Summary Prospectus February 1, 2010

Loomis Sayles Global Markets Fund

Ticker Symbol: Class A (LGMAX) and Class C (LGMCX)

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s Prospectus and other information about the Fund online at www.funds.natixis.com/funddocuments. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 800-225-5478 or by sending an e-mail request to NatixisFunds@ga.natixis.com. The Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”), each dated February 1, 2010 are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

Investment Goal

The Fund’s investment goal is high total investment return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income.

Fund Fees & Expenses

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund. You may qualify for sales charge discounts if you and your family invest, or agree to invest in the future, at least $50,000 in the Natixis Fund Complex. More information about these and other discounts is available from your financial professional and in the section “How Sales Charges are Calculated” on page 41 of the Statutory Prospectus and on page 107 in the section “Reduced Sales Charges” of the Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”).

Shareholder Fees

(fees paid directly from your investment)	Class A		Class C
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)1	5.75	%	None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, as applicable)	1		1.00	%
Redemption fees	None	*	None	*

Annual Fund Operating Expenses

(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)	Class A		Class C
Management fees	0.75	%	0.75	%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees	0.25	%	1.00	%
Other expenses	0.34	%	0.34	%
Total annual fund operating expenses	1.34	%	2.09	%
Fee reduction and/or expense reimbursement2	0.09	%	0.09	%
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee reduction and/or expense reimbursement	1.25	%	2.00	%

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Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same and all dividends and distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

	Class A3		Class C3
			If shares are redeemed		If shares are not redeemed
1 year	$	695	$	303	$	203
3 years	$	967	$	646	$	646
5 years	$	1,259	$	1,115	$	1,115
10 years	$	2,088	$	2,414	$	2,414

1 A reduced sales charge on Class A shares applies in some cases. See the section “How Sales Charges Are Calculated” within the section “Fund Services” in the Statutory Prospectus. A 1.00% contingent deferred sales charge (“CDSC”) applies with respect to certain purchases of Class A shares greater than $1,000,000 redeemed within 1 year after purchase, but not to any other purchases or redemptions of Class A shares.

2 Loomis Sayles has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses, exclusive of expenses estimated to be indirectly borne by the Fund through investments in certain pooled investment vehicles, brokerage expenses, interest expenses, taxes and organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses, to 1.25% and 2.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class A and Class C shares, respectively. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2011 and will be reevaluated on an annual basis. This undertaking may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Loomis Sayles will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, expenses it has borne through the undertakings described above to the extent that a Fund’s expenses in later periods fall below the annual rates set forth in the relevant undertaking. A Fund will not be obligated to pay any such deferred fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fee and expense was deferred.

3 The example is based on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Reduction and/or Expense Reimbursement for the 1-year period and the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the remaining periods.

* Transaction fees may be charged for expedited payments. See the section “Selling Shares” in the Statutory Prospectus.

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its most recently ended fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 114% of the average value of its portfolio.

Investments, Risks and Performance

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest primarily in equity and fixed-income securities of U.S. and foreign issuers, including securities of issuers located in countries with emerging securities markets. Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.’s (“Loomis Sayles” or the “Adviser”) Global Asset Allocation Group allocates the Fund’s assets among domestic equities, international equities, domestic fixed-income securities and international fixed-income securities.

In deciding how to allocate the Fund’s assets among these sectors, Loomis Sayles’ Global Asset Allocation Group attempts to determine the relative attractiveness of each of the four sectors based on fundamental factors such as economic cycles, relative interest rates, stock market valuations and currency considerations.

In deciding which domestic and international equity securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles generally looks for companies that it believes have the potential for superior earnings growth relative to their current value. Loomis Sayles also looks for companies that appear to be undervalued relative to the intrinsic value of the companies’ assets or cash flows. In deciding which domestic and international fixed-income securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles generally looks for securities that it believes are undervalued and have the potential for credit upgrades.

The Fund may also invest in foreign currencies, collateralized mortgage obligations, zero-coupon securities, when-issued securities, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), Rule 144A securities and mortgage-related securities. The Fund may also engage in active and frequent trading of securities and engage in options or foreign currency transactions for hedging and investment purposes and futures transactions, foreign currency transactions, swap transactions (including credit default swaps) and other derivative transactions.

