HANSBERGER FOREIGN GROWTH FUND
                  (FORMERLY CDC IXIS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND)

SUPPLEMENT DATED MARCH 14, 2005 TO CDC NVEST EQUITY FUNDS CLASSES A, B AND C AND
CLASS Y PROSPECTUS EACH DATED FEBRUARY 1, 2005, EACH AS MAY BE SUPPLEMENTED FROM
TIME TO TIME

On March 11, 2005 the Hansberger Foreign Growth Fund was liquidated.

The  Hansberger  Foreign  Growth  Fund no longer  exists  and as a result is not
available for purchase or exchange.



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