so, unless otherwise specifically disclosed to the client, Natixis Advisors does not pay higher commissions, concessions or mark-ups/downs than would otherwise be obtainable from Brokers that do not provide such referrals. Of course, Clients may, as discussed below, limit Natixis Advisors’ discretion by directing Natixis Advisors to trade through a particular Broker, including one which may have referred that Client to Natixis Advisors. Additionally, Natixis Advisors may exercise its discretion to execute transactions through any Broker, including one that may have also referred clients or sold Fund shares, in order to fulfill Natixis Advisors’ duty to seek best execution. In these circumstances, Natixis Advisors follows procedures reasonably designed to ensure that such referrals or Fund sales are not a factor in the decision to execute a trade, or a particular amount of trades, through such Broker. There are special considerations when investing in a strategy composed of fixed income securities. Fixed income securities are generally purchased from the issuer or a primary market maker acting as principal on a net basis with no brokerage commission paid by the client. Fixed income trades are usually aggregated and may sometimes be placed as limit orders, as directed by the model portfolio provider. When no limit order is given by the model portfolio provider, Natixis Advisors’ trade desk relies upon the sponsor’s desk to present bid or ask prices. Generally, Natixis Advisors does not itself present bids for fixed income trades for client specific or otherwise client-directed transactions. Such transactions would be placed with the client-directed Broker. For fixed income trading, other factors may significantly affect Natixis Advisors’ evaluation of a Broker’s overall ability to deliver best execution. The general illiquidity of certain sectors of the fixed income market often requires specialized Brokers who can transact large trades without causing a significant impact on the price of the security. Fixed income trades may also take longer to complete and Natixis Advisors fixed income transactions are generally conducted no less than every two weeks. Smaller Brokers are not likely to trade in the same volume as large Brokers and, therefore, trading costs on trades with such firms generally are higher. Such securities, as well as equity securities, may also be purchased in public offerings from underwriters at prices which include underwriting commissions and fees.

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As Natixis Advisors handles the investment decision process for both separately managed accounts and investment company clients, and because portfolio managers will handle both types of clients simultaneously, Natixis Advisors has established a trade rotation policy designed to reduce the risk that either product is disadvantaged entering the market simultaneously. Additionally, with respect to managed account Broker selection, so as to oversee selected Brokers, Natixis Advisors trading personnel, portfolio management and compliance personnel review Brokers, initially and on a periodic basis, to determine whether the quality of brokerage services is satisfactory. In this regard, internal and external execution reviews are conducted and then discussed so as to determine whether the Broker remains on the approved list, is identified as a Broker to watch, or is removed from the approved list. Clients should be aware that Brokers that sell Fund shares may be on the list of approved Brokers for use in brokerage transactions for managed account clients. Soft Dollars: Natixis Advisors does not participate in soft dollar arrangements. However, some of the model portfolio providers directly hired by Natixis Advisors, who may provide trade execution services, do participate in such arrangements. Additionally, some of the model portfolio providers hired by sponsors and not overseen (due diligence wise) by Natixis Advisors may provide trade execution services and may participate in soft dollar arrangements. For information tied to the soft dollar policies of such model portfolio providers, please see the relevant model portfolio provider’s Form ADV Part 2A. Investment Company Specific Brokerage Practices: Natixis Advisors has both investment discretion and brokerage discretion with respect to the Natixis Funds for which it acts as named investment adviser. In this regard, Natixis Advisors has the authority to determine the securities to be bought or sold, the amount of the securities to be bought or sold, to choose which broker, dealer, or other trading venue (collectively “Brokers”) to be used and determine the commission rates to be paid by the Natixis Funds without obtaining specific consent from such Natixis Funds. Except with respect to the portion of the Natixis Funds managed directly by AIA, however, Natixis Advisors generally does not exercise its investment or brokerage discretion on a daily basis for investment companies because it normally contracts with subadvisers to perform such portfolio management functions. Subadvisers to the Natixis Funds have the authority to place portfolio transactions with Brokers selected by such subadvisers, and at commission rates negotiated by such subadvisers. The brokerage policies of the subadvisers are established by such subadvisers, and are disclosed in the subadviser’s own disclosure documents and in the respective registration statements of the Natixis Funds. As named investment adviser for certain Natixis Funds, Natixis Advisors may instruct subadvisers to direct brokerage for a particular Natixis Fund or may direct brokerage directly with respect to a Natixis Fund managed by AIA to certain Brokers that have agreed to use a portion of such Natixis Fund’s commissions to pay operating expenses to defray that Natixis Fund’s expenses. The foregoing practices are subject to guidelines established by, and overseen by, the Board of Trustees of the relevant Natixis Funds. With respect to the investment company brokerage activities of Natixis Advisors conducted through AIA and/or MPA on behalf of the Natixis Funds, Natixis Advisors' primary objective in the selection of Brokers is to obtain the best combination of price and execution under the particular circumstances. Best price, giving effect to brokerage commissions, if any, and other transaction costs, is normally an important factor in selecting a Broker. However, Natixis Advisors also takes into account the quality of brokerage services, including such factors as timeliness and execution

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capability, willingness to commit capital, financial stability, and clearance and settlement capability of a Broker. Accordingly, transactions will not always be executed at the lowest available price or commission but will be within a competitive range. Natixis Advisors’ trade management oversight committee is responsible for approving the AIA and MPA list of brokers and dealers eligible to trade and for reviewing trading data, including volumes, prices, commissions and other transaction costs as appropriate in order to monitor the quality of trade execution. Managed Account Specific Brokerage Practices: Natixis Advisors (or, in connection with trades implemented by a model portfolio provider, such model portfolio provider) may, but need not, aggregate or "bunch" orders for accounts which it has investment discretion in circumstances in which Natixis Advisors (or the relevant model portfolio provider) believes that bunching may result in a more favorable overall execution. Where appropriate and practicable, Natixis Advisors (or the relevant model portfolio provider) will allocate such bunched orders at the average price and costs of the aggregated order. Natixis Advisors (or the relevant model portfolio provider) may bunch a client's trades with trades of other clients and with trades of pooled vehicles in which Natixis Advisors’ personnel have a beneficial interest pursuant to an allocation process Natixis Advisors (or the relevant model portfolio provider) in good faith considers to be fair and equitable to all clients over time. In instructing a model portfolio provider to implement transactions for Natixis Advisors’ managed account clients, Natixis Advisors will endeavor to communicate such instruction as promptly as possible so that such transactions may be aggregated or "bunched" to the extent possible with transactions then being effected by the model portfolio provider for its other clients. Such aggregation or "bunching" of trades may not be possible in some cases, such as when the model portfolio recommends transactions in ADRs and the relevant model portfolio provider is effecting transactions in the related foreign securities or, depending on arrangements with the relevant model portfolio provider, if client or managed account program sponsor restricts the Broker firms that may be used to execute transactions for that client or program. Further, in the event that Natixis Advisors delivers an instruction to a model portfolio provider too late, relative to the model portfolio provider's commencement of transactions for other clients, to bunch such trades in an orderly and efficient manner, such a trade will not be bunched with the model portfolio provider's other trades but will be effected by the model portfolio provider as promptly as practicable. In this circumstance, it may be necessary for the model portfolio provider to complete its transactions for such other clients first before effecting transactions for Natixis Advisors' clients in order to minimize the adverse market price and liquidity impact of attempting to effect both sets of transactions separately but contemporaneously. In such cases the Natixis Advisors’ client will not enjoy the benefits that may otherwise have been obtained by "bunching,” including lower execution costs, and execution of the Natixis Advisors’ client transactions may or may not be on terms as favorable as those executed for the model portfolio provider's clients. Multi-Tiered Trade Rotation Policy: For its managed account clients and model portfolio clients, Natixis Advisors utilizes a multi-tiered trade rotation policy that seeks to execute the securities transactions of its managed account clients (and certain model portfolio clients for which Natixis Advisors provides trade execution) and disseminate model portfolios to its model portfolio clients in a fair and equitable manner over time. Natixis Advisors utilizes a three-tier trade rotation procedure. Where one or more sponsor’s clients in either the first or second tier are expected to be investing in the same security contemporaneously, Natixis Advisors will generate a separate random trade rotation list of sponsors within each tier. The random trade rotation list includes each managed account client or model portfolio client trading in the same security contemporaneously in the tier. Thus, for example, Natixis Advisors will direct the

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execution of transactions on behalf of the managed account clients (and certain model portfolio clients for which Natixis Advisors provides trade execution) and disseminate the model portfolios to the model portfolio clients in the first tier according to the respective client’s placement on the first tier random trade rotation list. After the transactions for each of the clients in the first tier are completed, Natixis Advisors will direct the execution of transactions on behalf of the clients in the second tier according to their order on the second tier random trade rotation list. After the transactions for each of the clients in the second tier are completed, clients in the third tier will contemporaneously be provided model portfolio information. Clients who are given priority in terms of the timing of their trades (i.e., clients who are in a tier that trades earlier than another tier) will generally receive more favorable executions than clients whose trades are effected later. Thus, clients in the second tier (clients that direct the use of a particular Broker) and the third tier (model portfolio clients that either cannot meet the conditions for inclusion in the first tier or that do not permit Natixis Advisors to provide trade execution) should be aware that they may receive less favorable execution as a result. For other information regarding Directed Brokerage clients of Natixis Advisors should read the “Directed Brokerage” section set forth below. Trade Rotation Tier 1: Natixis Advisors’ managed account clients that do not direct Natixis Advisors to use specified Brokers are included in the first tier. As noted below, certain model portfolio clients meeting specific criteria may also be included in the first tier. The managed account clients and model portfolio clients included in the first tier will trade or receive model portfolios with which to trade, as the case may be, in random order. Trade Rotation Tier 2: Natixis Advisors’ managed account clients that direct Natixis Advisors to utilize specified Brokers are included in the second tier and will be traded after the first tier clients have completed their transactions. These clients are placed in the second tier because their trading activities may give rise to disadvantages to the other managed account clients of Natixis Advisors that do not direct the use of specified Brokers. For example, trading by managed account clients that direct Natixis Advisors to utilize specified Brokers may: (i) compete in the market with the other managed account clients’ orders; (ii) interfere with the random trade rotation program utilized by Natixis Advisors for its other managed account clients because of delays in dealing with such specified Brokers; and/or (iii) result in “information leakage” regarding the model portfolio transactions, which could disadvantage other managed account clients. For these reasons, on days on which Natixis Advisors (or a model portfolio provider) executes trades both for managed account clients who do not direct the use of a specific Broker and clients who do direct the use of a particular Broker, Natixis Advisors (or a model portfolio provider) will give priority (i.e., first tier) to orders for managed account clients who do not direct brokerage. Where Natixis Advisors does not retain brokerage discretion, the managed account client should also review the trade rotation policy of the sponsor or other broker to whom the trades are directed. Clients who do not know whether the program in which they participate requires that they direct brokerage to a particular firm should contact their financial adviser, program sponsor. For additional disclosure relating to managed account program clients that direct Natixis Advisors to utilize specified Brokers, please see “Directed Brokerage” section below. Trade Rotation Tier 3: Natixis Advisors’ model portfolio sponsor program clients generally are included in the third tier. The third tier involves the contemporaneous dissemination of investment recommendations and/or model portfolios following the conclusion of Natixis Advisors’ first and second tiers of trade rotation. However, if a

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model portfolio sponsor program client is able to meet all of the following conditions it will be included in Natixis Advisors’ first tier trade rotation: (i) the model portfolio sponsor program client agrees to coordinate trading with Natixis Advisors; (ii) the model portfolio sponsor program client makes commercially reasonable efforts to (as practicable) initiate trading immediately, effecting such trades across the trade activity and completing such trade activity promptly within commercially reasonable standards (with consideration to materially relevant facts, including, but not limited to, trade characteristics, liquidity factors, and general market conditions); and (iii) the model portfolio sponsor program client promptly informs Natixis Advisors once it has completed trading. In addition to the model portfolio sponsor program clients that can meet the above conditions, those model portfolio sponsor program clients that permit Natixis Advisors (or the relevant Model Portfolio Provider) to provide trade execution services will also be randomly rotated within Natixis Advisors’ first tier trade rotation. Directed Brokerage: Clients may instruct Natixis Advisors (or a model portfolio provider) to use one or more Brokers for trading their accounts, or due to requirements of Bundled or Unbundled Program sponsors, Natixis Advisors may be obligated as a practical matter to use such sponsor or its affiliated persons to effect trades. Those clients that direct brokerage may specify that a particular amount of commissions should be sent to those Brokers, that all business should be directed to those Brokers, or merely that those Brokers should be used when all other considerations are equal. Clients may specify that a particular Broker is to be used even though Natixis Advisors (or a model portfolio provider) may be able to obtain a more favorable net price and execution from another Broker in particular transactions. Clients who direct the use of a particular Broker for transactions and clients in Bundled Programs/Unbundled Programs that effectively obligate Natixis Advisors to utilize such sponsor or its affiliates should understand that such direction may prevent Natixis Advisors (or a model portfolio provider) from effectively negotiating brokerage commissions on their behalf and from aggregating orders with other clients. Thus in addition to the second tier rotation sequence in which they are placed (as described above), those clients that direct brokerage business should be aware that they may lose possible advantages that clients who do not direct brokerage may have, such as volume discounts. Those clients that direct brokerage business should also consider whether the commission expenses, execution, clearance, and settlement capabilities of the brokers to which their brokerage business is directed are comparable to those that Natixis Advisors (or a model portfolio provider) could otherwise attain for them. Similarly, the clients may also receive less favorable execution when they direct the use of Brokers or participate in programs that are not eligible to participate in a portion of a "new issue" or other opportunity that is allocated to Natixis Advisors (or a model portfolio provider). Clients who do not know whether the program in which they participate requires that they direct brokerage to a particular firm should contact their program sponsor. Model Portfolio Provider Trade Execution: Model portfolio providers are not precluded from purchasing or selling for, or recommending for purchase or sale for, other client accounts any securities that are, that have been or that may in the future be recommended for sale or purchase in the model portfolios supplied to and relied upon by Natixis Advisors. Whether or not executed in "bunched" contemporaneous trades with trades for clients, purchases or sales of securities by other clients of the model portfolio providers may have an adverse effect on the value, price, performance or availability of securities from time to time included in model portfolios. The model portfolio providers are not precluded, by reason of such adverse effects or other possible adverse effects, from effecting such purchases or sales for, or recommending such purchases or sales to, their other client accounts. Model portfolio providers also manage the accounts of other clients, many of which are large institutional accounts

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which employ the same or similar investment styles and strategies the model portfolio providers may use in constructing the model portfolios supplied to Natixis Advisors. Although the model portfolios and the transactions effected in the Natixis Advisors client accounts may reflect the recommendations being made to, or discretionary investment advisory decisions made for, other clients of the model portfolio providers, the model portfolio providers need not purchase or sell for any particular other client account any particular securities included from time to time in the model portfolios. Further, the model portfolio providers need not include in the model portfolios any particular security it is buying or selling for, or recommending be bought or sold for, any particular other client account of such model portfolio provider. Significant deviations may develop between the holdings and performance of Natixis Advisors client accounts using model portfolios and the model portfolios themselves and the client accounts of other clients of the model portfolio providers. This may be due to the above-mentioned factors as well as differences in account size, cash flow, the timing and terms of execution of trades by Natixis Advisors and the relevant model portfolio provider, individual client needs, the differences between ADRs and the underlying foreign equity securities, differences between a mutual fund or exchange traded fund and the direct securities holdings of the model portfolio provider’s managed account clients in the same strategy and other factors. Natixis Advisors (or the relevant model portfolio provider) may manage numerous accounts with similar or identical investment objectives or may manage accounts with different objectives that may trade in the same securities. Despite such similarities, portfolio decisions relating to clients' investments and the performance resulting from such decisions will differ from client to client. Natixis Advisors (or the relevant model portfolio provider) will not necessarily purchase or sell the same securities at the same time or in the same proportionate amounts for all eligible clients. Further, in many instances, such as purchases of private placements or oversubscribed public offerings, it may not be possible or feasible to allocate a transaction pro rata to all eligible clients. Therefore, not all clients will necessarily participate in the same investment opportunities or participate on the same basis. In allocating investments among various clients (including in what sequence orders for trades are placed), however, Natixis Advisors will use its best business judgment and will take into account funds available to each client, the amount already committed by each client to a specific investment and the relative risks of the investment. It is Natixis Advisors' policy to allocate to the extent practicable investment opportunities on a basis that Natixis Advisors in good faith believes is fair and equitable to each client over time. Each model portfolio provider’s trading policies are disclosed in that model portfolio providers own Form ADV Part 2A.