Principal Risks

The principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below. Please see “Additional Investment Risks” and “More About Risk” in the Statutory Prospectus for more information about the risks of investing in the Fund. The Fund does not represent a complete investment program. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Allocation Risk: The Fund’s investment performance depends on how its assets are allocated. The allocation, as set forth above, may not be optimal in every market condition. You could lose money on your investment in the Fund as a result of this allocation.

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Credit Risk: An issuer or the guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives or other transaction may be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. Lower-quality fixed-income securities are considered predominantly speculative with respect to the ability of the issuer to make timely principal and interest payments.

Currency Risk: Fluctuations in the exchange rates between the different currencies may negatively affect an investment. The Fund may hedge its exposure to foreign currencies and may invest in foreign currencies as an asset class.

Derivatives Risk: Derivatives are subject to changes in the underlying securities or indices on which such transactions are based. There is no guarantee that the use of derivatives will be effective or that suitable transactions will be available. Even a small investment in derivatives may give rise to leverage risk and can have a significant impact on the Fund’s exposure to securities markets values, interest rates or currency exchange rates. Investments in derivatives are also subject to credit risk, liquidity risk, correlation risk, the risk of difficulties in pricing and valuation and the risk that the Fund’s liquid assets may be insufficient to support its obligations under its derivatives positions. Although the Fund’s adviser monitors the creditworthiness of the Fund’s counterparties, there can be no assurance that the Fund’s derivative counterparties will not experience financial difficulties, possibly resulting in losses to the Fund.

Emerging Markets Risk: Investing in companies traded in emerging securities markets, which may be smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies in developed markets, involves risks in addition to, and greater than, those generally associated with investing in developed foreign markets. The extent of economic development, political stability, market depth, infrastructure, capitalization and regulatory oversight in emerging market economies is generally less than in more developed markets.

Equity Securities Risk: The value of the Fund’s investments in equity securities could be subject to unpredictable declines in the value of individual securities and periods of below-average performance in individual securities or in the equity market as a whole. Rule 144A securities may be less liquid than other equity securities. Equity securities may include common stock, preferred stocks, warrants, securities convertible into common and preferred stocks and other equity-like interests in an entity. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of the issuer’s bonds and preferred stock generally take precedence over the claims of those who own common stock.

Fixed-Income Securities Risk: Fixed-income securities are subject to credit risk, interest rate risk and liquidity risk. Generally, the value of fixed-income securities rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when interest rates rise. You may lose money on your investment due to unpredictable drops in a security’s value or periods of below-average performance in a given security or in the securities market as a whole.

Foreign Securities Risk: The Fund’s investments in foreign securities are subject to foreign currency fluctuations, higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity. Greater political, economic, credit and information risks are also associated with foreign securities.

Interest Rate Risk: Changes in interest rates may cause the value of the Fund’s investments to decrease. Generally, the value of fixed-income securities rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when interest rates rise. A period of low interest rates may cause the Fund to have a low or negative yield, potentially reducing the value of your investment.

Issuer Risk: The value of the Fund’s investments may decline for a number of reasons which directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods and services.

Liquidity Risk: Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or sell, possibly preventing the Fund from selling these illiquid securities at an advantageous price or at the time desired. A lack of liquidity may also cause the value of investments to decline. Illiquid investments may also be difficult to value.

Management Risk: A strategy used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may fail to produce the intended result.

Market Risk: The market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based upon a change in an issuer’s financial condition, as well as overall market and economic conditions.

Mortgage-Related Securities Risk: In addition to the risks associated with investments in fixed-income securities generally (for example, credit, liquidity and valuation risk), mortgage-related securities are subject to the risks of the mortgages underlying the securities as well as the risk that the securities may be prepaid and result in the reinvestment of the prepaid amounts in securities with lower yields than the prepaid obligations. Conversely, there is a risk that an unexpected rise in interest rates will extend the life of a mortgage-related or asset-backed security beyond the expected prepayment time, typically reducing the security’s value. The Fund may also incur a loss when there is a prepayment of securities that were purchased at a premium.

