EXHIBIT 23.1 The Board of Directors Alliance Capital Management L.P. 1345 Avenue of the Americas New York New York 10105 USA Dear Sirs We consent to the inclusion of our report dated April 26, 1996 with respect to the combined balance sheets of Cursitor Alliance Holdings Limited and Cursitor Holdings Limited Partnership (together "Cursitor"), as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the related combined statements of earnings, changes in shareholders' capital, changes in partners' capital and cash flows for the years then ended, which report appears in the Form 8-K of Alliance Capital Management L.P. dated May 6, 1996. KPMG May 6, 1996