Item 13 –Review of Accounts Investment Company Review of Accounts: Natixis Advisors monitors the day-to-day portfolio management functions provided by the Fund subadvisers, including securities trading, brokerage practices and compliance controls of the subadvisers. Natixis Advisors also monitors portfolio management activities, securities trading, brokerage practices and compliance controls of AIA with respect to the portions of IDP managed by AIA and traded by MPA. Additionally, Natixis Advisors’ senior officers, including the Chief Compliance Officer and other legal and compliance staff, monitor the investment performance, compliance controls and operations of the Natixis Funds to ensure that the subadvisers and/or AIA, as applicable, carry out subadvisory functions in accordance with contractual arrangements and relevant securities and tax laws and regulations. The Board of Trustees of the Natixis Funds receives quarterly reports on the performance and operations of the funds for which Natixis Advisors serves as investment adviser. Furthermore, for those accounts that Natixis Advisors does supervise, Natixis Advisors utilizes systems reasonably designed to ensure that each

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client account is individually managed to meet the investment objectives, guidelines and restrictions established by the client. Client Reporting: The Funds provide investors, directly or via intermediaries, written prospectuses describing, among other things, a fund’s objective, its investment methods, information on how to purchase and redeem shares, information about the investment adviser, the level of risk a fund is willing to assume in pursuit of its objective, and a fund’s fees and expenses; and annual and semi-annual reports that contain recent information on a fund’s portfolio, performance, and investment goals and policies. Furthermore, for their direct shareholders, the Funds may also provide a variety of other services and deliverables that are designed to meet shareholder needs, such as: toll-free telephone access, consolidated account statements, tax information, automatic investments and withdrawals, and check writing privileges. Finally, for their direct shareholders, the Funds also provide extensive investor education and shareholder communications, including, but not limited to, websites, newsletters, brochures, and retirement and other planning guides. Managed Account Review of Accounts: Managed accounts, excluding accounts for which Natixis Advisors has been hired to provide model portfolio vendor services, are under the continuing supervision of Natixis Advisors, through the use of systems reasonably designed to ensure that each account, subject to its investment objectives, guidelines and restrictions, is managed consistently with its investment mandate. Additionally, Natixis Advisors’ compliance department, including its Chief Compliance Officer and other senior operational and portfolio management personnel, periodically review accounts for consistency with Natixis Advisors’ policies, brokerage instructions, legal requirements and similar matters. Furthermore, on an annual basis Natixis Advisors reviews the performance of each account that utilizes model portfolios. Performance reviews focus on asset and sector categories, quality, diversification and performance dispersion between client accounts using the same model portfolios. Such performance reviews are conducted under the supervision of internal committees of Natixis Advisors. Natixis Advisors also continuously monitors client accounts utilizing model portfolios to ensure the degree of deviation in the holdings of client accounts as compared to the related model portfolios does not exceed a predetermined maximum tolerance trigger. If a client account exceeds a predetermined maximum tolerance trigger; Natixis Advisors will make adjustments to such account’s holdings to bring the holdings back in line with the related model portfolio(s). Performance reviews of the AIA client accounts are conducted in a similar manner, but under the supervision of AIA specific internal senior personnel. Natixis Advisors has no specific policy with respect to the number of accounts assigned to each reviewer, which assignment depends on the nature and complexity of the accounts being reviewed. Natixis Advisors' due diligence committee also monitors the investment advisory services of the model portfolio providers that provide model portfolios to Natixis Advisors for Natixis Advisors’ use in sponsored programs. However, as previously discussed, Natixis Advisors does not conduct due diligence on model portfolio providers selected and overseen by sponsors and not by Natixis Advisors. Appendix 2 to this document lists the model portfolio providers (affiliated and unaffiliated) for which Natixis Advisors has due diligence responsibility. Client Reporting: Program sponsors are generally responsible for client reporting. Natixis Advisors will typically supply the sponsor with certain information necessary to provide regular reports directly to clients. Upon request or as contractually agreed to, and usually for Unbundled Program clients, Natixis Advisors may provide investment holdings, transactions, and performance reports directly to clients on a periodic basis. With respect to reporting for clients that receive model portfolio vendor services, it is

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the responsibility of the sponsor that hires Natixis Advisors to provide a model portfolio to provide reporting to such clients. With respect to clients that receive overlay portfolio management services from Natixis Advisors, the reporting responsibilities of Natixis Advisors are contractually determined and are usually based on whether the clients are receiving such overlay portfolio management services via a Bundled or Unbundled Program. Bundled Program clients generally receive reporting from the sponsor that hires Natixis Advisors to provide overlay portfolio management services. Unbundled Program clients receiving Natixis Advisors’ overlay portfolio management services are more likely to receive reporting directly from Natixis Advisors.

Item 14 - Client Referrals and Other Compensation A part of employee compensation may be based on new business brought by them to Natixis Advisors. This compensation may represent either a specified percentage of the first year's revenues received by the firm from the new account, or a specified percentage of new assets attributable to an individual's efforts. Natixis Advisors may also compensate unaffiliated third parties who solicit clients whom the third party believes would benefit from its investment advisory services. Any such arrangements with an unaffiliated third party will be pursuant to a solicitation agreement which complies with rule 206(4)-3 under the Advisers Act. Natixis Advisors may in its discretion and out of its own assets compensate third parties, including but not limited to, arrangements involving mutual fund networks or no transaction fee programs, for the sale and marketing of shares of affiliated investment companies. These arrangements, often called “revenue sharing,” may have the effect of causing a Broker or other intermediary to favor Natixis Advisors sponsored investment companies over other available investments in making investment decisions for or recommendations to their clients. Natixis Advisors’ sales and relationship management staff may be compensated for new business based upon a percentage of the revenue generated from new client assets. This compensation is payable from Natixis Advisors’ advisory fees and not directly by the client. Natixis Advisors is not compensated based upon commission revenue. The receipt of compensation for the promotion of Natixis Advisors’ products presents a conflict of interest and gives supervised persons an incentive to recommend investment products based upon the compensation received, rather than a client’s needs. Natixis Advisors addresses such potential conflicts of interest by a supervisory structure that reviews the suitability of each investment product for a prospective client, when suitability responsibility falls on Natixis Advisors. For investment company products, a client could, and generally does, purchase certain of Natixis Advisors’ fund products through an unaffiliated entity, although the cost to the client will likely be greater than if the product were purchased directly through Natixis Advisors. For managed account strategies, a client could, and generally does, purchase the investment advisory services of Natixis Advisors through an unaffiliated entity, although the cost to the client will likely be greater than if Natixis Advisors’ investment advisory services for a particular strategy were purchased directly through Natixis Advisors.

Item 15 - Custody Natixis Advisors generally does not take custody of or have authority to obtain possession of client assets.

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Due to certain arrangements, Natixis Advisors may be deemed to have “custody” of client accounts within the meaning of Rule 206(4)-2 under the Advisers Act because Natixis Advisors or one of its related persons may have access to or authority over client funds and securities for purposes other than issuing trading instructions. For example, Natixis Advisors may have authority to cause a custodian to transfer cash from a client account in payment of Natixis Advisors’ advisory fees. To the extent that Natixis Advisors is deemed to have custody over a client’s account, the client’s qualified custodian will send periodic account statements (generally on a quarterly basis) indicating the amounts of any funds or securities in the account as of the end of the statement period and any transactions in the account during the statement period. Clients should review these statements carefully and should contact Natixis Advisors immediately if account statements are not being provided by the custodian on at least a quarterly basis. As previously noted, Natixis Advisors provides certain reports and information regarding client accounts to clients in Unbundled Programs separate and apart from the account statements provided by the custodian. Clients receiving reports directly from Natixis Advisors are urged to compare carefully reports received from Natixis Advisors to the account statements from the custodian. Clients who believe there may be a discrepancy between the custodial statements and the reports provided by Natixis Advisors should contact Natixis Advisors immediately.

Item 16 – Investment Discretion As discussed in item 4, above, Natixis Advisors accepts investment discretion for certain client accounts. All clients establishing discretionary accounts are required to execute an investment advisory services agreement, either directly with Natixis Advisors or with one of the sponsors that hires Natixis Advisors to provide discretionary investment advisory services to client accounts. The investment advisory services agreement will grant Natixis Advisors sufficient authority to act as a discretionary investment manager, including granting Natixis Advisors the authority to execute trades. As discussed in item 4, above, Natixis Advisors will accept reasonable limitations on its authority through client guideline restrictions, provided that the restrictions are essentially consistent with Natixis Advisors’ investment process.

Item 17 - Voting Client Securities/Proxy Voting Summary Natixis Advisors’ authority to vote client proxies is established by Natixis Advisors’ investment advisory agreements or comparable documents. Where it is authorized to vote proxies, Natixis Advisors endeavors to do so in accordance with the best economic interest of its clients. Natixis Advisors endeavors to resolve any conflicts of interest exclusively in the best economic interest of the clients. In order to minimize conflicts of interest, Natixis Advisors has contracted with Broadridge/Glass Lewis (“Glass Lewis”), an independent third party service provider, to vote Natixis Advisors’ client proxies. Natixis Advisors has a fiduciary responsibility to exercise proxy voting authority, when such authority is granted to it. Glass Lewis may maintain records, provide reports, develop models and research, and vote proxies in accordance with instructions and guidelines provided or approved by Natixis Advisors. These instructions and guidelines shall be consistent with the Proxy Voting Policy of Natixis Advisors, which generally votes “for” proposals that, in the judgment of Natixis Advisors, would serve to enhance shareholder value, and votes “against” proposals that, in the judgment of Natixis Advisors, would impair shareholder value. These instructions and guidelines from Glass Lewis direct Broadridge to vote “for” or “against” specific types of routine proposals, while generally reserving other non-routine proposals for Natixis Advisors to decide on a case-by-case basis. With respect to proposals to be decided by Natixis Advisors on a case-by-case basis, a designated member of the portfolio management team of Natixis Advisors has the responsibility to determine how the proxies should be voted and for directing the proxy voting agent, through other operational personnel of Natixis Advisors, to vote accordingly.

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Natixis Advisors reviews its proxy voting policy on a periodic basis, usually annually. Additionally, on a periodic basis, Natixis Advisors reviews reports produced by Broadridge that summarize voting activity. Furthermore, an internal team of Natixis Advisors, which team is composed of legal, compliance, portfolio management, and operational personnel, also conducts periodic reviews of proxy voting activity and issues, if any, that may arise. Finally, compliance conducts a random sampling review of proxy ballots to ascertain whether votes are cast in compliance with Natixis Advisors’ proxy voting policy. Upon request, clients may obtain a full and complete copy of the Natixis Advisors proxy voting policy and a record of how their securities were voted. To obtain a copy of the proxy voting policy or a record of how your securities were voted, please contact us via phone at 617-449-2813, or by email at: [email protected].

Item 18 - Financial Information Not Applicable.

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Ap

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bad

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am

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norm

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et

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of

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net

ass

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s any

borr

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made fo

r in

vest

ment

purp

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equity

secu

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issu

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dom

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d or

princi

pally

opera

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hro

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Asi

a (

excl

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apan).

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trate

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non-d

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h m

eans

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it m

ay

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a g

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r perc

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ge o

f its

ass

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in a

part

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suer

and m

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in f

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div

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d s

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xpect

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of

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a s

mall-

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com

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as

one w

hose

m

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the tim

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purc

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less

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secu

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purc

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d f

or

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trate

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arr

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curities

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rest

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real

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to a

ttain

its

goal by

invest

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ubst

antially

all

of

its

ass

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in e

quity s

ecu

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stra

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an inte

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utu

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nd,

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it s

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to invest

a s

ignific

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port

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net

ass

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in e

quity

secu

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of

com

panie

s lo

cate

d o

uts

ide t

he U

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tate

s. T

he s

trate

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invest

s in

sm

all-

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and larg

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its

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acr

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and W

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st u

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anagin

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his

segm

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lexib

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nvest

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polic

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stm

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it

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best

suited t

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trate

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vest

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obje

ctiv

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ver

the l

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ciplin

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long-t

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ach

to i

nte

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gro

wth

segm

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will

pri

mari

ly i

nvest

in t

he e

quity

secu

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of

com

panie

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aniz

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d

outs

ide o

f th

e U

nited S

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his

segm

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inve

st in a

t le

ast

thre

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iffe

rent

countr

ies

and g

enera

lly

expect

s to

be i

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ed i

n m

ore

than t

hre

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ountr

ies,

incl

udin

g c

ountr

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consi

dere

d t

o b

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merg

ing

mark

et

countr

ies.

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genera

l,

the

subadvis

er

seeks

co

mpanie

s w

ith

the

follo

win

g

chara

cteri

stic

s,

although n

ot

all

of

the c

om

panie

s se

lect

ed w

ill h

ave t

hese

att

ribute

s: h

igh s

ecu

lar

gro

wth

; su

peri

or

pro

fita

bili

ty;

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ediu

m t

o l

arg

e c

apitaliz

ations,

although t

here

are

no l

imitations

on t

he s

ize o

f th

e

com

panie

s in

whic

h t

he s

egm

ent

may

invest

. Valu

e S

egm

ent :

In m

anagin

g t

his

segm

ent,

the s

ubdavis

er

em

plo

ys a

n inte

nsi

ve f

undam

enta

l appro

ach

to

sele

ctin

g s

tock

s. T

he s

ubadvi

ser

seeks

to i

dentify

sto

cks

with a

mark

et

valu

e t

hat

is b

elie

ved t

o b

e

less

than a

com

pany’s

intr

insi

c valu

e,

base

d o

n i

ts l

ong-t

erm

pote

ntial.

The s

ubadvis

er’

s in

vest

ment

appro

ach

inte

gra

tes

ext

ensi

ve r

ese

arc

h (

both

inte

rnal and e

xtern

al)

, pro

prieta

ry v

alu

ation s

creens,

and

fundam

enta

l analy

sis

of

stock

s w

ith

a

long-t

erm

in

vest

ment

pers

pect

ive.

This

analy

sis

involv

es

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eva

luating

a

com

pany’

s pro

spect

s by

focu

sing

on

such

fa

ctors

as

the

qualit

y

of

a

com

pany’

s m

anagem

ent,

the c

om

petitive p

osi

tion o

f a c

om

pany

within

its

indust

ry,

the

financi

al

stre

ngth

of

the

com

pany,

the q

ualit

y and g

row

th p

ote

ntial

of

its

earn

ings,

and t

he o

utlook f

or

the c

om

pany’s

futu

re

base

d o

n t

hese

and o

ther

sim

ilar

fact

ors

. The su

badvis

er

will

als

o co

nsi

der

oth

er

fact

ors

in

its

analy

sis,

in

cludin

g co

untr

y and polit

ical

risk

s,

eco

nom

ic a

nd m

ark

et

conditio

ns,

the iss

uer’

s st

ruct

ura

l co

mpany a

nd indust

ry s

peci

fic

fact

ors

, ch

anges

in s

hare

hold

er

orienta

tion (

for

exam

ple

, a s

hift

from

tre

ating a

ll sh

are

hold

ers

fair

ly t

o d

isadvanta

gin

g

min

ority

share

hold

ers

), a

nd t

he c

om

pany’

s m

anagem

ent.

The s

ubadvis

er

exp

ect

s to

typic

ally

inve

st in

70 t

o 8

0 s

tock

s (f

or

this

segm

ent)

, acr

oss

a b

road s

pect

rum

of

mark

et

capitaliz

ations.

In t

erm

s of

both

in

dust

ry r

epre

senta

tion a

nd c

apitaliz

ation,

the s

egm

ent’s

hold

ings

may d

iffe

r si

gnific

antly f

rom

those

of

the t

ypic

al in

tern

ational

equity f

und.

The s

ubdvis

er

genera

lly s

ells

a s

ecu

rity

if

its

pri

ce t

arg

et

is m

et,

th

e co

mpany’

s fu

ndam

enta

ls ch

ange,

or

if th

e st

rate

gy is

fu

lly in

vest

ed and a bett

er

inve

stm

ent

opport

unity

ari

ses.

Harr

is L

arg

e C

ap

Valu

e S

trate

gy

Harr

is A

ssoci

ate

s,

L.P.

(“H

arr

is”)

The i

nvest

ment

obje

ctiv

e f

or

the s

trate

gy i

s lo

ng-t

erm

capital appre

ciation.

The s

trate

gy is

develo

ped

usi

ng a

n i

n-d

epth

, in

tern

ally

genera

ted r

ese

arc

h e

ffort

to i

dentify

pote

ntial

inve

stm

ents

. T

he s

trate

gy

seeks

to a

chie

ve h

igh r

etu

rns

by

identify

ing c

om

panie

s th

at

are

tra

din

g a

t a d

isco

unt

to t

heir i

ntr

insi

c valu

e a

nd m

ain

tain

s a m

odel

port

folio

com

prise

d o

f th

ese

com

panie

s.

The s

trate

gy w

ill b

e i

nvest

ed

prim

ari

ly in U

.S.

equitie

s and w

ill t

ypic

ally

be f

ully

invest

ed.

Genera

lly n

o s

ingle

posi

tion in t

he p

ort

folio

w

ill e

xce

ed 7

% o

f th

e t

ota

l port

folio

valu

e,

no s

ingle

indust

ry w

ill e

xce

ed 2

0%

of

the t

ota

l port

folio

va

lue,

and n

o e

conom

ic s

ecto

r w

ill e

xceed 3

5%

of

the t

ota

l port

folio

valu

e.

Natixi

s In

com

e

Div

ersi

fied

Port

folio

M

ulti-

Manag

er

The fu

nd is

desi

gned to

offer

invest

ors

acc

ess

to

a div

ers

ifie

d port

folio

of

com

ple

menta

ry in

com

e

pro

duci

ng in

vest

ment

dis

ciplin

es

from

sp

eci

aliz

ed m

oney m

anagers

th

rough in

vest

ment

in a si

ngle

m

utu

al fu

nd.

The f

und’s

dis

ciplin

es

focu

s on inco

me p

roduci

ng f

ixed-i

nco

me a

nd e

quity

secu

rities.

Natixi

s U

.S.

Div

ersi

fied

Port

folio

M

ulti-

Manag

er

The f

und o

rdin

arily

invest

s su

bst

antially

all

of

its

ass

ets

in e

quity s

ecu

rities,

incl

udin

g c

om

mon s

tock

s and p

refe

rred s

tock

s. U

nder

norm

al

mark

et c

onditio

ns,

the

fund w

ill i

nves

t at

least

80%

of

its

net

ass

ets

(plu

s any

borr

ow

ings

made f

or

inve

stm

ent

purp

ose

s) in s

ecu

rities

of

U.S

. is

suers

. The f

und u

ses

a m

ulti-

manager

appro

ach

to e

quity invest

ing w

hic

h c

om

bin

es

the v

ari

ed s

tyle

s of

multip

le s

ubadvis

ers

in

sele

ctin

g s

ecu

rities

for

each

of

the f

und’s

four

segm

ents

.

