New Survey Shows Many Americans Planning Poorly for Retirement

BOSTON--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--Natixis Global Associates:

“Investors who actually calculate their retirement needs are taking the first step to putting a plan into action”

WHEN: BOSTON – March 9, 2010

WHAT: The 2010 Retirement Confidence Survey (RCS) released today by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute in Washington, D.C. finds that less than half of all American workers have tried to calculate how much they need to save for retirement.

WHO: Tracey Flaherty, senior vice president of retirement strategy at Natixis Global Associates, is now available for commentary on the study.

Natixis Global Associates is among the organizations that provided funding for the 2010 RCS study, the longest-running survey of its kind on American retirement attitudes.

WHY: “Investors who actually calculate their retirement needs are taking the first step to putting a plan into action,” said Flaherty. “Research has shown that first step leads to the important next step – starting to save.”

CONTACT: Please call 617-449-2549 to schedule an interview with Tracey Flaherty. Full results are on the Employee Benefit Research Institute website at www.ebri.org.

ABOUT NATIXIS GLOBAL ASSOCIATES

Natixis Global Associates (NGA) is the distribution arm of Natixis Global Asset Management. Headquartered in Paris and Boston, Natixis Global Asset Management is a multi-boutique specialist for a collection of independently operated, affiliated investment managers based in the U.S., Europe and Asia. The affiliated investment managers offer expertise across a range of asset classes, strategies and investment vehicles, and have a total of $728 billion (€505 billion) under management.¹ NGA provides market-driven investment solutions to institutions, intermediaries and individuals worldwide.

In the U.S., Natixis Global Associates includes Natixis Distributors, L.P. (member FINRA) and Natixis Asset Management Advisors, L.P. (a registered investment advisor). Both are located at 399 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116. www.ga.natixis.com

¹ Headquartered in Paris and Boston, Natixis Global Asset Management’s assets under management totaled $728 billion (€505 billion) as of December 31, 2009.