Talvest Fund Management today launched Talvest Global Resource Fund. The fund offers investors an opportunity to participate in the long-term growth potential of the resource sector.

The launch will be followed by a merger of the Talvest Canadian Resource Fund with the Talvest Global Resource Fund following the close of business today. This merger was approved earlier by unitholders.

Lead manager of the fund will be Stephen Carlin, vice president, Canadian equities at KBSH Capital Management, the current manager of Talvest Canadian Resource Fund.

“Company-specific research is vital to our investment process. For Talvest Global Resource Fund, we will spend much of our time developing original research on resource companies, which will require extensive company visits and in-house interviews with management. We will also travel regularly to meet with management in their locale and assess resource company