Natixi

s O

akm

ark

G

lobal Str

ate

gy

Harr

is

The

stra

tegy

invest

s pri

mari

ly

in

a

div

ers

ifie

d

port

folio

of

com

mon

stock

s of

U.S

. and

non-U

.S.

com

panie

s. T

he s

trate

gy

inves

ts i

n t

he s

ecu

rities

of

at

least

thre

e c

ountr

ies.

Typic

ally

, th

e s

trate

gy

inve

sts

betw

een 2

5-7

5%

of

its

tota

l ass

ets

in s

ecu

rities

of

U.S

. co

mpanie

s and b

etw

een 2

5-7

5%

of

its

tota

l ass

ets

in s

ecu

rities

of

non-U

.S.

com

panie

s. T

here

are

no g

eogra

phic

lim

its

on t

he s

trate

gy’s

non-

U.S

. in

vest

ments

, but

the s

trate

gy d

oes

not

expect

to i

nvest

more

than 1

5%

of

its

tota

l ass

ets

in

secu

rities

of

com

panie

s base

d in e

mer

gin

g m

ark

ets

. The

stra

tegy m

ay inves

t in

the

secu

rities

of

small-

, m

id-

and la

rge ca

pitaliz

ation co

mpanie

s. The su

badvis

er

use

s a valu

e in

vest

ment

philo

sophy in

se

lect

ing

equity

secu

rities,

su

ch

as

com

mon

stock

s,

pre

ferr

ed

stock

s,

warr

ants

, and

secu

rities

conve

rtib

le i

nto

com

mon s

tock

s and p

refe

rred s

tock

s. T

his

invest

ment

philo

sophy i

s base

d u

pon t

he

belie

f th

at,

ove

r tim

e,

a c

om

pany’

s st

ock

price

conve

rges

with t

he c

om

pany’s

intr

insi

c or

true b

usi

ness

valu

e.

By

“tru

e b

usi

ness

valu

e,”

the s

ubadvis

er

means

its

est

imate

of

the p

rice

a k

now

ledgeable

buye

r w

ould

pay

to

acq

uir

e

the

entire

busi

ness

. The

subadvi

ser

belie

ves

that

invest

ing

in

secu

rities

pri

ced

signific

antly b

elo

w t

heir t

rue b

usi

ness

valu

e p

rese

nts

the b

est

opport

unity

to a

chie

ve t

he s

trate

gy’

s in

vest

ment

obje

ctiv

e.

The s

ubadvis

er

use

s th

is v

alu

e p

hilo

sophy t

o identify

com

panie

s th

at

it b

elie

ves

have

dis

counte

d st

ock

price

s co

mpare

d to

th

e co

mpanie

s’ tr

ue

busi

nes

s va

lues.

In

ass

ess

ing su

ch

com

panie

s, t

he s

ubadvi

ser

looks

for

the f

ollo

win

g c

hara

cteri

stic

s, a

lthough n

ot

all

of

the c

om

panie

s

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sele

cted w

ill h

ave

these

att

ribute

s: (

1)

free c

ash

flo

ws

and i

nte

lligent

inve

stm

ent

of

exce

ss c

ash

; (2

) earn

ings

that

are

gro

win

g a

nd a

re r

easo

nably

pre

dic

table

; and (

3)

hig

h l

evel

of

manager

ow

ners

hip

.

Once

the s

ubadvi

ser

dete

rmin

es

that

a s

ecu

rity

is

selli

ng a

t w

hat

it b

elie

ves

to b

e a

sig

nific

ant

dis

count

and t

hat

the i

ssuer

has

the a

dditio

nal

qualit

ies

mentioned a

bove

, th

e s

ubdvi

ser

genera

lly w

ill c

onsi

der

buyi

ng t

hat

secu

rity

for

the s

trate

gy.

The s

ubadvi

ser

usu

ally

sells

a s

ecu

rity

when t

he p

rice

appro

ach

es

its

est

imate

d w

ort

h.

The s

ubadvi

ser

als

o m

onitors

each

hold

ing a

nd adju

sts

those

price

ta

rgets

as

warr

ante

d t

o r

eflect

changes

in t

he i

ssuer’s

fundam

enta

ls.

The s

ubadvi

ser

belie

ves

that

hold

ing a

re

latively

sm

all

num

ber

of

stock

s allo

ws

its

“best

ideas”

to h

ave a

meanin

gfu

l im

pact

on t

he s

trate

gy’s

perf

orm

ance

. There

fore

, th

e st

rate

gy'

s port

folio

ty

pic

ally

hold

s 30 to

60 st

ock

s. The perc

enta

ge

limitations

set

fort

h h

ere

in a

re n

ot

inve

stm

ent

rest

rict

ions

and t

he s

trate

gy

may

exce

ed t

hese

lim

its

from

tim

e t

o t

ime.

As

a t

em

pora

ry d

efe

nsi

ve m

easu

re,

the s

trate

gy m

ay h

old

any p

ort

ion o

f its

ass

ets

in

cash

(U

.S.

dolla

rs,

fore

ign c

urr

enci

es o

r m

ultin

ational cu

rren

cy u

nits)

and/o

r in

ves

t in

money

mark

et

inst

rum

ents

or

hig

h q

ualit

y debt

secu

rities

and t

ake o

ther

defe

nsi

ve p

osi

tions

as

the s

ubadvi

ser

deem

s appro

priate

. The s

trate

gy m

ay m

iss

cert

ain

invest

ment

opport

unitie

s if it

use

s defe

nsi

ve s

trate

gie

s and

thus

may n

ot

ach

ieve its

invest

ment

goal.

Natixi

s O

akm

ark

In

tern

ational

Str

ate

gy

Harr

is

The

stra

tegy i

nves

ts p

rim

ari

ly i

n a

div

ers

ifie

d p

ort

folio

of

com

mon s

tock

s of

non-U

.S.

com

panie

s. T

he

stra

tegy

may

inve

st in n

on-U

.S.

mark

ets

thro

ughout

the w

orld,

incl

udin

g e

merg

ing m

ark

ets

. O

rdin

ari

ly,

the st

rate

gy

will

in

ves

t in

th

e se

curities

of

at

least

five

co

untr

ies

outs

ide th

e U

.S.

There

are

no

geogra

phic

lim

its

on t

he s

trate

gy’

s non-U

.S.

invest

ments

, but

the s

trate

gy

does

not

exp

ect

to i

nve

st

more

than 3

5%

of

its

tota

l ass

ets

in s

ecu

rities

of

com

panie

s base

d in e

merg

ing m

ark

ets

. Although t

he

stra

tegy invest

s pri

marily

in c

om

mon s

tock

s of

non-U

.S.

com

panie

s it m

ay a

lso invest

in t

he s

ecu

rities

of

U.S

. co

mpanie

s.

The

stra

tegy

may

invest

in t

he

secu

rities

of

small-

, m

id-

and l

arg

e ca

pitaliz

ation

com

panie

s.

The s

ubadvis

er

use

s a v

alu

e i

nve

stm

ent

philo

sophy

in s

ele

ctin

g e

quity s

ecu

rities,

such

as

com

mon

stock

s,

pre

ferr

ed

stock

s,

warr

ants

, and

secu

rities

convert

ible

in

to

com

mon

stock

s and

pre

ferr

ed s

tock

s. T

his

inve

stm

ent

philo

sophy

is b

ase

d u

pon t

he b

elie

f th

at,

ove

r tim

e,

a c

om

pany’

s st

ock

pri

ce c

onverg

es

with t

he c

om

pany’

s in

trin

sic

or

true

busi

ness

valu

e.

By

“tru

e b

usi

ness

valu

e,”

the s

ubadvis

er

means

its

est

imate

of

the p

rice

a k

now

ledgeable

buye

r w

ould

pay

to

acq

uir

e

the

entire

busi

ness

. The

subadvi

ser

belie

ves

that

invest

ing

in

secu

rities

pri

ced

signific

antly b

elo

w t

heir t

rue b

usi

ness

valu

e p

rese

nts

the b

est

opport

unity

to a

chie

ve t

he s

trate

gy’

s in

vest

ment

obje

ctiv

e.

The s

ubadvis

er

use

s th

is v

alu

e p

hilo

sophy t

o identify

com

panie

s th

at

it b

elie

ves

have

dis

counte

d st

ock

price

s co

mpare

d to

th

e co

mpanie

s’ tr

ue

busi

nes

s va

lues.

In

ass

ess

ing su

ch

com

panie

s, t

he s

ubadvi

ser

looks

for

the f

ollo

win

g c

hara

cteri

stic

s, a

lthough n

ot

all

of

the c

om

panie

s se

lect

ed w

ill h

ave

these

att

ribute

s: (

1)

free c

ash

flo

ws

and i

nte

lligent

inve

stm

ent

of

exce

ss c

ash

; (2

) earn

ings

that

are

gro

win

g a

nd a

re r

easo

nably

pre

dic

table

; and (

3)

hig

h l

evel

of

manager

ow

ners

hip

.

Once

the s

ubadvi

ser

dete

rmin

es

that

a s

tock

is

selli

ng a

t w

hat

it b

elie

ves

to b

e a

sig

nific

ant

dis

count

and th

at

the co

mpany

has

the additio

nal

qualit

ies

mentioned above,

the su

badvis

er

genera

lly w

ill

consi

der

buyi

ng t

hat

stock

for

the s

trate

gy.

The s

ubadvis

er

usu

ally

sells

a s

tock

when t

he p

rice

appro

ach

es

its

est

imate

d w

ort

h.

The s

ubadvis

er

als

o

monitors

each

hold

ing a

nd a

dju

sts

those

pri

ce t

arg

ets

as

warr

ante

d t

o r

efle

ct c

hanges

in t

he c

om

pany’

s fu

ndam

enta

ls.

The s

ubadvis

er

belie

ves

that

hold

ing a

rela

tively

sm

all

num

ber

of

stock

s allo

ws

its

“best

id

eas”

to h

ave a

meanin

gfu

l im

pact

on t

he s

trate

gy’

s perf

orm

ance

. T

here

fore

, th

e s

trate

gy’

s port

folio

ty

pic

ally

hold

s 30 to

65 st

ock

s. The perc

enta

ge lim

itations

set

fort

h here

in are

not

invest

ment

rest

rict

ions

and t

he s

trate

gy

may

exc

eed t

hese

lim

its

from

tim

e t

o t

ime.

As

a t

em

pora

ry d

efe

nsi

ve

measu

re,

the s

trate

gy

may

hold

any

port

ion o

f its

ass

ets

in c

ash

(U

.S.

dolla

rs,

fore

ign c

urr

enci

es

or

multin

ational cu

rrency

units)

and/o

r in

vest

in m

oney m

ark

et

inst

rum

ents

or

hig

h q

ualit

y d

ebt

secu

rities

and t

ake

oth

er

defe

nsi

ve p

osi

tions

as

the s

ubadvi

ser

deem

s appro

priate

. The s

trate

gy

may

mis

s ce

rtain

in

vest

ment

opport

unitie

s if it

use

s defe

nsi

ve s

trate

gie

s and t

hus

may n

ot

ach

ieve its

invest

ment

goal.

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IM S

mall

Cap

Valu

e S

trate

gy

Vaughan

Nel

son

Inve

stm

ent

Managem

ent,

L.P

. (“

VN

IM”)

The st

rate

gy norm

ally

w

ill in

vest

at

least

80%

of

its

net

ass

ets

(p

lus

any

borr

ow

ings

made fo

r in

vest

ment

purp

ose

s) in t

he e

quity

secu

rities,

incl

udin

g c

om

mon s

tock

s and p

refe

rred s

tock

s, o

f “s

mall

cap

com

panie

s.”

Curr

ently,

the

stra

tegy

defines

a

small

cap

com

pany

to

be

one

whose

m

ark

et

capitaliz

ation,

at

the t

ime o

f purc

hase

, either

falls

within

the c

apitaliz

ation r

ange o

f th

e R

uss

ell

2000

Valu

e I

ndex,

an u

nm

anaged i

ndex

that

measu

res

the p

erf

orm

ance

of

those

Russ

ell

2000 c

om

panie

s w

ith low

er

pri

ce-t

o-b

ook r

atios

and low

er

fore

cast

ed g

row

th v

alu

es,

or

is $

3.5

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ion o

r le

ss.

While

the

mark

et

capitaliz

ation r

ange

for

the R

uss

ell

2000 V

alu

e In

dex

flu

ctuate

s, a

t M

arc

h 3

1,

2010,

it w

as

$11

mill

ion t

o $

4 b

illio

n.

The

stra

tegy

may,

how

ever

, in

ves

t in

com

panie

s w

ith l

arg

e ca

pitaliz

ations.

The

subadvis

er

inves

ts i

n s

mall

capitaliz

ation c

om

panie

s w

ith a

focu

s on a

bso

lute

retu

rn.

The s

ubadvis

er

use

s a b

ott

om

-up v

alu

e o

riente

d inves

tmen

t pro

cess

in c

onst

ruct

ing t

he s

trate

gy’

s port

folio

. The s

ubadvis

er

seeks

com

panie

s w

ith t

he f

ollo

win

g c

hara

cteri

stic

s, a

lthough n

ot

all

of

the c

om

panie

s se

lect

ed w

ill have

th

ese

att

ribute

s: co

mpanie

s earn

ing a posi

tive

eco

nom

ic m

arg

in w

ith st

able

-to-

impro

vin

g re

turn

s; co

mpanie

s va

lued at

a dis

count

to th

eir ass

et

valu

e;

and co

mpanie

s w

ith an

att

ract

ive

and s

ust

ain

able

div

iden

d l

evel

. I

n s

elec

ting i

nves

tmen

ts f

or

the s

trate

gy,

the

subadvis

er

genera

lly em

plo

ys th

e fo

llow

ing st

rate

gie

s: va

lue-d

riven in

vest

ment

philo

sophy th

at

sele

cts

stock

s se

lling at

a re

lativel

y lo

w va

lue base

d on dis

counte

d ca

sh flow

m

odels

; se

lect

s co

mpanie

s th

at

it

belie

ves

are

out-

of-

favo

r or

mis

unders

tood;

and s

tart

s w

ith a

n invest

ment

univ

ers

e o

f 5,0

00 s

ecu

rities.

The s

ubadvi

ser

then u

ses

valu

e-d

rive

n s

creens

to c

reate

a r

ese

arc

h u

niv

ers

e o

f co

mpanie

s w

ith m

ark

et

capitaliz

ations

of

at

least

$100 m

illio

n a

nd u

ses

fundam

enta

l analy

sis

to c

onst

ruct

a p

ort

folio

of

60 t

o

80 s

ecu

rities

consi

stin

g o

f qualit

y co

mpanie

s in

the o

pin

ion o

f th

e s

ubadvi

ser.

The s

ubadvis

er

will

genera

lly s

ell

a s

tock

when it

reach

es

the s

ubadvis

er’s

price

targ

et,

when t

he iss

uer

show

s a d

ete

riora

ting f

inanci

al

conditio

n,

or

when i

t has

repeate

d n

egative

earn

ings

surp

rise

s.

The

stra

tegy

may

als

o:

invest

in c

onve

rtib

le p

refe

rred s

tock

and c

onve

rtib

le d

ebt

secu

rities;

inves

t up t

o

35%

of

its

ass

ets

in f

ixed-i

nco

me s

ecu

rities,

incl

udin

g U

.S.

gove

rnm

ent

bonds

as

well

as

low

er

qualit

y debt

secu

rities;

invest

in f

ore

ign s

ecu

rities,

incl

udin

g t

hose

of

em

erg

ing m

ark

ets

; in

vest

in r

eal

est

ate

in

vest

ment

trust

s (“

REIT

s”);

and invest

in s

ecu

rities

off

ere

d in initia

l public

off

eri

ngs

(“IP

Os”

).

VN

IM V

alu

e O

pport

unity

Str

ate

gy

VN

IM

Under

norm

al

mark

et

conditio

ns

the s

trate

gy w

ill i

nvest

prim

ari

ly i

n c

om

panie

s th

at,

at

the t

ime o

f purc

hase

, have a

mark

et

capitaliz

ation e

ither

within

the c

apitaliz

ation r

ange o

f th

e R

uss

ell

Mid

cap V

alu

e

Index,

an u

nm

anaged i

ndex

that

measu

res

the p

erfo

rmance

of

com

panie

s w

ith l

ow

er

pri

ce-t

o-b

ook

ratios

and low

er

fore

cast

ed g

row

th v

alu

es

within

the b

roader

Russ

ell

Mid

cap I

ndex,

or

is $

15 b

illio

n o

r le

ss.

While

the m

ark

et

capitaliz

ation r

ange f

or

the R

uss

ell

Mid

cap V

alu

e I

ndex f

luct

uate

s, a

t M

arc

h 3

1,

2010,

it w

as

$220 m

illio

n t

o $

23 b

illio

n.

How

ever,

the s

trate

gy d

oes

not

have a

ny m

ark

et

capitaliz

ation

limits

and m

ay

inve

st i

n c

om

panie

s w

ith s

malle

r or

larg

er

capitaliz

ations.

