Exhibit 14

                      Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP




                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Proxy/Prospectus
Statement and Statement of Additional Information constituting parts of this
Registration Statement on Form N-14 (the "Registration Statement") of our report
dated February 14, 2003, relating to the financial statements and financial
highlights of The Phoenix Edge Fund appearing in the December 31, 2002 Annual
Report to Shareholders, which constitutes part of this Registration Statement.
We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Management and Other
Service Providers" and "Financial Highlights" in such Registration Statement. We
further consent to the references to us under the headings "Financial
Highlights" and "Independent Accountants and Reports to Shareholders" in the
Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information of The Phoenix Edge Series
Fund dated May 1, 2003.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 14, 2004