Exhibit 14a

                     Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP






            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Prospectus/Proxy
Statement on Form N-14 of our report dated April 18, 2006 relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights which appear in the February 28,
2006 Annual Report to Shareholders of Phoenix Foreign Opportunities Fund, a
series of Phoenix Adviser Trust, which is also incorporated by reference into
the Prospectus/Proxy Statement. We also consent to the reference to us under the
heading "Financial Statements and Experts" in such Prospectus/Proxy Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 09, 2007