Exhibit (b)

                            Natixis Funds Trust III
                           Section 906 Certification

   In connection with the report on Form N-CSR for the period ended June 30,
2007 for the Registrant (the "Report"), the undersigned each hereby certifies
to the best of his knowledge, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
of 2002, that:

   1. the Report complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as applicable; and

   2. the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

By:                                       By:
President and Chief Executive Officer     Treasurer
Natixis Funds Trust III                   Natixis Funds Trust III

/s/ John T. Hailer                        /s/ Michael C. Kardok
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John T. Hailer                            Michael C. Kardok

Date: August 21, 2007                     Date: August 21, 2007

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature
that appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written
statement required by Section 906, has been provided to the Natixis Funds Trust
III, and will be retained by the Natixis Funds Trust III and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.