The s

ubadvi

ser

inve

sts

in

mediu

m c

apitaliz

ation c

om

panie

s w

ith a

focu

s on a

bso

lute

retu

rn a

nd u

ses

a b

ott

om

-up v

alu

e o

riente

d

inve

stm

ent

pro

cess

in c

onst

ruct

ing t

he s

trate

gy’

s port

folio

. The s

ubadvis

er

seeks

com

panie

s w

ith t

he

follo

win

g

chara

cteri

stic

s,

although

not

all

of

the

com

panie

s se

lect

ed

will

have

these

att

ribute

s:

com

panie

s earn

ing a

posi

tive

eco

nom

ic m

arg

in w

ith s

table

-to-i

mpro

ving r

etu

rns;

com

panie

s va

lued a

t a

dis

count

to th

eir ass

et

valu

e;

and co

mpanie

s w

ith an att

ract

ive and su

stain

able

div

idend le

vel. In

se

lect

ing i

nve

stm

ents

for

the s

trate

gy,

the s

ubadvi

ser

genera

lly e

mplo

ys

the f

ollo

win

g s

trate

gie

s: a

valu

e-d

riven in

vest

ment

philo

sophy th

at

sele

cts

stock

s se

lling at

a re

latively

lo

w valu

e base

d on

busi

ness

fundam

enta

ls,

eco

nom

ic m

arg

in a

naly

sis

and d

isco

unte

d c

ash

flo

w m

odels

; se

lect

s co

mpanie

s th

at

it b

elie

ves

are

out-

of-

favo

r or

mis

unders

tood;

narr

ow

s th

e i

nve

stm

ent

univ

ers

e b

y usi

ng v

alu

e-

drive

n sc

reens

to cr

eate

a re

searc

h univ

ers

e of

com

panie

s w

ith m

ark

et

capitaliz

ations

betw

een $1

bill

ion a

nd $

20 b

illio

n;

use

s fu

ndam

enta

l analy

sis

to c

onst

ruct

a p

ort

folio

that

it b

elie

ves

has

att

ract

ive

retu

rn p

ote

ntial;

and w

ill g

enera

lly s

ell

a s

tock

when i

t re

ach

es

the s

ubadvi

ser’s

pri

ce t

arg

et

or

when

the i

ssuer

show

s a d

ete

riora

ting f

inanci

al

conditio

n d

ue t

o i

ncr

ease

d c

om

petitive p

ress

ure

s or

inte

rnal

or

ext

ern

al fo

rces

reduci

ng f

utu

re e

xpec

ted r

eturn

s.

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The s

trate

gy m

ay

als

o i

nve

st i

n c

onve

rtib

le p

refe

rred s

tock

and c

onve

rtib

le d

ebt

secu

rities;

inve

st i

n

fore

ign s

ecuri

ties,

incl

udin

g t

hose

of

em

erg

ing m

ark

ets

; in

vest

in o

ther

inve

stm

ent

com

panie

s, t

o t

he

exte

nt

perm

itte

d by th

e In

vest

ment

Com

pany Act

of

1940;

invest

in

re

al

est

ate

in

vest

ment

trust

s (“

REIT

s”);

and invest

in s

ecu

rities

off

ere

d in initia

l public

off

erings

(“IP

Os”

).and R

ule

144A s

ecu

rities.

West

peak

Act

ive

Beta

Equity

Str

ate

gy

West

peak

Glo

bal

Advi

sors

, L.

P.

("W

est

peak"

) (U

na

ffili

ate

d)

Under

norm

al

mark

et

conditio

ns,

th

e st

rate

gy

will

in

vest

at

least

80%

of

its

net

ass

ets

(p

lus

any

borr

ow

ings

made f

or

inve

stm

ent

purp

ose

s) i

n e

quity

secu

rities

(com

mon a

nd p

refe

rred s

tock

).

The

stra

tegy p

urs

ues

its

invest

ment

obje

ctiv

e b

y invest

ing in e

quity s

ecu

rities

issu

ed b

y U

.S.

larg

e a

nd m

id-

capitaliz

ation c

om

panie

s in

the S

&P 5

00 I

ndex.

The t

raditio

nal

vie

w o

f equity

managem

ent

main

tain

s th

at

there

are

tw

o c

ontr

ibuto

rs o

f re

turn

s, “

alp

ha”

and “

beta

.” A

lpha r

epre

sents

the p

ort

ion o

f a f

und’s

re

turn

s co

nsi

dere

d t

o b

e a

ttri

buta

ble

to a

port

folio

manager’s

skill

and a

ctiv

e m

anagem

ent

while

beta

is

genera

lly co

nsi

dere

d to

be th

e port

ion of

a fu

nd’s

re

turn

s th

at

can be exp

lain

ed by

the m

ark

et

exp

osu

res

held

in t

he f

und.

The t

erm

Act

ive B

eta

in t

he s

trate

gy’

s nam

e r

efe

rs t

o t

he p

ort

ion o

f alp

ha

that

the s

ubadvis

er

consi

ders

to b

e a

seco

nd l

aye

r of

beta

that

can b

e c

aptu

red i

n a

dditio

n t

o m

ark

et

beta

.

In s

ele

ctin

g i

nvest

ments

for

the s

trate

gy

the s

ubadvis

er

use

s its

Act

ive B

eta

meth

odolo

gy,

whic

h i

s base

d o

n its

rese

arc

h into

equity

retu

rn s

ourc

es

and is

desi

gned t

o identify

sys

tem

atic

sourc

es

of

act

ive

equity re

turn

s. The m

eth

odolo

gy

ranks

each

st

ock

in

th

e S&

P 500 univ

ers

e base

d upon tw

o basi

c sy

stem

atic

sourc

es

of

equity

retu

rns,

mom

entu

m a

nd v

alu

e.

In m

anagin

g t

he s

trate

gy,

the s

ubadvis

er

follo

ws

the t

hre

e-s

tep p

roce

ss o

utlin

ed i

n t

he p

rosp

ect

us

of

the f

und.

The

resu

ltin

g p

ort

folio

typic

ally

hold

s betw

een 2

50 a

nd 4

00 p

osi

tions

and t

ake

s adva

nta

ge o

f th

e d

ivers

ifyin

g,

negative

ly c

orr

ela

ted

natu

re o

f m

om

entu

m a

nd v

alu

e.

The s

trate

gy

may

als

o e

ngage i

n a

ctiv

e a

nd f

requent

tradin

g o

f se

curi

ties.

Fre

quent

tradin

g m

ay p

roduce

hig

h t

ransa

ctio

n c

ost

s, w

hic

h m

ay low

er

the s

trate

gy's

retu

rn,

and r

ealiz

ation o

f gre

ate

r sh

ort

-term

capital

gain

s, d

istr

ibutions

of

whic

h a

re t

axa

ble

to s

hare

hold

ers

w

ho a

re i

ndiv

iduals

as

ord

inary

inco

me.

Tra

din

g c

ost

s and t

ax e

ffect

s ass

oci

ate

d w

ith f

requent

tradin

g

may

adve

rsely

affect

the s

trate

gy/

fund’s

perf

orm

ance

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pen

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AIA

This

str

ate

gy

seeks

to p

rovi

de a

pre

-tax

retu

rn s

imila

r to

the S

&P 6

00®

index

by

inves

ting in a

su

bse

t of

secu

rities

from

within

the index.

AIA

S&

P 9

00®

Str

ate

gy

AIA

This

str

ate

gy

seeks

to g

ain

bro

ad m

ark

et

exposu

re t

o t

he larg

e a

nd m

id c

apitaliz

ation s

egm

ent

of

the U

.S.

equity m

ark

et.

This

str

ategy inves

ts in a

subse

t of

secu

rities

from

within

the index.

AIA

S&

P 1

500®

Index

Str

ate

gy

AIA

This

str

ate

gy

seeks

to p

rovi

de b

road p

roport

ional m

ark

et

exp

osu

re t

o a

ll ca

pitaliz

ation s

egm

ents

of

the U

.S.

equity

mark

et.

This

str

ate

gy

inve

sts

in a

subse

t of

secu

rities

from

within

the S

&P

1500®

index.

AIA

S&

P A

DR/I

nte

rnational In

dex

Str

ate

gy

AIA

This

str

ate

gy

seeks

to g

ain

bro

ad inte

rnational equity

exp

osu

re w

ithout

the c

ost

s and c

om

ple

xity

of

buyi

ng loca

l sh

are

s th

rough t

he u

se o

f U

.S.

liste

d A

meri

can D

eposi

tary

Rece

ipts

. T

his

str

ate

gy

inve

sts

in a

subse

t of

secu

rities

from

within

the index

.

AIA

S&

P G

lobal In

dex

Str

ate

gy

AIA

This

str

ate

gy

seeks

to g

ain

bro

ad m

ark

et

expos

ure

to t

he U

.S.

and inte

rnational equity

mark

ets

th

rough t

he u

se o

f U

.S.

stock

s and U

.S.

liste

d A

meri

can D

eposi

tary

Rece

ipts

. This

str

ate

gy

inve

sts

in a

subse

t of

secu

rities

from

within

the S

&P 1

500®

and t

he S

&P A

DR indexe

s.

AEW

Div

ersi

fied R

EIT

Str

ate

gy

AEW

Inves

tmen

ts f

or

the s

trate

gy w

ill g

enera

lly b

e i

n p

ublic

ly t

raded r

eal

est

ate

rela

ted s

ecu

rities,

in

cludin

g se

curities

of

com

panie

s w

hose

princi

pal

act

ivitie

s in

clude develo

pm

ent,

ow

ners

hip

, co

nst

ruct

ion,

managem

ent

or

sale

of

real

est

ate

. In

ves

tmen

ts fo

r th

e

stra

tegy

may

be

in

com

mon

stock

s,

pre

ferr

ed

stock

s,

warr

ants

to

purc

hase

co

mm

on

stock

s,

debt

secu

rities

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conve

rtib

le into

com

mon s

tock

, and o

ther

sim

ilar

inst

rum

ents

. It

is

curr

ently a

ntici

pate

d t

hat

the

stra

tegy

will

be in

vest

ed prim

ari

ly in

public

ly tr

aded sh

are

s of

REIT

s. REIT

s are

gener

ally

cl

ass

ifie

d a

s Equity

REIT

s, M

ort

gage R

EIT

s and H

ybrid R

EIT

s. E

quity

REIT

s genera

lly i

nve

st t

he

majo

rity

of

their a

ssets

in r

eal

pro

pert

y and d

eriv

e t

heir i

nco

me p

rim

arily

fro

m r

ents

. M

ort

gage

REIT

s genera

lly i

nve

st t

he m

ajo

rity

of

their a

ssets

in l

oans

secu

red b

y re

al

est

ate

and d

erive

their

inco

me

pri

mari

ly

from

in

tere

st

paym

ents

. H

ybrid

REIT

s genera

lly

com

bin

e

the

chara

cteri

stic

s of

Equity a

nd M

ort

gage R

EIT

s. A

t th

e p

rese

nt

tim

e,

it is

inte

nded t

hat

invest

ments

w

ill b

e p

rim

ari

ly i

n E

quity R

EIT

s, h

ow

ever,

subje

ct t

o s

peci

fic

invest

ment

rest

rict

ions

in e

ffect

fr

om

tim

e t

o t

ime,

inves

tmen

ts m

ay

als

o b

e m

ade f

rom

tim

e t

o t

ime i

n:

(i)

Mort

gage o

r H

ybrid

REIT

s; (

ii) o

ther

real

est

ate

indust

ry c

om

panie

s, i

ncl

udin

g e

quity

and/o

r debt

secu

rities

of

such

co

mpanie

s; a

nd (

iii)

com

panie

s outs

ide

of

the

real

est

ate

indust

ry b

ut

whose

pro

duct

s and/o

r se

rvic

es

are

rela

ted t

o t

he r

eal est

ate

indust

ry,

such

as

manufa

cture

rs o

r dis

trib

uto

rs o

f build

ing

supplie

s,

financi

al

inst

itutions

whic

h

make

or

serv

ice

mort

gage

loans,

or

com

panie

s w

ith

subst

antial

real

est

ate

ass

ets

rela

tive

to t

heir m

ark

et

capitaliz

ation.

The a

dvi

ser

shall

manage

the

stra

tegy

in

a

manner

consi

stent

with

these

guid

elin

es,

su

bje

ct

to

speci

fic

inve

stm

ent

rest

rict

ions

in e

ffect

fro

m t

ime t

o t

ime w

ith r

esp

ect

to iss

uer

div

ers

ific

ation,

sect

or

div

ers

ific

ation,

illiq

uid

hold

ings

and o

ther

matt

ers.

ASG

Adaptive

Conse

rvative

ETF

Port

folio

Str

ate

gy

ASG

Adaptive A

sset

Allo

cation r

epre

sents

an a

ppro

ach

to a

sset

allo

cation d

eve

loped b

y ASG

base

d o

n

Andre

w L

o's

Adaptive M

ark

ets

Hypoth

esi

s.

Adaptive A

sset

Allo

cation s

tart

s w

ith a

long-h

orizo

n

stra

tegic

port

folio

with a

targ

et

allo

cation.

The s

trate

gy m

ay t

hen d

evia

te t

act

ically

fro

m t

he

stra

tegic

allo

cation base

d on a ta

ctic

al

ass

et

allo

cation m

ech

anis

m as

well

as

a ta

ctic

al

risk

m

anagem

ent

mech

anis

m.

The c

onse

rvative

port

folio

s ta

rget

a 6

% a

nnualiz

ed v

ola

tilit

y lev

el.

ASG

Adaptive

Gro

wth

ETF

Port

folio

Str

ate

gy

ASG

Adaptive A

sset

Allo

cation r

epre

sents

an a

ppro

ach

to a

sset

allo

cation d

eve

loped b

y ASG

base

d o

n

Andre

w L

o's

Adaptive M

ark

ets

Hypoth

esi

s.

Adaptive A

sset

Allo

cation s

tart

s w

ith a

long-h

orizo

n

stra

tegic

port

folio

with a

targ

et

allo

cation.

The s

trate

gy m

ay t

hen d

evia

te t

act

ically

fro

m t

he

stra

tegic

allo

cation base

d on a ta

ctic

al

ass

et

allo

cation m

ech

anis

m as

well

as

a ta

ctic

al

risk

m

anagem

ent

mech

anis

m.

The A

ggre

ssiv

e p

ort

folio

s ta

rget

a 1

2%

annualiz

ed v

ola

tilit

y level.

ASG

Adaptive

Modera

te E

TF

Port

folio

Str

ate

gy

ASG

Adaptive A

sset

Allo

cation r

epre

sents

an a

ppro

ach

to a

sset

allo

cation d

eve

loped b

y ASG

base

d o

n

Andre

w L

o's

Adaptive M

ark

ets

Hypoth

esi

s.

Adaptive A

sset

Allo

cation s

tart

s w

ith a

long-h

orizo

n

stra

tegic

port

folio

with a

targ

et

allo

cation.

The s

trate

gy m

ay t

hen d

evia

te t

act

ically

fro

m t

he

stra

tegic

allo

cation base

d on a ta

ctic

al

ass

et

allo

cation m

ech

anis

m as

well

as

a ta

ctic

al

risk

m

anagem

ent

mech

anis

m.

The M

odera

te p

ort

folio

s ta

rget

a 9

% a

nnualiz

ed v

ola

tilit

y le

vel.

HG

I D

eve

loped M

ark

ets

Valu

e A

DR S

trate

gy

HG

I

The i

nve

stm

ent

obje

ctiv

e f

or

the s

trate

gy

is t

he p

rese

rvation a

nd l

ong-t

erm

gro

wth

of

capital

(suff

icie

nt

gro

wth

to o

utp

ace

inflation o

ver

an e

xte

nded p

eriod o

f tim

e).

The s

trate

gy s

eeks

to

ach

ieve h

igh r

etu

rns

by i

dentify

ing a

ttra

ctiv

ely

valu

ed c

om

panie

s in

inte

rnational

mark

ets

and

create

s and m

ain

tain

s a m

odel

port

folio

of

com

panie

s so

identified.

The s

trate

gy

is c

om

prise

d

prim

ari

ly o

f AD

Rs

and s

ecuri

ties

on n

on-U

.S.

issu

ers

lis

ted o

n U

.S.

secu

rities

exch

anges

and

traded o

n U

.S.

ove

r-th

e-c

ounte

r m

ark

ets

. T

he s

trate

gy w

ill t

ypic

ally

be f

ully

inves

ted in e

quitie

s.

Gen

erally

, no s

ingle

posi

tion w

ithin

the

port

folio

will

exce

ed 5

% o

f th

e to

tal

port

folio

valu

e a

nd

no s

ingle

sect

or

will

repre

sent

more

than 4

0%

of

the t

ota

l port

folio

.

HG

I Em

erg

ing M

ark

ets

Equity A

DR S

trate

gy

HG

I

The i

nve

stm

ent

obje

ctiv

e f

or

the s

trate

gy

is t

he p

rese

rvation a

nd l

ong-t

erm

gro

wth

of

capital

(suff

icie

nt

gro

wth

to o

utp

ace

inflation o

ver

an e

xte

nded p

eriod o

f tim

e).

The s

trate

gy s

eeks

to

ach

ieve h

igh r

etu

rns

by i

dentify

ing a

ttra

ctiv

ely

valu

ed c

om

panie

s in

inte

rnational

mark

ets

and

create

s and m

ain

tain

s a m

odel

port

folio

of

com

panie

s so

identified.

The s

trate

gy

is c

om

prise

d

prim

ari

ly o

f AD

Rs

and s

ecuri

ties

on n

on-U

.S.

issu

ers

lis

ted o

n U

.S.

secu

rities

exch

anges

and

traded o

n U

.S.

ove

r-th

e-c

ounte

r m

ark

ets

. T

he s

trate

gy w

ill t

ypic

ally

be f

ully

inves

ted in e

quitie

s.

Gen

erally

, no s

ingle

posi

tion w

ithin

the

port

folio

will

exce

ed 5

% o

f th

e to

tal

port

folio

valu

e a

nd

no s

ingle

sect

or

will

repre

sent

more

than 4

0%

of

the t

ota

l port

folio

.

HG

I In

tern

ational Core

AD

R S

trate

gy

HG

I

The i

nve

stm

ent

obje

ctiv

e f

or

the s

trate

gy

is t

he p

rese

rvation a

nd l

ong-t

erm

gro

wth

of

capital

(suff

icie

nt

gro

wth

to o

utp

ace

inflation o

ver

an e

xte

nded p

eriod o

f tim

e).