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REITs Risk: Investments in the real estate industry are particularly sensitive to economic downturns and are sensitive to factors such as changes in real estate values, property taxes, interest rates, cash flow of underlying real estate assets, occupancy rates, government regulations affecting zoning, land use and rents and the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. Many REITs are heavily leveraged, increasing their risk. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

The bar chart and table shown below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for the one-year, five-year and ten-year periods compare to those of two broad measures of market performance. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available online at www.funds.natixis.com and/or by calling the Fund toll-free at 800-225-5478.

The returns for Class C shares differ from the Class A shares shown in the bar chart to the extent their respective expenses differ. The chart does not reflect any sales charge that you may be required to pay when you buy or redeem the Fund’s shares. A sales charge will reduce your return.

Total Returns for Class A Shares†

The table below shows how average annual total returns for the Class A and Class C shares of the Fund (before and after taxes for Class A) for the one-year, five-year and ten-year periods compare to those of the Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index (“MSCI World”), an index that measures global developed market equity performance, and the Citigroup World Government Bond Index (“Citigroup WGBI” and together with the MSCI World, the “Indices”), an index that measures the most significant and liquid government bond indices located around the world which carry at least an investment-grade rating. These indices show how the Fund’s returns compare to broad based indices with similar investment goals to the Fund’s. The Fund’s total returns reflect, on a class-by-class basis, expenses and the maximum sales charge that you may be required to pay when you buy or redeem the Fund’s shares.

Average Annual Total Returns^†

(for the periods ended December 31, 2009)	Past 1 Year		Past 5 Years		Past 10 Years
Loomis Sayles Global Markets Fund Class A – Return Before Taxes	33.90	%	4.95	%	5.33	%
Return After Taxes on Distributions	32.94	%	4.09	%	3.02	%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sales of Fund Shares	22.16	%	3.84	%	3.06	%
Class C – Returns Before Taxes	39.99	%	5.42	%	5.18	%
MSCI World	30.79	%	2.57	%	0.23	%
Citigroup WGBI	2.55	%	4.51	%	6.63	%

† The returns shown in the bar chart and table for periods prior to the inception of Class A and C shares (February 1, 2006) reflect the results of the Fund’s Institutional Class shares, which were redesignated as Class Y shares on February 1, 2006. Institutional Class performance has been restated to reflect the higher net expenses and sales loads of the Fund’s Class A and Class C shares, respectively.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans,

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education savings accounts, such as 529 plans, or individual retirement accounts. The after-tax returns are shown for only one class of the Fund. After-tax returns for the other classes of the Fund will vary. In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any losses on a sale of fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

Management

Investment Adviser

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

Portfolio Managers

Daniel J. Fuss, Vice Chairman, Director and Managing Partner of the Adviser, has served as portfolio manager of the domestic fixed income securities sector of the Fund since 1996.

Warren Koontz, CFA, Vice President of the Adviser, has served as portfolio manager of the domestic equity securities sector and international equity securities sector of the Fund since 2004.

David Rolley, Vice President of the Adviser, has served as portfolio manager of the international fixed income securities sector of the Fund since 2000.

Mark B. Baribeau, CFA, Vice President of the Adviser, has served as co-portfolio manager of the domestic equity securities sector and international equity securities sector of the Fund since 2004.

Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

The following chart shows the investment minimums for various types of accounts:

Type of Account	Minimum Initial Purchase		Minimum Subsequent Purchase
Any account other than those listed below	$	2,500	$	100
For shareholders participating in Natixis Funds’ Investment Builder Program	$	1,000	$	50
For Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, Rollover IRA, SEP-IRA and Keogh plans using the Natixis Funds’ prototype document (direct accounts, not held through intermediary)	$	1,000	$	100
Coverdell Education Savings Accounts	$	500	$	100

The Fund’s shares are available for sale through your investment dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the Funds at Natixis Funds, P.O. Box 219579, Kansas City, MO 64121-9579, by exchange, by wire or through the Automated Clearing House system. The Fund’s shares are redeemable on any business day through your investment dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the Funds at Natixis Funds, P.O. Box 219579, Kansas City, MO 64121-9579, by exchange, by wire, through the Automated Clearing House system, by telephone at 800-225-5478 or by the Systematic Withdrawal Plan.

