Exhibit 14(a) CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Statement of Additional Information and Combined Proxy Statement/Prospectus constituting parts of this registration statement on Form N-14 (the "N-14 Registration Statement") of our reports dated December 11, 1995, relating to the financial statements of Vista Short-Term Bond Fund, Vista Equity Fund (subsequently renamed Vista Large Cap Equity Fund) and Vista Small Cap Equity Fund (separately managed portfolios of Mutual Fund Group), appearing in the Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1995, which is incorporated by reference in such Combined Proxy Statement/ Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. We also consent to the incorporation by reference in the Statement of Additional Information of Post Effective Amendment No. 29 of Mutual Fund Group (the "N-1A Registration Statement") of our reports dated December 19, 1994, relating to the financial statements of Vista Short-Term Bond Fund and Vista Equity Fund (subsequently renamed Vista Large Cap Equity Fund), appearing in the Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended October 31, 1994, which is incorporated by reference in such Combined Proxy Statement/Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information. We also consent to the references to us under the heading "Financial Statements and Experts" in the N-14 Registration Statement, and under the headings "Condensed Financial Information--Per Share Data and Capital Changes" in the Prospectuses and "Independent Accountants" in the Statement of Additional Information, of the N-1A Registration Statement. /s/ PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP 1177 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10036 February 2, 1996