The s

trate

gy s

eeks

to

ach

ieve

hig

h re

turn

s by

identify

ing hig

h qualit

y,

secu

lar

gro

wth

co

mpanie

s and att

ract

ively

valu

ed co

mpanie

s in

in

tern

ational

mark

ets

and cr

eate

s and m

ain

tain

s a m

odel

port

folio

of

com

panie

s so

identified.

The s

trate

gy

is c

om

pri

sed p

rim

arily

of

AD

Rs

and s

ecu

rities

on n

on-U

.S.

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issu

ers

lis

ted o

n U

.S.

secu

rities

exc

hanges

and t

raded o

n U

.S.

ove

r-th

e-c

ounte

r m

ark

ets

. N

o U

.S.

issu

ers

are

in

cluded in

th

e port

folio

. The st

rate

gy

will

ty

pic

ally

be

fully

in

ves

ted in

eq

uitie

s.

Gen

erally

, no s

ingle

posi

tion w

ithin

the

port

folio

will

exce

ed 5

% o

f th

e to

tal

port

folio

valu

e a

nd

no s

ingle

sect

or

will

repre

sent

more

than 4

0%

of

the t

ota

l port

folio

.

HG

I In

tern

ational G

row

th A

DR S

trate

gy

HG

I

The i

nve

stm

ent

obje

ctiv

e f

or

the s

trate

gy

is t

he p

rese

rvation a

nd l

ong-t

erm

gro

wth

of

capital

(suff

icie

nt

gro

wth

to o

utp

ace

inflation o

ver

an e

xte

nded p

eriod o

f tim

e).

The s

trate

gy s

eeks

to

ach

ieve

hig

h re

turn

s by

identify

ing hig

h qualit

y,

secu

lar

gro

wth

co

mpanie

s in

in

tern

ational

mark

ets

and c

reate

s and m

ain

tain

s a m

odel port

folio

of

com

panie

s so

identified.

The s

trate

gy

is

com

pri

sed

prim

arily

of

AD

Rs

and

secu

rities

on

non-U

.S.

issu

ers

lis

ted

on

U.S

. se

curities

exc

hanges

and t

raded o

n U

.S.

ove

r-th

e-c

ounte

r m

ark

ets

. N

o U

.S.

issu

ers

are

incl

uded i

n t

he

port

folio

. The s

trate

gy w

ill t

ypic

ally

be f

ully

invest

ed i

n e

quitie

s. G

enera

lly,

no s

ingle

posi

tion

within

the p

ort

folio

will

exce

ed 5

% o

f th

e t

ota

l port

folio

valu

e a

nd n

o s

ingle

sect

or

will

repre

sent

more

than 4

0%

of

the t

ota

l port

folio

.

HG

I In

tern

ational Valu

e A

DR S

trate

gy

HG

I

The i

nve

stm

ent

obje

ctiv

e f

or

the s

trate

gy

is t

he p

rese

rvation a

nd l

ong-t

erm

gro

wth

of

capital

(suff

icie

nt

gro

wth

to o

utp

ace

inflation o

ver

an e

xte

nded p

eriod o

f tim

e).

The s

trate

gy s

eeks

to

ach

ieve h

igh r

etu

rns

by i

dentify

ing a

ttra

ctiv

ely

valu

ed c

om

panie

s in

inte

rnational

mark

ets

and

create

s and m

ain

tain

s a m

odel

port

folio

of

com

panie

s so

identified.

The s

trate

gy

is c

om

prise

d

prim

arily

of

AD

Rs

and s

ecurities

on n

on-

U.S

. is

suer

s lis

ted o

n U

.S.

secu

rities

exch

anges

and

traded o

n U

.S.

ove

r-th

e-c

ounte

r m

ark

ets

. T

he s

trate

gy w

ill t

ypic

ally

be f

ully

inves

ted in e

quitie

s.

Gen

erally

, no s

ingle

posi

tion w

ithin

the

port

folio

will

exce

ed 5

% o

f th

e to

tal

port

folio

valu

e a

nd

no s

ingle

sect

or

will

repre

sent

more

than 4

0%

of

the t

ota

l port

folio

.

Harr

is L

arg

e C

ap V

alu

e S

trate

gy

Harr

is

The in

vest

ment

obje

ctiv

e fo

r th

e st

rate

gy is

lo

ng-t

erm

ca

pital

appre

ciation.

The st

rate

gy is

deve

loped

usi

ng

an

in-d

epth

, in

tern

ally

genera

ted

rese

arc

h

effort

to

id

entify

pote

ntial

inve

stm

ents

. The st

rate

gy se

eks

to ach

ieve

hig

h re

turn

s by

identify

ing co

mpanie

s th

at

are

tr

adin

g a

t a d

isco

unt

to t

heir

intr

insi

c va

lue a

nd m

ain

tain

s a m

odel port

folio

com

prise

d o

f th

ese

co

mpanie

s.

The s

trate

gy w

ill b

e i

nvest

ed p

rim

ari

ly i

n U

.S.

equitie

s and w

ill t

ypic

ally

be f

ully

in

vest

ed.

Gen

erally

no s

ingle

posi

tion in t

he

port

folio

will

exc

eed

7%

of

the t

ota

l port

folio

valu

e,

no si

ngle

in

dust

ry w

ill exce

ed 20%

of

the to

tal

port

folio

valu

e,

and no eco

nom

ic se

ctor

will

exc

eed 3

5%

of

the t

ota

l port

folio

valu

e.

Loom

is S

ayl

es

Core

Fix

ed I

nco

me S

trate

gy

Loom

is S

ayle

s The st

rate

gy in

vest

s pri

mari

ly in

in

vest

ment

gra

de fixe

d in

com

e se

curities

of

any m

atu

rity

(i

ncl

udin

g,

without

limitation,

gove

rnm

ent,

co

rpora

te,

mort

gage-

back

ed

and

ass

et-

back

ed

secu

rities)

. The st

rate

gy

seeks

to cr

eate

a port

folio

th

at

is genera

lly si

mila

r to

th

e Barc

lays

Capital

(BarC

ap)

Aggre

gate

Bond In

dex

with re

spect

to

w

eig

htings

am

ong se

gm

ents

of

the

inve

stm

ent

gra

de b

ond m

ark

et

and s

uch

key

inve

stm

ent

att

ribute

s (w

ithin

a r

ange)

as

dura

tion,

indust

ry s

ect

ors

, cr

edit q

ualit

y, a

nd c

all

pro

tect

ion.

The s

trate

gy

use

s pro

prieta

ry c

redit r

ating

syst

em

to r

ate

bonds

and t

o a

ssess

cre

dit u

pgra

de a

nd d

ow

ngra

de p

ote

ntial in

dep

endently f

rom

th

e r

ating a

genci

es.

Norm

ally

, 100%

of

the p

ort

folio

is

invest

ment

gra

de q

ualit

y (

at

the t

ime o

f purc

hase

).

Loom

is S

ayl

es

Core

Tota

l Retu

rn S

trate

gy

Loom

is S

ayl

es

The s

trate

gy

inve

sts

in inve

stm

ent

gra

de a

nd b

elo

w inve

stm

ent

gra

de f

ixed inco

me s

ecu

rities

of

any m

atu

rity

(i

ncl

udin

g,

without

limitation,

gove

rnm

ent,

co

rpora

te,

mort

gage-b

ack

ed,

ass

et-

back

ed s

ecu

rities,

and $

USD

denom

inate

d n

on-U

S d

ebt)

. The s

trate

gy

seeks

to o

utp

erf

orm

the

Barc

lays

Capital

(BarC

ap)

Aggre

gate

Bond In

dex

while

m

ain

tain

ing a bench

mark

aw

are

risk

re

turn

obje

ctiv

e.

Typic

ally

, dura

tion is

within

+/-

2 y

ears

rela

tive t

o t

he index,

less

than 2

5%

of

the s

trate

gy

is inves

ted i

n a

ny

one c

orp

ora

te i

ndust

ry,

and less

than 5

% is

invest

ed in a

ny o

ne

issu

er

(excl

udin

g gove

rnm

ent

sponso

red ente

rprise

se

curities

). The

stra

tegy use

s pro

priet

ary

cr

edit ra

ting sy

stem

to

ra

te bonds

and to

ass

ess

cr

edit upgra

de and dow

ngra

de pote

ntial

independently

from

th

e

rating

agenci

es.

Port

folio

co

nst

ruct

ion

is

als

o

drive

n

by

top-d

ow

n

macr

oeco

nom

ic a

naly

sis.

Up t

o 1

0%

of

the p

ort

folio

may b

e invest

ed in b

elo

w invest

ment

gra

de

issu

es.

Loom

is S

ayl

es

Inte

rmedia

te F

ixed

Inco

me

Str

ate

gy

Loom

is S

ayl

es

The s

trate

gy

seeks

to c

reate

a p

ort

folio

that

is b

elie

ved t

o h

ave

cre

dit u

pgra

de p

ote

ntial, s

ect

or

div

ersi

fica

tion,

and

min

imal

inte

rest

ra

te

risk

re

lative

to

the

BarC

ap

Inte

rmedia

te

Gove

rnm

ent/

Cre

dit B

ond I

ndex

. T

he s

trate

gy

seeks

to m

ain

tain

dura

tion w

ithin

a r

ange o

f th

e

index.

The s

trate

gy

use

s pro

prieta

ry c

redit r

esearc

h t

o e

valu

ate

bonds

and t

o a

ssess

cre

dit

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upgra

de a

nd d

ow

ngra

de p

ote

ntial

independently

from

the r

ating a

genci

es.

N

orm

ally

, 100%

of

the p

ort

folio

is

invest

ment

gra

de q

ualit

y (

at

the t

ime o

f purc

hase

).

The p

ort

folio

managem

ent

team

utiliz

es

fixe

d inco

me

sect

ors

such

as

gove

rnm

ents

, agen

cies,

and c

orp

ora

tes,

typic

ally

with

matu

rities

of

less

than 1

0 y

ears

, and m

ain

tain

s th

e f

lexi

bili

ty t

o o

verw

eig

ht

sect

ors

that

rese

arc

h

indic

ate

s off

er

the m

ost

valu

e.

Loom

is S

ayl

es

Larg

e C

ap G

row

th S

trate

gy

Loom

is S

ayl

es

The s

trate

gy

seeks

to i

nve

st s

ubst

antially

all

of

its

ass

ets

in s

tock

s.

Inve

stm

ents

are

sele

cted

base

d o

n t

he p

ort

folio

manager’s

eva

luation o

f th

eir g

row

th p

ote

ntial;

curr

ent

inco

me

is n

ot

a

consi

der

ation.

The

stra

tegy

gen

erally

seek

s to

in

vest

in c

om

panie

s w

ith c

apitaliz

ations

of

$3

bill

ion o

r gre

ate

r th

at

are

belie

ved t

o b

e w

ell-

managed,

dom

inant

in t

heir r

esp

ect

ive i

ndust

ries

and c

apable

of

long-t

erm

earn

ings

gro

wth

and p

rice

appre

ciation p

ote

ntial.

Loom

is S

ayl

es

Larg

e C

ap V

alu

e S

trate

gy

Loom

is S

ayle

s The s

trate

gy t

ypic

ally

invest

s in

com

panie

s w

ith m

ark

et

capitaliz

ations

of

$1 b

illio

n o

r gre

ate

r th

at,

in t

he p

ort

folio

managers

’ ju

dgm

ent,

tra

de a

t a s

ignific

ant

dis

count

to t

heir intr

insi

c va

lue.

Exp

osu

re t

o s

tock

s is

spre

ad a

cross

a v

ari

ety

of

sect

ors

as

the m

anager

s belie

ve t

hat

valu

e c

an

be f

ound t

hro

ughout

the m

ark

et.

The s

trate

gy

is d

riven b

y r

igoro

us

fundam

enta

l and v

alu

ation

analy

sis

and is

imple

mente

d t

hro

ugh a

bro

ad g

roup o

f st

ock

s.

The s

trate

gy

seeks

to a

dd v

alu

e

thro

ugh s

tock

sel

ection.

The

port

folio

typ

ically

has

a m

axi

mum

posi

tion s

ize o

f 5%

alo

ng w

ith

sect

or

rest

rict

ions

of

25%

. T

he

port

folio

gener

ally

rem

ain

s fa

irly

full

inves

ted w

ith less

than 5

%

cash

.

Loom

is S

ayl

es

Sm

all

Mid

Core

Str

ate

gy

Loom

is S

ayle

s The s

trate

gy t

ypic

ally

invest

s in

com

panie

s w

ith m

ark

et

capitaliz

ations

of

$3 b

illio

n o

r gre

ate

r th

at,

in t

he p

ort

folio

managers

’ ju

dgm

ent,

tra

de a

t a s

ignific

ant

dis

count

to t

heir intr

insi

c va

lue.

Exp

osu

re t

o s

tock

s is

spre

ad a

cross

a v

ari

ety

of

sect

ors

as

the m

anager

s belie

ve t

hat

valu

e c

an

be f

ound t

hro

ughout

the m

ark

et.

The s

trate

gy

is d

riven b

y r

igoro

us

fundam

enta

l and v

alu

ation

analy

sis

and is

imple

mente

d t

hro

ugh a

bro

ad g

roup o

f st

ock

s.

The s

trate

gy

seeks

to a

dd v

alu

e

thro

ugh s

tock

sel

ection.

The p

ort

folio

typ

ically

has

a m

axim

um

posi

tion s

ize

of

5%

alo

ng w

ith

sect

or

rest

rict

ions

of

25%

. T

he p

ort

folio

seeks

to m

ain

tain

a c

ash

weig

ht

of

less

than 5

%.

VN

IM S

mall

Cap V

alu

e S

trate

gy

VN

IM

The i

nve

stm

ent

obje

ctiv

e f

or

the s

trate

gy

is long-t

erm

gro

wth

of

capital.

The s

trate

gy s

eeks

to

ach

ieve

hig

h re

turn

s th

rough in

vest

ments

in

sm

all

capitaliz

ation co

mpanie

s w

ith a fo

cus

on

abso

lute

retu

rn.

The s

trate

gy

will

typ

ically

be f

ully

invest

ed i

n e

quitie

s. N

orm

ally

, in

vest

ments

w

ill b

e m

ade i

n c

om

panie

s w

ith a

mark

et

capitaliz

ation b

elo

w $

1.5

bill

ion a

t tim

e o

f purc

hase

. The

stra

tegy

will

not

invest

in

pri

vate

pla

cem

ents

, co

mm

oditie

s,

options

or

short

sa

les.

G

enera

lly,

no s

ingle

posi

tion w

ithin

the p

ort

folio

will

exc

eed 5

% o

f th

e t

ota

l port

folio

at

tim

e o

f purc

hase

and n

o s

ingle

indust

ry,

as

defined b

y Sta

ndard

& P

oors

, w

ill r

epre

sent

more

than 1

5%

of

the p

ort

folio

at

tim

e o

f purc

hase

.

VN

IM V

alu

e O

pport

unity

Str

ate

gy

VN

IM

The

inve

stm

ent

obje

ctiv

e fo

r th

e s

trate

gy

is l

ong-t

erm

gro

wth

of

capital. T

he s

trate

gy s

eeks

to

ach

ieve

hig

h r

eturn

s th

rough inves

tmen

ts in s

mall

and m

id c

apitaliz

ation c

om

panie

s w

ith a

focu

s on

abso

lute

re

turn

. The

stra

tegy

will

ty

pic

ally

be

fully

in

vest

ed

in

equitie

s.

N

orm

ally

, in

vest

ments

will

be m

ade i

n c

om

panie

s w

ith a

mark

et

capitaliz

ation b

etw

een $

1-$

15 b

illio

n a

t tim

e o

f purc

hase

. The s

trate

gy

will

not

inve

st i

n p

riva

te p

lace

ments

, co

mm

oditie

s, o

ptions

or

short

sale

s.

Genera

lly,

no s

ingle

posi

tion w

ithin

the p

ort

folio

will

exce

ed 5

% o

f th

e t

ota

l port

folio

at

tim

e o

f purc

hase

.

Unaff

iliate

d I

nvest

ment

Str

ate

gie

s U

naff

iliate

d M

odel

Port

folio

Pro

viders

Dela

field

Sm

all/

Mid

Cap V

alu

e S

trate

gy

Dela

field

Ass

et

Managem

ent,

a

div

isio

n o

f Tocq

uevill

e A

sset

Managem

ent,

L.P

. (“

Dela

field

”)

The s

trate

gy

seeks

long-t

erm

pre

serv

ation o

f ca

pital

(suffic

ient

gro

wth

to o

utp

ace

inflation o

ver

an e

xte

nded p

erio

d o

f tim

e)

and g

row

th o

f ca

pital. I

t se

eks

to a

chie

ve its

obje

ctiv

es

by invest

ing

prim

ari

ly i

n t

he e

quity s

ecu

rities

of

US c

om

panie

s w

hic

h t

he p

ort

folio

managers

belie

ve t

o b

e

underv

alu

ed o

r to

repre

sent

speci

al

situ

ations.

An e

xam

ple

of

a s

peci

al

situ

ation i

s a c

om

pany

underg

oin

g c

hange t

hat

mig

ht

cause

its

mark

et

valu

e t

o g

row

at

a r

ate

fast

er

than t

he m

ark

et

genera

lly.

The s

trate

gy

may

have

a s

ignific

ant

allo

cation t

o c

ash

.

Litm

an/G

regory

Bala

nce

d S

trate

gy

Litm

an/G

regory

Ass

et

Managem

ent,

LLC

(“

Litm

an/G

regory

”)

The s

trate

gy w

ill u

nder

and o

verw

eig

h v

ari

ous

ass

et c

lass

es

base

d o

n L

itm

an/G

regory

’s r

esea

rch

ass

ess

ment

of

the r

isk

and r

etu

rn p

ote

ntial

speci

fic

to e

ach

ass

et

class

at

any

poin

t in

tim

e.