Tax Information

Fund distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gain. Distributions are taxable whether you receive them in cash or in additional shares. Distributions by the Fund to retirement plans and other investors that qualify for tax-exempt treatment under U.S. federal income tax law generally will not be taxable.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

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Summary Prospectus February 1, 2010

Loomis Sayles Global Markets Fund

Ticker Symbol: Class Y (LSWWX)

Before you invest, you may want to review the Fund’s Prospectus, which contains more information about the Fund and its risks. You can find the Fund’s Prospectus and other information about the Fund online at www.funds.natixis.com/funddocuments. You can also get this information at no cost by calling 800-225-5478 or by sending an e-mail request to NatixisFunds@ga.natixis.com. The Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information (“SAI”), each dated February 1, 2010 are incorporated by reference into this Summary Prospectus.

Investment Goal

The Fund’s investment goal is high total investment return through a combination of capital appreciation and current income.

Fund Fees & Expenses

The following tables describe the fees and expenses that you may pay if you buy and hold shares of the Fund.

Shareholder Fees

(fees paid directly from your investment)	Class Y
Maximum sales charge (load) imposed on purchases (as a percentage of offering price)	None
Maximum deferred sales charge (load) (as a percentage of original purchase price or redemption proceeds, as applicable)	None
Redemption fees	None	*
Annual Fund Operating Expenses
(expenses that you pay each year as a percentage of the value of your investment)	Class Y
Management fees	0.75	%
Distribution and/or service (12b-1) fees	0.00	%
Other expenses	0.26	%
Total annual fund operating expenses	1.01	%
Fee reduction and/or expense reimbursement1	0.01	%
Total annual fund operating expenses after fee reduction and/or expense reimbursement	1.00	%

Example

This example is intended to help you compare the cost of investing in the Fund with the cost of investing in other mutual funds. The example assumes that you invest $10,000 in the Fund for the time periods indicated and then redeem all of your shares at the end of those periods. The example also assumes that your investment has a 5% return each year and that the Fund’s operating expenses remain the same and all dividends and distributions are reinvested. Although your actual costs may be higher or lower, based on these assumptions your costs would be:

	Class Y2
1 year	$	102
3 years	$	321
5 years	$	557
10 years	$	1,235

1 Loomis Sayles has given a binding contractual undertaking to the Fund to limit the amount of the Fund’s total annual fund operating expenses, exclusive of expenses estimated to be indirectly borne by the Fund through investments in certain pooled investment vehicles, brokerage expenses, interest expenses, taxes and organizational and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation and indemnification expenses, to 1.00% of the Fund’s average daily net assets for Class Y shares. This undertaking is in effect through January 31, 2011 and will be reevaluated on an annual basis. This undertaking may be terminated before then only with the consent of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Loomis Sayles will be permitted to recover, on a class-by-class basis, expenses it has borne through the undertakings described above to the extent that a Fund’s expenses in later periods fall below the annual rates set forth in the relevant undertaking. A Fund will not be obligated to pay any such deferred fees and expenses more than one year after the end of the fiscal year in which the fee and expense was deferred.

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2 The example is based on the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses after Fee Reduction and/or Expense Reimbursement for the 1-year period and the Total Annual Fund Operating Expenses for the remaining periods.

* Transaction fees may be charged for expedited payments. See the section “Selling Shares” in the Statutory Prospectus.

Portfolio Turnover

The Fund pays transaction costs, such as commissions, when it buys and sells securities (or “turns over” its portfolio). A higher portfolio turnover rate may indicate higher transaction costs and may result in higher taxes for you if your Fund shares are held in a taxable account. These costs, which are not reflected in annual fund operating expenses or in the example, affect the Fund’s performance. During its most recently ended fiscal year, the Fund’s portfolio turnover rate was 114% of the average value of its portfolio.

