MFS® Investment Management
MFS® Investment Management (MFS) is a premier global asset manager with offices in Boston, London, Mexico City, Singapore and Tokyo. The firm's history dates back to 1924 and the establishment of the first "open-end" mutual fund. Today, MFS offers a broad range of mutual funds, separate accounts and retirement planning products. MFS portfolios are also available as investment options in defined contribution, pension, variable annuity platforms and 529 plans. All the firm's products are sold exclusively through financial intermediaries. MFS manages more than $134 billion in assets for more than 5 million individual and institutional investor accounts worldwide as of 12/31/08.
1 Foreign securities, foreign currencies and securities issued by U.S. entities with substantial foreign operations can involve additional risk relating to political, economic or regulatory conditions in foreign countries and these risks are greater in emerging markets. These risks include fluctuations in foreign currencies; withholding or other taxes; trading, settlement, custodial and other operational risks; and the less stringent investor protection and disclosure standards of some foreign markets.
2 A portfolio that concentrates its investments in one economic sector or geographic region faces the risk of higher share-price volatility.