These

ass

et allo

cation deci

sions

ass

um

e a m

inim

um

th

ree-y

ear

tim

e fr

am

e.

There

are

th

ree

prim

ary

ste

ps

to L

itm

an/G

regory

’s g

lobal ta

ctic

al ass

et

allo

cation p

roce

ss:

(1)

Est

ablis

h a

neutr

al

allo

cation f

or

each

port

folio

typ

e (

Inve

stm

ent

Gra

de B

onds

40%

; U

.S.

Larg

e C

om

pany

Sto

cks

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(S&

P 500 In

dex

) 40%

; U

.S.

Sm

all

Com

pany Sto

cks

(Russ

ell

2000 In

dex

) 8%

; and Fo

reig

n

Sto

cks

(EAFE

Index)

12%

).

(2)

The a

sset

allo

cation i

s sh

ifte

d a

way f

rom

neutr

al

only

when

there

are

"fa

t-pitch

" opport

unitie

s: w

hen o

ne a

sset

class

is

extr

em

ely

under

valu

ed r

elative

to

com

peting ass

et

class

es;

w

hen cy

clic

al

or

oth

er

fact

ors

don't si

gnific

antly

detr

act

fr

om

th

e

valu

ation s

tory

; and w

hen long-t

erm

tre

nds

that

we

belie

ve w

ill h

ave a

majo

r im

pact

in d

efinin

g

the u

pco

min

g i

nvest

ment

clim

ate

don't d

etr

act

fro

m t

he v

alu

ation s

tory

. (3

) Em

plo

y p

roprieta

ry

scenario a

naly

sis

to t

est

exp

osu

re t

o v

ari

ous

dow

nsi

de r

isks

.

Litm

an/G

regory

Conse

rvative

Bala

nce

d

Str

ate

gy

Litm

an/G

regory

The s

trate

gy w

ill u

nder

and o

verw

eig

h v

ari

ous

ass

et c

lass

es

base

d o

n L

itm

an/G

regory

’s r

esea

rch

ass

ess

ment

of

the r

isk

and r

etu

rn p

ote

ntial

speci

fic

to e

ach

ass

et

class

at

any

poin

t in

tim

e.

These

ass

et allo

cation deci

sions

ass

um

e a m

inim

um

th

ree-y

ear

tim

e fr

am

e.

There

are

th

ree

prim

ary

st

eps

to Li

tman/G

regory

’s glo

bal

tact

ical

ass

et

allo

cation pro

cess

: (1

) Est

ablis

h a

neutr

al

allo

cation f

or

each

port

folio

typ

e (

Inve

stm

ent

Gra

de B

onds

60%

; U

.S.

Larg

e C

om

pany

Sto

cks

(S&

P 500 In

dex

) 30%

; U

.S.

Sm

all

Com

pany Sto

cks

(Russ

ell

2000 In

dex

) 5%

; and

Fore

ign S

tock

s (E

AFE

Index)

5%

).

(2)

The a

sset

allo

cation i

s sh

ifte

d a

way

from

neutr

al

only

w

hen t

here

are

"fa

t-pitch

" opport

unitie

s: w

hen o

ne a

sset

class

is

ext

rem

ely

underv

alu

ed r

ela

tive

to c

om

peting a

sset

class

es;

when c

ycl

ical

or

oth

er

fact

ors

don't s

ignific

antly

det

ract

fro

m t

he

valu

ation s

tory

; and w

hen long-t

erm

tre

nds

that

we

belie

ve w

ill h

ave a

majo

r im

pact

in d

efinin

g

the u

pco

min

g i

nvest

ment

clim

ate

don't d

etr

act

fro

m t

he v

alu

ation s

tory

. (3

) Em

plo

y p

roprieta

ry

scenario a

naly

sis

to t

est

exp

osu

re t

o v

ari

ous

dow

nsi

de r

isks

.

Litm

an/G

regory

Equity

Str

ate

gy

Litm

an/G

regory

The s

trate

gy w

ill u

nder

and o

verw

eig

h v

ari

ous

ass

et c

lass

es

base

d o

n L

itm

an/G

regory

’s r

esea

rch

ass

ess

ment

of

the r

isk

and r

etu

rn p

ote

ntial

speci

fic

to e

ach

ass

et

class

at

any

poin

t in

tim

e.

These

ass

et allo

cation deci

sions

ass

um

e a m

inim

um

th

ree-y

ear

tim

e fr

am

e.

There

are

th

ree

prim

ary

ste

ps

to L

itm

an/G

regory

’s g

lobal ta

ctic

al ass

et

allo

cation p

roce

ss:

(1)

Est

ablis

h a

neutr

al

allo

cation f

or

each

port

folio

type (

U.S

. La

rge C

om

pany

Sto

cks

(S&

P 5

00 I

ndex)

65%

; U

.S.

Sm

all

Com

pany

Sto

cks

(Russ

ell

2000 I

ndex

) 15%

; and F

ore

ign S

tock

s (E

AFE

Index

) 20%

).

(2)

The

ass

et

allo

cation is

shifte

d a

way

from

neutr

al only

when t

here

are

"fa

t-pitch

" opport

unitie

s: w

hen

one a

sset

class

is

ext

rem

ely

underv

alu

ed r

ela

tive t

o c

om

peting a

sset

class

es;

when c

yclic

al

or

oth

er

fact

ors

don't s

ignific

antly

detr

act

fro

m t

he v

alu

ation s

tory

; and w

hen long-t

erm

tre

nds

that

we b

elie

ve w

ill h

ave

a m

ajo

r im

pact

in d

efinin

g t

he u

pco

min

g i

nvest

ment

clim

ate

don't d

etr

act

fr

om

the v

alu

ation s

tory

. (3

) Em

plo

y pro

prieta

ry s

cenari

o a

naly

sis

to t

est

exp

osu

re t

o v

arious

dow

nsi

de r

isks

.

Litm

an/G

regory

Equity-

Tilt

ed B

ala

nce

d

Str

ate

gy

Litm

an/G

regory

The s

trate

gy w

ill u

nder

and o

verw

eig

h v

ari

ous

ass

et c

lass

es

base

d o

n L

itm

an/G

regory

’s r

esea

rch

ass

ess

ment

of

the r

isk

and r

etu

rn p

ote

ntial

speci

fic

to e

ach

ass

et

class

at

any

poin

t in

tim

e.

These

ass

et allo

cation deci

sions

ass

um

e a m

inim

um

th

ree-y

ear

tim

e fr

am

e.

There

are

th

ree

prim

ary

st

eps

to Li

tman/G

regory

’s glo

bal

tact

ical

ass

et

allo

cation pro

cess

: (1

) Est

ablis

h a

neutr

al

allo

cation f

or

each

port

folio

typ

e (I

nve

stm

ent

Gra

de B

onds

25%

; U

.S.

larg

e c

om

pany

stock

s (S

&P 500 In

dex)

50%

; U

.S.

small

com

pany

stock

s (R

uss

ell

2000 In

dex)

10%

; and

Fore

ign S

tock

s (E

AFE

Index)

15%

). (

2)

The a

sset

allo

cation i

s sh

ifte

d a

way f

rom

neutr

al

only

w

hen t

here

are

"fa

t-pitch

" opport

unitie

s: w

hen o

ne a

sset

class

is

ext

rem

ely

underv

alu

ed r

ela

tive

to c

om

peting a

sset

class

es;

when c

ycl

ical

or

oth

er

fact

ors

don't s

ignific

antly

det

ract

fro

m t

he

valu

ation s

tory

; and w

hen long-t

erm

tre

nds

that

we

belie

ve w

ill h

ave a

majo

r im

pact

in d

efinin

g

the u

pco

min

g i

nvest

ment

clim

ate

don't d

etr

act

fro

m t

he v

alu

ation s

tory

. (3

) Em

plo

y p

roprieta

ry

scenario a

naly

sis

to t

est

exp

osu

re t

o v

ari

ous

dow

nsi

de r

isks

.

Natixis

Advis

ors

shall

manage a

Clie

nt

Acc

ount

in a

manner

consi

stent

with t

he s

trate

gy d

esc

riptions,

subje

ct t

o s

peci

fic

invest

ment

rest

rict

ions

in e

ffect

fro

m t

ime t

o

tim

e w

ith r

esp

ect

to iss

uer

div

ers

ific

ation,

sect

or

div

ers

ific

ation,

illiq

uid

hold

ings

and o

ther

matt

ers

. A

Clie

nt

may n

otify

Natixis

Advi

sors

at

any

tim

e n

ot

to invest

any

funds

in t

he a

ccount

in s

peci

fic

secu

rities

or

speci

fic

cate

gories

of

secu

rities

or

in e

ither

or

both

beyond a

cert

ain

perc

enta

ge o

f th

e a

ccount

and N

atixi

s Advis

ors

shall

pro

mptly f

ollo

w t

hose

inst

ruct

ions.

Past

perf

orm

ance

does

not

guara

nte

e f

utu

re r

etu

rns.

N

o a

ssura

nce

can b

e g

iven t

hat

the C

lient’s

obje

ctiv

es/t

arg

ets

can o

r w

ill b

e

ach

ieve

d f

or

any

part

icula

r period o

r m

ark

et

cycl

e.

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3

Man

ag

ed

Acc

ou

nt

Un

bu

nd

led

Pro

gra

m S

trate

gy L

ist

& S

tan

dard

Fee R

ate

In

vestm

en

t S

trate

gy

Mo

del

Po

rtfo

lio

P

rovid

ers

Fee R

ate

s

AIA

Chin

a E

TF

Str

ate

gy

AIA

0.4

0%

on f

irst

$500,0

00;

0.3

0%

on n

ext

$4.5

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ion;

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0%

on n

ext

$5 M

illio

n;

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5%

on n

ext

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illio

n;

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2%

there

aft

er

AIA

Dow

Jones

Sele

ct D

ivid

end S

trate

gy

AIA

0.4

5%

on f

irst

$500,0

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0%

on n

ext

$4.5

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ion;

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there

aft

er

AIA

Managed

ETF

Port

folio

Conse

rvative

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ate

gy

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0.3

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irst

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ext

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there

aft

er

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TF

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folio

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te S

trate

gy

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0.3

0%

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irst

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ext

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there

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er

AIA

Managed E

TF

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folio

Aggre

ssiv

e S

trate

gy

AIA

0.3

0%

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irst

$500,0

00;

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ext

$4.5

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ion;

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0%

there

aft

er

AIA

Managed E

TF

Port

folio

All

Equity

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ate

gy

AIA

0.3

0%

on f

irst

$500,0

00;

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5%

on n

ext

$4.5

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ion;

0.2

0%

there

aft

er

AIA

Managed

ETF

Port

folio

Inco

me-C

onse

rvative

Str

ate

gy

AIA

0.2

5%

on f

irst

$500,0

00;

0.2

0%

on n

ext

$4.5

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ion;

0.1

5%

there

aft

er

AIA

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TF

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folio

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me-A

ggre

ssiv

e S

trate

gy

AIA

0.2

5%

on f

irst

$500,0

00;

0.2

0%

on n

ext

$4.5

Mill

ion;

0.1

5%

there

aft

er

AIA

S&

P 4

00®

Mid

-Cap S

trate

gy

AIA

0.4

5%

on f

irst

$500,0

00;

0.3

5%

on n

ext

$4.5

Mill

ion;

0.2

5%

on n

ext

$5 M

illio

n;

0.2

0%

on n

ext

$10 M

illio

n;

0.1

7%

there

aft

er

AIA

S&

P 5

00®

Str

ate

gy

AIA

0.4

0%

on f

irst

$500,0

00;

0.3

0%

on n

ext

$4.5

Mill

ion;

0.2

0%

on n

ext

$5 M

illio

n;

0.1

5%

on n

ext

$10 M

illio

n;

0.1

2%

there

aft

er

AIA

S&

P 6

00®

Sm

all-

Cap I

ndex

Str

ate

gy

AIA

0.4

5%

on f

irst

$500,0

00;

0.3

5%

on n

ext

$4.5

Mill

ion;

0.2

5%

on n

ext

$5 M

illio

n;

0.2

0%

on n

ext

$10 M

illio

n;

0.1

7%

there

aft

er

AIA

S&

P 1

500®

Index

Str

ate

gy

AIA

0.4

0%

on f

irst

$500,0

00;

0.3

0%

on n

ext

$4.5

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ion;

0.2

0%

on n

ext

$5 M

illio

n;

0.1

5%

on n

ext

$10 M

illio

n;

0.1

2%

there

aft

er

AIA

S&

P A

DR/I

nte

rnational In

dex

Str

ate

gy

AIA

0.4

5%

on f

irst

$500,0

00;

0.3

5%

on n

ext

$4.5

Mill

ion;

0.2

5%

on n

ext

$5 M

illio

n;

0.2

0%

on n

ext

$10 M

illio

n;

0.1

7%

there

aft

er

AIA

S&

P G

lobal In

dex

Str

ate

gy

AIA

0.4

5%

on f

irst

$500,0

00;

0.3

5%

on n

ext

$4.5

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ion;

0.2

5%

on n

ext

$5 M

illio

n;

0.2

0%

on n

ext

$10 M

illio

n;

0.1

7%

there

aft

er

Natixis

/AEW

Div

ers

ifie

d R

EIT

Str

ate

gy

AEW

0.7

0%

on f

irst

$25 M

illio

n;

0.6

0%

on n

ext

$25 M

illio

n;

0.5

0%

there

aft

er

Natixi

s/ASG

Adaptive

Conse

rvative

ETF

Port

folio

Str

ate

gy

ASG

0.6

5%

on f

irst

$1 M

illio

n;

0.5

0%

there

aft

er

Natixi

s/ASG

Adaptive G

row

th E

TF

Port

folio

Str

ate

gy

ASG

0.6

5%

on f

irst

$1 M

illio

n;

0.5

0%

there

aft

er

Natixi

s/ASG

Adaptive

Modera

te E

TF

Port

folio

Str

ate

gy

ASG

0.6

5%

on f

irst

$1 M

illio

n;

0.5

0%

there

aft

er

Natixis

/HG

I D

evelo

ped M

ark

ets

Valu

e A

DR S

trate

gy

HG

I 1.2

5%

on f

irst

$25 M

illio

n;

1.0

0%

on n

ext

$75 M

illio

n;

0.8

5%

there

aft

er

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/HG

I In

tern

ational Valu

e A

DR S

trate

gy

HG

I 0.7

5%

on f

irst

$50 M

illio

n;

0.5

0%

on n

ext

$100 M

illio

n;

0.4

0%

there

aft

er

Natixi

s/H

arr

is L

arg

e Cap V

alu

e Str

ate

gy

Harr

is

0.7

5%

on f

irst

$15 M

illio

n;

0.4

5%

there

aft

er

Natixi

s/Lo

om

is S

ayl

es

Core

Fix

ed I

nco

me S

trate

gy

Loom

is S

ayl

es

0.3

5%

on f

irst

$25 M

illio

n;

0.2

5%

on n

ext

$75 M

illio

n;

0.2

0%

on n

ext

$100

Mill

ion;

0.1

5%

there

aft

er

Natixis

/Loom

is S

ayle

s In

term

edia

te F

ixed I

nco

me S

trate

gy

Loom

is S

ayl

es

0.3

5%

on firs

t $25M

; 0.2

5%

on next

$75M

; 0.2

0%

on next

$100M

; 0.1

5%

th

ere

aft

er

Natixi

s/Lo

om

is S

ayl

es L

arg

e Cap V

alu

e Str

ate

gy

Loom

is S

ayle

s 0.6

5%

on f

irst

$10 M

illio

n;

0.5

0%

there

aft

er

Natixis

/VN

IM S

mall

Cap V

alu

e S

trate

gy

VN

IM

1.0

0%

on f

irst

$50 M

illio

n;

0.7

5%

there

aft

er

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/VN

IM V

alu

e O

pport

unity S

trate

gy

VN

IM

1.0

0%

on f

irst

$50 M

illio

n;

0.7

5%

there

aft

er

^

“Sta

ndard

and P

oor’s”

, “S

&P”,

“S&

P 5

00”,

and “

Sta

ndard

and P

oor’s

500”

are

tra

dem

ark

s of

the

McG

raw

-Hill

Com

panie

s, I

nc.

and h

ave b

een l

icense

d f

or

use

by

AIA

.

This

pro

duct

is

not

sponso

red,

endors

ed,

sold

or

pro

mote

d by

Sta

ndard

and Poor’s

and Sta

ndard

and Poor’s

make

s no re

pre

senta

tion re

gard

ing th

e advi

sabili

ty of

inve

stm

ent

in t

his

pro

duct

.

^^

“D

ow

Jones,

” “D

ow

Jones

Sele

ct D

ivid

end I

ndex S

M”

are

serv

ices

mark

s of

Dow

Jones

& C

om

pany,

Inc.

and h

ave

been l

icense

d f

or

use

for

cert

ain

purp

ose

s by

AIA

.

AIA

and A

IA’s

Dow

Jones

Sele

ct D

ivid

end S

trate

gy

base

d o

n t

he D

ow

Jones

Sele

ct D

ivid

end I

ndex

SM

, are

not

sponso

red,

endors

ed,

sold

or

pro

mote

d b

y D

ow

Jones,

and

Dow

Jones

make

s no r

epre

senta

tions

regard

ing t

he a

dvis

abili

ty o

f in

vest

ing in s

uch

pro

duct

(s).