Investments, Risks and Performance

Principal Investment Strategies

Under normal market conditions, the Fund will invest primarily in equity and fixed-income securities of U.S. and foreign issuers, including securities of issuers located in countries with emerging securities markets. Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.’s (“Loomis Sayles” or the “Adviser”) Global Asset Allocation Group allocates the Fund’s assets among domestic equities, international equities, domestic fixed-income securities and international fixed-income securities.

In deciding how to allocate the Fund’s assets among these sectors, Loomis Sayles’ Global Asset Allocation Group attempts to determine the relative attractiveness of each of the four sectors based on fundamental factors such as economic cycles, relative interest rates, stock market valuations and currency considerations.

In deciding which domestic and international equity securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles generally looks for companies that it believes have the potential for superior earnings growth relative to their current value. Loomis Sayles also looks for companies that appear to be undervalued relative to the intrinsic value of the companies’ assets or cash flows. In deciding which domestic and international fixed-income securities to buy and sell, Loomis Sayles generally looks for securities that it believes are undervalued and have the potential for credit upgrades.

The Fund may also invest in foreign currencies, collateralized mortgage obligations, zero-coupon securities, when-issued securities, real estate investment trusts (“REITs”), Rule 144A securities and mortgage-related securities. The Fund may also engage in active and frequent trading of securities and engage in options or foreign currency transactions for hedging and investment purposes and futures transactions, foreign currency transactions, swap transactions (including credit default swaps) and other derivative transactions.

Principal Risks

The principal risks of investing in the Fund are summarized below. Please see “Additional Investment Risks” and “More About Risk” in the Statutory Prospectus for more information about the risks of investing in the Fund. The Fund does not represent a complete investment program. You may lose money by investing in the Fund.

Allocation Risk: The Fund’s investment performance depends on how its assets are allocated. The allocation, as set forth above, may not be optimal in every market condition. You could lose money on your investment in the Fund as a result of this allocation.

Credit Risk: An issuer or the guarantor of a fixed-income security, or the counterparty to a derivatives or other transaction may be unable or unwilling to make timely payments of interest or principal or to otherwise honor its obligations. Lower-quality fixed-income securities are considered predominantly speculative with respect to the ability of the issuer to make timely principal and interest payments.

Currency Risk: Fluctuations in the exchange rates between the different currencies may negatively affect an investment. The Fund may hedge its exposure to foreign currencies and may invest in foreign currencies as an asset class.

Derivatives Risk: Derivatives are subject to changes in the underlying securities or indices on which such transactions are based. There is no guarantee that the use of derivatives will be effective or that suitable transactions will be available. Even a small investment in derivatives may give rise to leverage risk and can have a significant impact on the Fund’s exposure to securities markets values, interest rates or currency exchange rates. Investments in derivatives are also subject to credit risk, liquidity risk, correlation risk, the risk of difficulties in pricing and valuation and the risk that the Fund’s liquid assets may be insufficient to support its obligations under its derivatives positions. Although the Fund’s adviser monitors the creditworthiness of the Fund’s counterparties, there can be no assurance that the Fund’s derivative counterparties will not experience financial difficulties, possibly resulting in losses to the Fund.

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Emerging Markets Risk: Investing in companies traded in emerging securities markets, which may be smaller and have shorter operating histories than companies in developed markets, involves risks in addition to, and greater than, those generally associated with investing in developed foreign markets. The extent of economic development, political stability, market depth, infrastructure, capitalization and regulatory oversight in emerging market economies is generally less than in more developed markets.

Equity Securities Risk: The value of the Fund’s investments in equity securities could be subject to unpredictable declines in the value of individual securities and periods of below-average performance in individual securities or in the equity market as a whole. Rule 144A securities may be less liquid than other equity securities. Equity securities may include common stock, preferred stocks, warrants, securities convertible into common and preferred stocks and other equity-like interests in an entity. In the event an issuer is liquidated or declares bankruptcy, the claims of owners of the issuer’s bonds and preferred stock generally take precedence over the claims of those who own common stock.

Fixed-Income Securities Risk: Fixed-income securities are subject to credit risk, interest rate risk and liquidity risk. Generally, the value of fixed-income securities rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when interest rates rise. You may lose money on your investment due to unpredictable drops in a security’s value or periods of below-average performance in a given security or in the securities market as a whole.

