EXHIBIT 14



            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Combined Proxy
Statement/Prospectus on Form N-14 of our report dated July 26, 2004, relating to
the financial statements and financial highlights of STI Aggressive Growth Stock
Fund and STI Classic Information and Technology Fund which appears in the May
31, 2004 Annual Report to Shareholders of STI Classic Funds, which are also
incorporated by reference into the Combined Proxy Statement/Prospectus. We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Financial Statements" in the
Combined Proxy Statement/Prospectus.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
October 25, 2004