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Invest

men

t C

om

pan

y S

trate

gy L

ist

& R

isk D

esc

rip

tio

n

Invest

men

t S

trate

gy

Allocation Risk

Credit Risk

Currency Risk

Derivatives Risk

Emerging Markets Risk

Equity Securities Risk

Fixed Income Securities Risk

Focus Risk

Foreign Securities Risk

Inflation-Linked Securities Risk

Liquidity Risk

Management Risk

Market Risk

Mortgage Related and Asset-Backed Securities Risk

Non-Diversification Risk

Price Volatility Risk

REITs Risk

Small Cap Companies Risk

Valuation Risk

Abso

lute

Asi

a D

ynam

ic E

quity

Str

ate

gy

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

H

GI

Inte

rnat

ional Str

ate

gy

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

H

arr

is L

arg

e C

ap V

alu

e Str

ate

gy

X

X

X

X

Natixi

s In

com

e D

ivers

ifie

d

Port

folio

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

N

atixi

s U

.S.

Div

ersi

fied

Port

folio

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

N

atixi

s O

akm

ark

Glo

bal Str

ate

gy

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

Natixi

s O

akm

ark

Inte

rnational

Str

ate

gy

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

VN

IM S

mall

Cap V

alu

e S

trate

gy

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

VN

IM V

alu

e O

pport

unity

Str

ate

gy

X

X

X

X

X

X

West

peak

Act

ive B

eta

Equity

Str

ate

gy

X

X

X

X

Ris

k D

esc

rip

tio

ns

Ris

k i

s in

here

nt

in a

ll i

nvest

ing

. Th

e v

alu

e o

f yo

ur

invest

men

t as

well a

s th

e a

mo

un

t o

f re

turn

yo

u r

ece

ive o

n

yo

ur

invest

men

t m

ay f

luct

uate

sig

nif

ican

tly f

rom

day t

o d

ay a

nd

over

tim

e.

You

may l

ose

part

or

all

of

yo

ur

invest

men

t o

r you

r in

vest

men

t m

ay n

ot

perf

orm

as

well as

oth

er

sim

ilar

invest

men

ts.

Th

e fo

llo

win

g is

a

sum

mary

desc

rip

tio

n o

f ce

rtain

ris

ks

of

invest

ing

. A

llo

cati

on

Ris

k:

Inve

stm

ents

are

subje

ct t

o r

isks

rela

ted t

o i

ts a

lloca

tion s

trate

gy.

For

inve

stors

who a

re c

lose

to o

r in

retire

ment,

the

equity

exposu

re m

ay r

esult in inves

tmen

t vola

tilit

y t

hat

could

red

uce

an inves

tor’s

ava

ilable

ret

irem

ent

ass

ets

at

a t

ime

when

the inve

stor

has

a n

eed t

o w

ithdra

w f

unds.

For

inve

stors

who a

re f

art

her

from

retire

ment,

there

is

a r

isk

that

the i

nve

stm

ents

are

desi

gned t

o e

nsu

re

capital co

nse

rvation a

nd c

urr

ent

inco

me,

whic

h m

ay

pre

vent

the inve

stor

from

meeting h

is o

r her

retire

ment

goals

.

Cre

dit

Ris

k:

Cre

dit r

isk

is t

he r

isk

that

the iss

uer

or

the g

uara

nto

r of

a f

ixed-i

nco

me s

ecu

rity

, or

the c

ounte

rpart

y to

a d

eri

vative

s or

oth

er

transa

ctio

n,

will

be

unable

or

unw

illin

g t

o m

ake

tim

ely p

aym

ents

of

inte

rest

or

pri

nci

pal

or

to o

ther

wis

e honor

its

oblig

ations.

Bel

ow

in

vest

ment-

gra

de f

ixed-i

nco

me s

ecu

rities

are

consi

dere

d p

redom

inantly

specu

lative

with r

espect

to t

he a

bili

ty o

f th

e iss

uer

to m

ake

tim

ely

pri

nci

pal and inte

rest

paym

ents

. C

urr

en

cy R

isk:

Flu

ctuations

in t

he e

xchange r

ate

s betw

een d

iffe

rent

curr

enci

es m

ay

negative

ly a

ffect

an inve

stm

ent.

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Deri

vati

ves

Ris

k:

Deri

vative

s are

subje

ct t

o c

hanges

in t

he v

alu

e o

f th

e u

nderl

ying a

sset

or

indic

es

on w

hic

h s

uch

tra

nsa

ctio

ns

are

base

d.

There

is

no g

uara

nte

e t

hat

the u

se o

f deri

vative

s w

ill b

e e

ffect

ive o

r th

at

suitable

tra

nsa

ctio

ns

will

be a

vaila

ble

. Eve

n a

sm

all

inve

stm

ent

in

deri

vative

s m

ay

giv

e r

ise t

o l

evera

ge r

isk

and c

an h

ave

a s

ignific

ant

impact

on t

he i

nve

stm

ent’s

exp

osu

re t

o s

ecuri

ties

mark

ets

valu

es,

in

tere

st r

ate

s or

curr

ency

exc

hange r

ate

s. I

t is

poss

ible

that

the inve

stm

ent’s

liquid

ass

ets

may

be insu

ffic

ient

to s

upport

oblig

ations

under

deri

vative

s posi

tions.

The u

se o

f deri

vative

s fo

r oth

er t

han h

edgin

g p

urp

ose

s m

ay

be c

onsi

dere

d a

specu

lative

act

ivity,

and invo

lves

gre

ate

r ri

sks

than a

re i

nvo

lved i

n h

edgin

g.

The u

se o

f deri

vative

s su

ch a

s fo

rward

curr

ency

contr

act

s, s

truct

ure

d n

ote

s, f

utu

res

transa

ctio

ns

and

swap t

ransa

ctio

ns

invo

lves

oth

er

risk

s, s

uch

as

the c

redit r

isk

rela

ting t

o t

he o

ther

part

y to

a d

eri

vative

contr

act

(w

hic

h i

s gre

ate

r fo

r fo

rward

curr

ency

contr

act

s, s

waps

and o

ther

ove

r-th

e-c

ounte

r tr

aded

der

ivatives

), t

he

risk

of

difficu

ltie

s in

pri

cing a

nd v

alu

atio

n,

the r

isk

that

changes

in t

he v

alu

e o

f a d

eri

vative

may

not

corr

ela

te p

erf

ect

ly w

ith r

ele

vant

ass

ets

, ra

tes

or

indic

es,

liq

uid

ity

risk

, allo

cation r

isk

and

the

risk

of

losi

ng m

ore

than t

he

initia

l m

arg

in r

equir

ed t

o initia

te d

eriv

atives

posi

tions.

T

her

e is

als

o t

he

risk

that

the

inve

stm

ent

manager

may

be u

nable

to t

erm

inate

or

sell

a d

eri

vative

s posi

tion a

t an a

dva

nta

geous

tim

e o

r pri

ce.

More

ove

r, t

here

can b

e no a

ssura

nce

that

the

der

ivative

counte

rpart

ies

will

not

exper

ience

fin

anci

al difficu

ltie

s, p

oss

ibly

res

ultin

g in loss

es t

o t

he

inve

stor.

Em

erg

ing

Mark

ets

Ris

k:

Inve

stin

g i

n e

merg

ing m

ark

ets

com

panie

s, w

hic

h m

ay

be s

malle

r and h

ave

short

er

opera

ting h

isto

ries

than

com

panie

s in

dev

eloped m

ark

ets,

invo

lves

ris

ks in a

dditio

n t

o,

and g

reate

r th

an,

those

gen

erally

ass

oci

ate

d w

ith inves

ting in c

om

panie

s in

dev

eloped

fo

reig

n m

ark

ets.

The

exte

nt

of

econom

ic dev

elopm

ent,

polit

ical

stabili

ty,

mark

et depth

, in

frast

ruct

ure

, ca

pitaliz

ation

and

regula

tory

ove

rsig

ht

in e

mer

gin

g m

ark

et e

conom

ies

is g

ener

ally

les

s th

an in m

ore

dev

eloped m

ark

ets.

Eq

uit

y S

ecu

riti

es

Ris

k:

The v

alu

e o

f in

vest

ments

in e

quity

secu

rities

could

be s

ubje

ct t

o t

he r

isks

of

unpre

dic

table

decl

ines

in t

he v

alu

e o

f in

div

idual se

curi

ties

and p

erio

ds

of

belo

w-a

vera

ge p

erf

orm

ance

in indiv

idual se

curi

ties

or

in t

he e

quity

mark

et

as

a w

hole

. E

quity

secu

rities

may

incl

ude c

om

mon s

tock

s, p

refe

rred

sto

cks,

warr

ants

, se

curi

ties

conve

rtib

le i

nto

com

mon o

r pre

ferr

ed s

tock

s and o

ther

equity-

like

inte

rest

s in

an e

ntity

. In

the e

vent

an iss

uer

is liq

uid

ate

d o

r decl

are

s bankr

uptc

y, t

he c

laim

s of

ow

ners

of

the iss

uer’s

bonds

and p

refe

rred

stock

genera

lly ta

ke pre

cedence

ove

r th

e cl

aim

s of

those

w

ho ow

n co

mm

on st

ock

. Equity

secu

rities

may

take

th

e fo

rm of

stock

in

co

rpora

tions,

REIT

s or

oth

er

trust

s and o

ther

sim

ilar

secu

rities.

Fix

ed

-In

com

e S

ecu

riti

es

Ris

k:

Fixe

d-i

nco

me s

ecu

rities

are

subje

ct t

o c

redit r

isk,

inte

rest

rate

ris

k and liq

uid

ity

risk

. G

enera

lly,

the v

alu

e of

fixe

d in

com

e se

curi

ties

rise

s w

hen pre

vaili

ng in

tere

st ra

tes

fall

and fa

lls w

hen in

tere

st ra

tes

rise

. You m

ay lo

se m

oney

on yo

ur

inve

stm

ent

due t

o u

npre

dic

table

dro

ps

in a

secu

rity

’s v

alu

e o

r per

iods

of

belo

w-a

vera

ge p

erf

orm

ance

in a

giv

en s

ecu

rity

or

in t

he

secu

rities

mark

et

as

a w

hole

. In

additio

n,

an e

conom

ic d

ow

ntu

rn o

r peri

od o

f ri

sing inte

rest

rate

s co

uld

adve

rsely

affect

the m

ark

et

of

these

sec

uri

ties

and r

educe

the

inves

tmen

t m

anager

’s a

bili

ty t

o s

ell th

em.

Bel

ow

inve

stm

ent-

gra

de f

ixed-i

nco

me s

ecu

rities

may

be s

ubje

ct t

o t

hese

ris

ks t

o

a g

reate

r ext

ent

than o

ther

fixe

d-i

nco

me s

ecu

rities.

These

secu

rities

are

consi

dere

d p

redom

inantly

specu

lative

with r

esp

ect

to t

he iss

uer’s

continuin

g a

bili

ty t

o m

ake

pri

nci

pal and inte

rest

paym

ents

. Rule

144A s

ecu

rities

and s

truct

ure

d n

ote

s m

ay

be m

ore

illi

quid

than o

ther

fixe

d-

inco

me s

ecu

rities.

Fo

cus

Ris

k:

Beca

use

the s

trate

gy

may

inve

st in a

sm

all

num

ber

of

indust

ries

or

secu

rities,

it

may

have

more

ris

k beca

use

the im

pact

of

a

single

eco

nom

ic,

polit

ical

or

regula

tory

occ

urr

ence

may

have

a g

reate

r adve

rse im

pact

on t

he s

trate

gy’

s net

ass

et

valu

e.

Fo

reig

n S

ecu

riti

es

Ris

k:

Inve

stm

ents

in f

ore

ign s

ecu

rities

are

subje

ct t

o f

ore

ign c

urr

ency

flu

ctuations.

Fore

ign s

ecu

rities

may

be s

ubje

ct

to hig

her

vola

tilit

y th

an U

.S.

secu

rities

, vary

ing deg

rees

of

regula

tion and lim

ited

liq

uid

ity.

G

reate

r polit

ical, ec

onom

ic,

credit and

info

rmation r

isks

are

als

o a

ssoci

ate

d w

ith f

ore

ign s

ecu

rities.

In

flati

on

-Lin

ked

S

ecu

riti

es

Ris

k:

Unlik

e co

nve

ntional

bonds,

th

e pri

nci

pal

or

inte

rest

of

inflation-l

inke

d se

curi

ties

su

ch as

TIP

S is

adju

sted

per

iodic

ally

to a

spec

ifie

d r

ate

of

inflation (

e.g.,

Consu

mer

Pri

ce I

ndex

for

all U

rban C

onsu

mers

). T

here

can b

e n

o a

ssura

nce

that

the

inflation i

ndex

will

acc

ura

tely

mea

sure

the

real

rate

of

inflation.

These

secu

rities

may

lose

valu

e i

n t

he

eve

nt

that

the a

ctual

rate

of

inflation is

diffe

rent

than t

he

rate

of

inflation index

. Liq

uid

ity R

isk:

Liquid

ity

risk

exi

sts

when

part

icula

r in

ves

tmen

ts a

re difficu

lt t

o p

urc

hase

or

sell,

poss

ibly

pre

ven

ting t

he

inves

tmen

t m

anager

fro

m s

ellin

g t

hes

e ill

iquid

sec

uri

ties

at

an a

dvanta

geo

us

pri

ce o

r at

the

tim

e des

ired

. A lack

of

liquid

ity m

ay

als

o c

ause

the v

alu

e o

f in

vest

ments

to d

ecl

ine.

Illiq

uid

inve

stm

ents

may

als

o b

e d

ifficu

lt t

o v

alu

e.

Inve

stm

ents

in f

ore

ign s

ecu

rities

tend t

o h

ave

gre

ate

r exp

osu

re

to liq

uid

ity

risk

than d

om

est

ic s

ecu

rities.

M

an

ag

em

en

t R

isk:

A s

trate

gy

use

d b

y th

e inve

stm

ent

manager

may

fail

to p

roduce

the inte

nded r

esu

lt.

Mark

et

Ris

k:

The m

ark

et

valu

e o

f a s

ecuri

ty w

ill m

ove

up a

nd d

ow

n,

som

etim

es

rapid

ly a

nd u

npre

dic

tably

, base

d u

pon a

change i

n a

n

issu

er’s

fin

anci

al co

nditio

n,

as

wel

l as

ove

rall

mark

et a

nd e

conom

ic c

onditio

ns.

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Mo

rtg

ag

e-R

ela

ted

an

d A

sset-

Back

ed

Secu

riti

es

Ris

k:

In a

dditio

n t

o t

he r

isks

ass

oci

ate

d w

ith i

nve

stm

ents

in f

ixed-i

nco

me s

ecu

rities

gen

erally

(fo

r ex

am

ple

, cr

edit,

liquid

ity a

nd v

alu

ation r

isk)

, m

ort

gage-r

ela

ted a

nd a

sset-

back

ed s

ecuri

ties

are

subje

ct t

o t

he r

isks

of

the

mort

gages

and a

ssets

underl

ying t

he s

ecu

rities

as

well

as

pre

paym

ent

risk

, th

e r

isk

that

the s

ecu

rities

may

be p

repaid

and r

esu

lt i

n t

he

rein

vest

ment

of

the p

repaid

am

ounts

in s

ecu

rities

with l

ow

er

yield

s th

an t

he p

repaid

oblig

ations.

Conve

rsely

, th

ere

is

a r

isk

that

an

unexp

ect

ed r

ise in inte

rest

rate

s w

ill e

xtend t

he life

of

a m

ort

gage-r

ela

ted o

r ass

et-

back

ed s

ecu

rity

beyo

nd t

he e

xpect

ed p

repaym

ent

tim

e,

typic

ally

reduci

ng t

he s

ecu

rity

’s v

alue.

The inve

stor

als

o m

ay

incu

r a loss

when

there

is

a p

repaym

ent

of

secu

rities

that

were

purc

hase

d a

t a

pre

miu

m.

The inve

stm

ents

in o

ther

ass

et-

back

ed s

ecu

rities

are

subje

ct t

o r

isks

sim

ilar

to t

hose

ass

oci

ate

d w

ith m

ort

gage-r

ela

ted s

ecu

rities,

as

well

as

additio

nal

ris

ks a

ssoci

ate

d w

ith t

he n

atu

re o

f th

e a

ssets

and t

he s

erv

icin

g o

f th

ose

ass

ets

. N

on

Div

ers

ific

ati

on

Ris

k:

Com

pare

d w

ith o

ther

mutu

al

funds,

the F

und m

ay

inve

st a

gre

ate

r perc

enta

ge o

f its

ass

ets

in a

part

icula

r is

suer

and m

ay

inve

st i

n f

ew

er

issu

ers

. There

fore

, th

e F

und m

ay h

ave

more

ris

k beca

use

changes

in t

he v

alu

e o

f a s

ingle

secu

rity

or

the

impact

of

a s

imple

eco

nom

ic,

polit

ical

or

regula

tory

occ

urr

ence

may h

ave

a g

reate

r adver

se im

pact

on t

he

Fund’s

net

ass

et v

alu

e.

Pri

ce V

ola

tility

Ris

k:

The v

alu

e o

f yo

ur

inve

stm

ent

in t

he F

und is

base

d o

n t

he m

ark

et

valu

e (

or

pri

ce)

of

the s

ecu

rities

the F

und h

old

s.

Thes

e p

rice

s ch

ange d

aily

due

to p

olit

ical, e

conom

ic a

nd o

ther

even

ts t

hat

aff

ect

the s

ecuri

ties

mark

ets

gen

erally

, as

wel

l as

those

that

affect

part

icula

r co

mpanie

s or

gove

rnm

ents

. These

pri

ce m

ove

ments

, so

metim

es

calle

d v

ola

tilit

y, w

ill v

ary

dependin

g o

n t

he t

ypes

of

secu

rities

the F

und o

wns

and t

he m

ark

ets

in w

hic

h t

hey

trade.