Foreign Securities Risk: The Fund’s investments in foreign securities are subject to foreign currency fluctuations, higher volatility than U.S. securities, varying degrees of regulation and limited liquidity. Greater political, economic, credit and information risks are also associated with foreign securities.

Interest Rate Risk: Changes in interest rates may cause the value of the Fund’s investments to decrease. Generally, the value of fixed-income securities rises when prevailing interest rates fall and falls when interest rates rise. A period of low interest rates may cause the Fund to have a low or negative yield, potentially reducing the value of your investment.

Issuer Risk: The value of the Fund’s investments may decline for a number of reasons which directly relate to the issuer, such as management performance, financial leverage and reduced demand for the issuer’s goods and services.

Liquidity Risk: Liquidity risk exists when particular investments are difficult to purchase or sell, possibly preventing the Fund from selling these illiquid securities at an advantageous price or at the time desired. A lack of liquidity may also cause the value of investments to decline. Illiquid investments may also be difficult to value.

Management Risk: A strategy used by the Fund’s portfolio managers may fail to produce the intended result.

Market Risk: The market value of a security may move up and down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably, based upon a change in an issuer’s financial condition, as well as overall market and economic conditions.

Mortgage-Related Securities Risk: In addition to the risks associated with investments in fixed-income securities generally (for example, credit, liquidity and valuation risk), mortgage-related securities are subject to the risks of the mortgages underlying the securities as well as the risk that the securities may be prepaid and result in the reinvestment of the prepaid amounts in securities with lower yields than the prepaid obligations. Conversely, there is a risk that an unexpected rise in interest rates will extend the life of a mortgage-related or asset-backed security beyond the expected prepayment time, typically reducing the security’s value. The Fund may also incur a loss when there is a prepayment of securities that were purchased at a premium.

REITs Risk: Investments in the real estate industry are particularly sensitive to economic downturns and are sensitive to factors such as changes in real estate values, property taxes, interest rates, cash flow of underlying real estate assets, occupancy rates, government regulations affecting zoning, land use and rents and the management skill and creditworthiness of the issuer. Many REITs are heavily leveraged, increasing their risk. The Fund will indirectly bear its proportionate share of expenses, including management fees, paid by each REIT in which it invests in addition to the expenses of the Fund.

Risk/Return Bar Chart and Table

The bar chart and table shown below provide some indication of the risks of investing in the Fund by showing changes in the Fund’s performance from year to year and by showing how the Fund’s average annual returns for the one-year, five-year and ten-year periods compare to those of two broad measures of market performance. The Fund’s past performance (before and after taxes) does not necessarily indicate how the Fund will perform in the future. Updated performance information is available online at www.funds.natixis.com and/or by calling the Fund toll-free at 800-225-5478.

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Total Returns for Class Y Shares†

The table below shows how average annual total returns for the Fund’s Class Y shares (before and after taxes) for the one-year, five-year and ten-year periods compare to those of the Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index (“MSCI World”), an index that measures global developed market equity performance, and the Citigroup World Government Bond Index (“Citigroup WGBI” and together with the MSCI World, the “Indices”), an index that measures the most significant and liquid government bond indices located around the world which carry at least an investment-grade rating. These indices show how the Fund’s returns compare to broad based indices with similar investment goals to the Fund’s. The Fund’s total returns reflect expenses of the Fund’s Class Y shares.

Average Annual Total Returns^†

(for the periods ended December 31, 2009)	Past 1 Year		Past 5 Years		Past 10 Years
Loomis Sayles Global Markets Fund Class Y – Return Before Taxes	42.52	%	6.47	%	6.23	%
Return After Taxes on Distributions	41.42	%	5.56	%	3.88	%
Return After Taxes on Distributions and Sale of Fund Shares	27.78	%	5.13	%	3.83	%
MSCI World	30.79	%	2.57	%	0.23	%
Citigroup WGBI	2.55	%	4.51	%	6.63	%

† The returns shown in the bar chart and table for periods prior to February 1, 2006 reflect the results of the Fund’s Institutional Class shares, which were redesignated as Class Y shares on February 1, 2006. The Class Y expenses did not change as a result of this redesignation.

