EXHIBIT 14

           Independent Auditors' Consent - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby  consent to the  incorporation  by reference  in the  Prospectus/Proxy
Statement  and Statement of Additional  Information  constituting  parts of this
Registration  Statement  on Form  N-14 of our  report  dated  August  18,  1999,
relating to the financial  statements and financial  highlights appearing in the
June 30, 1999 Annual Report to Shareholders of Montgomery  International  Growth
Fund and  Montgomery  International  Small  Cap  Fund.  We also  consent  to the
references to us under the headings "Financial  Highlights" and "Experts" in the
Prospectus/Proxy  Statement.  Further,  we consent to the references to us under
the  heading  "Financial  Highlights"  in the  Prospectus  and under the heading
"General  Information" in the Statement of Additional  Information  constituting
parts of Post-Effective  Amendment No. 69 to the registration  statement on Form
N-1A dated October 31, 1999,  which is also  incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement on Form N-14.



San Francisco, California
January 18, 2000