His

torica

lly,

the e

quity

mark

ets

have

move

d in c

ycle

s, a

nd t

he v

alu

e o

f th

e

Fund’s

equity

secu

rities

may

fluct

uate

dra

stic

ally

fro

m d

ay

to d

ay.

Indiv

idual co

mpanie

s m

ay

report

poor

resu

lts

or

be n

egative

ly a

ffect

ed

by

indust

ry a

nd/o

r eco

nom

ic t

rends

and d

eve

lopm

ents

. The p

rice

s of

secu

rities

issu

ed b

y su

ch c

om

panie

s m

ay

suffer

a d

ecl

ine in r

esp

onse

to

such

tre

nds

and d

evel

opm

ents

. These

fact

ors

contr

ibute

to p

rice

vola

tilit

y, w

hic

h is

a p

rinci

pal ri

sk o

f in

ves

ting in t

he

Fund.

The e

ffect

on t

he F

und’s

share

pri

ce o

f a c

hange in t

he v

alu

e o

f a s

ingle

sec

uri

ty w

ill d

epend o

n t

he n

um

ber

of

secu

rities

held

by

the F

und.

Real

Est

ate

Ris

k:

The

real

esta

te i

ndust

ry i

s part

icula

rly s

ensi

tive

to e

conom

ic d

ow

ntu

rns.

Sec

uri

ties

of

com

panie

s in

the

real

esta

te

indust

ry,

incl

udin

g R

EIT

s, a

re s

ensi

tive

to f

act

ors

su

ch a

s ch

anges

in r

eal

est

ate

valu

es,

pro

pert

y ta

xes,

inte

rest

rate

s, c

ash

flo

w o

f underl

ying r

eal est

ate

ass

ets,

occ

upancy

rate

s, g

ove

rnm

ent

regula

tions

affect

ing z

onin

g,

land u

se a

nd r

ents

, and t

he m

anagem

ent

skill

and

creditw

ort

hin

ess

of

the iss

uer.

Com

panie

s in

the r

eal est

ate

indust

ry m

ay

als

o b

e s

ubje

ct t

o lia

bili

ties

under

envi

ronm

enta

l and h

aza

rdous

wast

e law

s. I

n a

dditio

n,

the v

alu

e o

f a R

EIT

is

affect

ed b

y ch

anges

in t

he v

alu

e o

f th

e p

ropert

ies

ow

ned b

y th

e R

EIT

or

secu

ring m

ort

gage

loans

hel

d b

y th

e REIT

. M

any

REIT

s are

hig

hly

lev

eraged

, in

crea

sing t

he

risk

. Your

inves

tmen

t w

ill indirec

tly b

ear

its

pro

port

ionate

share

of

expen

ses,

incl

udin

g m

anag

emen

t fe

es,

paid

by

each

REIT

in w

hic

h it

inves

ts.

Sm

all

- C

ap

Co

mp

an

ies

Ris

k:

Thes

e co

mpanie

s are

more

lik

ely

than larg

er c

om

panie

s to

have

limited

pro

duct

lin

es,

mark

ets

or

financi

al

reso

urc

es,

or

to d

epend o

n a

sm

all,

inexp

eri

ence

d m

anagem

ent

gro

up.

Sto

cks

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uch

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part

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pri

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ity

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risk

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ore

than t

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in r

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eri

vatives

posi

tions.

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als

o t

he r

isk t

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the i

nvest

ment

manager

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nable

to t

erm

inate

or

sell

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t an a

dva

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tim

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ibly

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merg

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ark

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com

panie

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hic

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ay b

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malle

r and h

ave s

hort

er

opera

ting h

isto

ries

than c

om

panie

s in

develo

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ark

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risk

s in

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o,

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panie

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polit

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mark

et

depth

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frast

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pitaliz

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merg

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ments

in e

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o t

he r

isks

of

unpre

dic

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decl

ines

in t

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alu

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f in

div

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secu

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and

periods

of

belo

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vera

ge p

erf

orm

ance

in i

ndiv

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secu

rities

or

in t

he e

quity

mark

et

as

a w

hole

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quity

secu

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may

incl

ude c

om

mon s

tock

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refe

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tock

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warr

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, se

curities

convert

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tock

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ther

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nte

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of

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ake

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e c

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those

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form

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stock

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tions,

REIT

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ther

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secu

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k:

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me s

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rities

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ct t

o c

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rate

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nd liq

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ity r

isk.

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lly,

the v

alu

e o

f fixed inco

me s

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rise

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reva

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rest

rate

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when inte

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’s v

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r periods

of

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w-a

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giv

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in t

he s

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rities

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conom

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r period o

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ct t

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rities

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Appendix 6

Bundled, Unbundled, Model Portfolio & Overlay Program Participation Bundled Programs Banc of America Investment Advisers, Inc. Brinker Capital, Inc. BX Asset Management (f/k/a USF Services) Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. Envestnet Asset Management, Inc. FundQuest Incorporated Goldman, Sachs & Co. JP Morgan Clearing Corp. Linsco Financial Services Lockwood Advisors, Inc. Lockwood Financial Services, Inc. Lockwood Financial Services, Inc./Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc. Morgan Stanley DW Inc. Pershing LLC Raymond James & Associates, Inc. RBC Dain Rauscher Incorporated Stiefel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated Thomas Weisel Partners, LLC UBS Financial Services, Inc. Wachovia Bank National Association Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Wells Fargo Investments, LLC

Unbundled Programs Bear Stearns Securities Corp. Callan Associates, Inc. Charles Schwab & Company, Inc. Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. Fidelity Investments Institutional Brokerage Group Morgan Stanley DW Inc. UBS Financial Services, Inc. Wachovia Corporation

Model Portfolio Programs Ameriprisesm Financial Services, Inc. Callan Associates, Inc. Cathay United Bank FDx Advisors, Inc. Fortigent, LLC FundQuest Incorporated Linsco Financial Services Managed Account Advisors, LLC (Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith, Inc.) Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC Pitcairn Trust Company Placemark Investments, Inc. Raymond James & Associates, Inc. RBC Dain Rauscher Incorporated

Overlay Portfolio Management Programs Brinker Captial, Inc. Callan Associates, Inc. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P. FundQuest Incorporated

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Firm Brochure Part 2B

Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”)

Managed Portfolio Advisors, a division of Natixis Advisors (“MPA”) Active Investment Advisors, a division of Natixis Advisors (“AIA”)

Boston Office Oakland Office

399 Boylston Street 1999 Harrison Street Boston, MA 02116 Oakland, CA 94612

Phone: 617-449-2813 Phone: 617-449-2813 Fax: 617-369-9794 Fax: 617-369-9794

www.ga.natixis.com

This brochure provides information about the qualifications and business practices of Natixis Advisors. If you have any questions about the contents of this brochure, please contact us at: 617-449-2813, or by email at: [email protected]. The information in this brochure has not been approved or verified by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or by any state securities authority. Additional information about Natixis Advisors is available on the SEC’s website at www.adviserinfo.sec.gov. Registration does not imply any particular level of skill or training has been met by Natixis Advisors or its personnel.

May 9, 2011

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Curt Overway, CFA Supervised Person’s name and business address: Curt Overway Managed Portfolio Advisors 1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1300 Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: 510-285-4901 Fax: 617-425-9031 The date of this brochure supplement is May 9, 2011. This brochure supplement provides information about Curt Overway that supplements the Natixis Advisors brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure. Please contact [email protected] if you did not receive Natixis Advisors’ brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement. Educational Background and Business Experience Formal Education After High School University of Michigan, B.S. Industrial & Operations Engineering 1984 University of California at Berkeley, MBA 1994 Chartered Financial Analyst 1999 University of London, MS Development Finance 2009 Business Background For Preceding Five Years President of Active Investment Advisors since 2006 President of Managed Portfolio Advisors since 2005 Formerly SVP of IXIS-AMA and IXIS-AMD 2003-2005

Although Natixis Advisors does not have specific educational or business requirements for its personnel providing investment advice to managed account clients it generally requires an undergraduate college degree in business, accounting, finance or related areas, or equivalent investment advisory experience. Disciplinary Information Not applicable. Other Business Activities Not applicable. Additional Compensation Not applicable. Supervision Natixis Advisors supervises Curt Overway and monitors the advice Curt Overway provides to his clients through regular reviews of client trading and positions for adherence to Natixis Advisors’ stated guidelines. The name and contact information for the person responsible for supervising Curt Overway’s advisory activities is: David Giunta, 617-449-2503. Requirement for State-Registered Advisers Not applicable. Professional Credentials Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA): Chartered Financial Analysts are licensed by the CFA Institute to use the CFA mark. CFA certification requirements: • Hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or have equivalent education or work experience. • Successful completion of all three exam levels of the CFA Program. • Have 48 months of acceptable professional work experience in the investment decision making process. • Fulfill society requirements, which vary by society. Unless you are upgrading from affiliate membership, all societies require two sponsor statements as part of each application; these are submitted online by your sponsors. • Agree to adhere to and sign the Member's Agreement, a Professional Conduct Statement, and any additional documentation requested by CFA Institute. 2B Dan

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Dan Price, CFA Supervised Person’s name and business address: Dan Price Managed Portfolio Advisors 1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1300 Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: 510-285-4904 Fax: 617-425-9113 The date of this brochure supplement is May 9, 2011. This brochure supplement provides information about Dan Price that supplements the Natixis Advisors brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure. Please contact [email protected] if you did not receive Natixis Advisors’ brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement. Educational Background and Business Experience Formal Education After High School Middlebury College, B.A. Biology 1996 Chartered Financial Analyst 2002 Business Background For Preceding Five Years SVP and Portfolio Manager of Natixis Advisors since 2010 Formerly VP and Portfolio Manager of Natixis Advisors since 2006-2010 Formerly Director of Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.’s Managed Account Research Center 2005-2006

Although Natixis Advisors does not have specific educational or business requirements for its personnel providing investment advice to managed account clients it generally requires an undergraduate college degree in business, accounting, finance or related areas, or equivalent investment advisory experience. Disciplinary Information Not applicable. Other Business Activities Not applicable. Additional Compensation Not applicable. Supervision Natixis Advisors supervises Dan Price and monitors the advice Dan Price provides to his clients through regular reviews of client trading and positions for adherence to Natixis Advisors’ stated guidelines. The name and contact information for the person responsible for supervising Dan Price’s advisory activities is: Curt Overway, 510-285-4901. Requirement for State-Registered Advisers Not applicable. Professional Credentials Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA): Chartered Financial Analysts are licensed by the CFA Institute to use the CFA mark. CFA certification requirements: • Hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or have equivalent education or work experience. • Successful completion of all three exam levels of the CFA Program. • Have 48 months of acceptable professional work experience in the investment decision making process. • Fulfill society requirements, which vary by society. Unless you are upgrading from affiliate membership, all societies require two sponsor statements as part of each application; these are submitted online by your sponsors. • Agree to adhere to and sign the Member's Agreement, a Professional Conduct Statement, and any additional documentation requested by CFA Institute. 2B

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Jim Marquis Supervised Person’s name and business address: Jim Marquis Managed Portfolio Advisors 1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1300 Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: 510-285-4906 Fax: 617-425-9023 The date of this brochure supplement is May 9, 2011. This brochure supplement provides information about Jim Marquis that supplements the Natixis Advisors brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure. Please contact [email protected] if you did not receive Natixis Advisors’ brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement. Educational Background and Business Experience Formal Education After High School California State University Fresno- B.S. Electrical Engineering 1989 St. Mary’s College of California, MBA 1993 University of California at Berkeley, MS Financial Engineering 2003 Business Background For Preceding Five Years VP and Portfolio Manager of Natixis Advisors since 2008 Formerly VP, Wells Fargo Home Equity Capital Markets Group 2005-2008 Although Natixis Advisors does not have specific educational or business requirements for its personnel providing investment advice to managed account clients it generally requires an undergraduate college degree in business, accounting, finance or related areas, or equivalent investment advisory experience. Disciplinary Information Not applicable. Other Business Activities Not applicable. Additional Compensation Not applicable. Supervision Natixis Advisors supervises Jim Marquis and monitors the advice Jim Marquis provides to his clients through regular reviews of client trading and positions for adherence to Natixis Advisors’ stated guidelines. The name and contact information for the person responsible for supervising Jim Marquis’ advisory activities is: Curt Overway, 510-285-4901. Requirement for State-Registered Advisers Not applicable. Professional Credentials Not applicable. B

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Peter Klos, CFA Supervised Person’s name and business address: Peter Klos Managed Portfolio Advisors 1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1300 Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: 510-285-4905 Fax: 510-285-4997 The date of this brochure supplement is May 9, 2011. This brochure supplement provides information about Peter Klos that supplements the Natixis Advisors brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure. Please contact [email protected] if you did not receive Natixis Advisors’ brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement. Educational Background and Business Experience Formal Education After High School Villanova University – B.A. Finance w/ Minor in History 2000 Chartered Financial Analyst 2007 Business Background For Preceding Five Years AVP and Portfolio Manager of Natixis Advisors since 2010 Formerly Associate Portfolio Manager at Natixis Advisors 2008-2010 Formerly Portfolio Associate at Natixis Advisors 2006-2008 Formerly Client Service Associate of Natixis Advisors 2004-2006

Although Natixis Advisors does not have specific educational or business requirements for its personnel providing investment advice to managed account clients it generally requires an undergraduate college degree in business, accounting, finance or related areas, or equivalent investment advisory experience. Disciplinary Information Not applicable. Other Business Activities Not applicable. Additional Compensation Not applicable. Supervision Natixis Advisors supervises Peter Klos and monitors the advice Peter Klos provides to his clients through regular reviews of client trading and positions for adherence to Natixis Advisors’ stated guidelines. The name and contact information for the person responsible for supervising Peter Klos’ advisory activities is: Dan Price, 510-285-4904. Requirement for State-Registered Advisers Not applicable. Professional Credentials Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA): Chartered Financial Analysts are licensed by the CFA Institute to use the CFA mark. CFA certification requirements: • Hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or have equivalent education or work experience. • Successful completion of all three exam levels of the CFA Program. • Have 48 months of acceptable professional work experience in the investment decision making process. • Fulfill society requirements, which vary by society. Unless you are upgrading from affiliate membership, all societies require two sponsor statements as part of each application; these are submitted online by your sponsors. • Agree to adhere to and sign the Member's Agreement, a Professional Conduct Statement, and any additional documentation requested by CFA Institute. 2B

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Kevin Maeda Supervised Person’s name and business address: Kevin Maeda Active Investment Advisors 1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1300 Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: 510-285-4930 Fax: 617-425-9146 The date of this brochure supplement is May 9, 2011. This brochure supplement provides information about Kevin Maeda that supplements the Natixis Advisors brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure. Please contact [email protected] if you did not receive Natixis Advisors’ brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement. Educational Background and Business Experience Formal Education After High School University of California, Los Angeles, MBA 2001 University of California, Berkeley, B.S. Industrial Engineering & Operations Research 1994 Business Background For Preceding Five Years Chief Investment Officer ("CIO") of Active Investment Advisors since 2006 Senior Portfolio Manager and Director of Product Management of Active Investment Advisors 2004-2006

Although Natixis Advisors does not have specific educational or business requirements for its personnel providing investment advice to managed account clients it generally requires an undergraduate college degree in business, accounting, finance or related areas, or equivalent investment advisory experience. Disciplinary Information Not applicable. Other Business Activities Not applicable. Additional Compensation Not applicable. Supervision Natixis Advisors supervises Kevin Maeda and monitors the advice Kevin Maeda provides to his clients through regular reviews of client trading and positions for adherence to Natixis Advisors’ stated guidelines. The name and contact information for the person responsible for supervising Kevin Maeda’s advisory activities is: Curt Overway, 510-285-4901. Requirement for State-Registered Advisers Not applicable. Professional Credentials Not applicable.

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Serena Stone, CFA Supervised Person’s name and business address: Serena Stone Active Investment Advisors 1999 Harrison Street, Suite 1300 Oakland, CA 94612 Phone: 510-285-4931 Fax: 510-285-4996 The date of this brochure supplement is May 9, 2011. This brochure supplement provides information about Serena Stone that supplements the Natixis Advisors brochure. You should have received a copy of that brochure. Please contact [email protected] if you did not receive Natixis Advisors’ brochure or if you have any questions about the contents of this supplement. Educational Background and Business Experience Formal Education After High School University of California, Los Angeles- B.S. Physiological Science 1998 Chartered Financial Analyst 2003 Business Background For Preceding Five Years AVP and Portfolio Manager of Active Investment Advisors since 2009 Associate Portfolio Manager at Active Investment Advisors 2005-2009 Formerly Portfolio Associate at McMorgan & Co 2004-2005

Although Natixis Advisors does not have specific educational or business requirements for its personnel providing investment advice to managed account clients it generally requires an undergraduate college degree in business, accounting, finance or related areas, or equivalent investment advisory experience. Disciplinary Information Not applicable. Other Business Activities Not applicable. Additional Compensation Not applicable. Supervision Natixis Advisors supervises Serena Stone and monitors the advice Serena Stone provides to his clients through regular reviews of client trading and positions for adherence to Natixis Advisors’ stated guidelines. The name and contact information for the person responsible for supervising Serena Stone’s advisory activities is: Kevin Maeda, 510-285-4930. Requirement for State-Registered Advisers Not applicable. Professional Credentials Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA): Chartered Financial Analysts are licensed by the CFA Institute to use the CFA mark. CFA certification requirements: • Hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or have equivalent education or work experience. • Successful completion of all three exam levels of the CFA Program. • Have 48 months of acceptable professional work experience in the investment decision making process. • Fulfill society requirements, which vary by society. Unless you are upgrading from affiliate membership, all societies require two sponsor statements as part of each application; these are submitted online by your sponsors. • Agree to adhere to and sign the Member's Agreement, a Professional Conduct Statement, and any additional documentation requested by CFA Institute. 2B