After-tax returns are calculated using the historical highest individual federal marginal income tax rates and do not reflect the impact of state and local taxes. Actual after-tax returns depend on an investor’s tax situation and may differ from those shown. After-tax returns shown are not relevant to investors who hold their shares through tax-deferred arrangements, such as 401(k) plans, qualified plans, education savings accounts, such as 529 plans, or individual retirement accounts. In some cases the after-tax returns may exceed the return before taxes due to an assumed tax benefit from any loss on a sale of Fund shares at the end of the measurement period.

Management

Investment Adviser

Loomis, Sayles & Company, L.P.

Portfolio Managers

Daniel J. Fuss, Vice Chairman, Director and Managing Partner of the Adviser, has served as portfolio manager of the domestic fixed income securities sector of the Fund since 1996.

Warren Koontz, CFA, Vice President of the Adviser, has served as portfolio manager of the domestic equity securities sector and international equity securities sector of the Fund since 2004.

David Rolley, Vice President of the Adviser, has served as portfolio manager of the international fixed income securities sector of the Fund since 2000.

Mark B. Baribeau, CFA, Vice President of the Adviser, has served as co-portfolio manager of the domestic equity securities sector and international equity securities sector of the Fund since 2004.

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Purchase and Sale of Fund Shares

Class Y shares of the Fund may be purchased by the following entities at the following investment minimums.

A minimum initial investment of $100,000 and the minimum subsequent investment of $100 for:

• Other mutual funds, endowments, foundations, bank trust departments or trust companies.

There is no initial or subsequent investment minimum for:

• Wrap Fee Programs of certain broker-dealers, the advisers or the Distributor. Such wrap fee programs may be subject to additional or different conditions, including a wrap account fee. Each broker-dealer is responsible for transmitting to its customer a schedule of fees and other information regarding any such conditions.

• Retirement Plans such as 401(a), 401(k) or 457 plans.

• Certain Individual Retirement Accounts if the amounts invested represent rollover distributions from investments by any of the retirement plans invested in the Fund as set forth above.

• Registered Investment Advisers investing on behalf of clients in exchange for an advisory, management or consulting fee.

Due to operational limitations at your financial intermediary, certain wrap fee programs, retirement plans, individual retirement accounts and accounts of registered investment advisers may be subject to the investment minimums described above. Please consult your financial representative for more information.

At the discretion of Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (“Natixis Advisors”), clients of Natixis Advisors and its affiliates may purchase Class Y shares of the Fund below the stated minimums.

Additionally, the following accounts may purchase Class Y shares with no initial or subsequent investment minimum:

• Insurance Company Accounts of New England Financial, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) or their affiliates.

• Deferred Compensation Plan Accounts of New England Life Insurance Company (“NELICO”), MetLife or their affiliates (“Deferred Compensation Accounts”).

• Separate Accounts of New England Financial, MetLife or their affiliates.

The Fund’s shares are available for sale through your investment dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the Funds at Natixis Funds, P.O. Box 219579, Kansas City, MO 64121-9579, by exchange, by wire or through the Automated Clearing House system. The Fund’s shares are redeemable on any business day through your investment dealer, directly from the Fund by writing to the Funds at Natixis Funds, P.O. Box 219579, Kansas City, MO 64121-9579, by exchange, by wire, through the Automated Clearing House system, by telephone at 800-225-5478 or by the Systematic Withdrawal Plan.

Tax Information

Fund distributions are generally taxable to you as ordinary income or capital gain. Distributions are taxable whether you receive them in cash or in additional shares. Distributions by the Fund to retirement plans and other investors that qualify for tax-exempt treatment under U.S. federal income tax law generally will not be taxable.

Payments to Broker-Dealers and Other Financial Intermediaries

If you purchase the Fund through a broker-dealer or other financial intermediary (such as a bank), the Fund and its related companies may pay the intermediary for the sale of the Fund shares and related services. These payments may create a conflict of interest by influencing the broker-dealer or other intermediary and your salesperson to recommend the Fund over another investment. Ask your salesperson or visit your financial intermediary’s website for more information.

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