CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form N-14 of our report dated September 22, 2006, relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights which appear in the July 31, 2006
Annual Report to Shareholders of Fifth Third Funds, which are also incorporated
by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references
to us under the headings "Financial Highlights" and "Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm and Financial Statements" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Columbus, Ohio
August 29, 2007