EXH. 99.16
                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         Edmund L. Benson, III, whose signature appears below, does hereby
constitute and appoint R. Gregory Feltus, Richard H. Blank, Jr., Robert M.
Kurucza, Marco E. Adelfio and Steven G. Cravath, each individually, his true and
lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution or resubstitution, to do
any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said
attorneys and agents, each individually, may deem necessary or advisable or
which may be required to enable Nations Institutional Reserves (the "Trust") to
comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and any rules, regulations or
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of the Trust's Registration
Statement(s) on Form N-14 pursuant to the 1933 Act, and to qualify or register
for sale any securities in any state including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign, in
the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee of the Trust, such
Registration Statement(s), and any and all amendments thereto, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Act, and any other instruments
or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm
all that said attorneys and agents, individually or collectively, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Dated: December 23, 1998


                                  /s/ Edmund L. Benson, III       
                                ------------------------------
                                  Edmund L. Benson, III






                                                                      EXH. 99.16

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         James Ermer, whose signature appears below, does hereby constitute and
appoint R. Gregory Feltus, Richard H. Blank, Jr., Robert M. Kurucza, Marco E.
Adelfio and Steven G. Cravath, each individually, his true and lawful attorneys
and agents, with power of substitution or resubstitution, to do any and all acts
and things and to execute any and all instruments which said attorneys and
agents, each individually, may deem necessary or advisable or which may be
required to enable Nations Institutional Reserves (the "Trust") to comply with
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the "1933 Act"), and any rules, regulations or requirements of the
Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the
filing and effectiveness of the Trust's Registration Statement(s) on Form N-14
pursuant to the 1933 Act, and to qualify or register for sale any securities in
any state including specifically, but without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, the power and authority to sign, in the name and on behalf of the
undersigned as a trustee of the Trust, such Registration Statement(s), and any
and all amendments thereto, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
under the 1933 Act, and any other instruments or documents related thereto, and
the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and
agents, individually or collectively, shall do or cause to be done by virtue
thereof.

Dated:  December 23, 1998


                             /s/ James Ermer                
                          -----------------------
                             James Ermer





                                                                      EXH. 99.16

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         William H. Grigg, whose signature appears below, does hereby constitute
and appoint R. Gregory Feltus, Richard H. Blank, Jr., Robert M. Kurucza, Marco
E. Adelfio and Steven G. Cravath, each individually, his true and lawful
attorneys and agents, with power of substitution or resubstitution, to do any
and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said
attorneys and agents, each individually, may deem necessary or advisable or
which may be required to enable Nations Institutional Reserves (the "Trust") to
comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and any rules, regulations or
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of the Trust's Registration
Statement(s) on Form N-14 pursuant to the 1933 Act, and to qualify or register
for sale any securities in any state including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign, in
the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee of the Trust, such
Registration Statement(s), and any and all amendments thereto, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Act, and any other instruments
or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm
all that said attorneys and agents, individually or collectively, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Dated:  December 23, 1998


                                  /s/ William H. Grigg            
                              ---------------------------
                                  William H. Grigg





                                                                      EXH. 99.16


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         Thomas F. Keller, whose signature appears below, does hereby constitute
and appoint R. Gregory Feltus, Richard H. Blank, Jr., Robert M. Kurucza, Marco
E. Adelfio and Steven G. Cravath, each individually, his true and lawful
attorneys and agents, with power of substitution or resubstitution, to do any
and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said
attorneys and agents, each individually, may deem necessary or advisable or
which may be required to enable Nations Institutional Reserves (the "Trust") to
comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and any rules, regulations or
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of the Trust's Registration
Statement(s) on Form N-14 pursuant to the 1933 Act, and to qualify or register
for sale any securities in any state including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign, in
the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee of the Trust, such
Registration Statement(s), and any and all amendments thereto, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Act, and any other instruments
or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm
all that said attorneys and agents, individually or collectively, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Dated:  December 23, 1998


                                  /s/ Thomas F. Keller            
                              ----------------------------
                                  Thomas F. Keller





                                                                      EXH. 99.16

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         A. Max Walker, whose signature appears below, does hereby constitute
and appoint R. Gregory Feltus, Richard H. Blank, Jr., Robert M. Kurucza, Marco
E. Adelfio and Steven G. Cravath, each individually, his true and lawful
attorneys and agents, with power of substitution or resubstitution, to do any
and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said
attorneys and agents, each individually, may deem necessary or advisable or
which may be required to enable Nations Institutional Reserves (the "Trust") to
comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and any rules, regulations or
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of the Trust's Registration
Statement(s) on Form N-14 pursuant to the 1933 Act, and to qualify or register
for sale any securities in any state including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign, in
the name and on behalf of the undersigned as an officer of the Trust, such
Registration Statement(s), and any and all amendments thereto, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Act, and any other instruments
or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm
all that said attorneys and agents, individually or collectively, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Dated:  December 23, 1998


                                  /s/ A. Max Walker               
                              -----------------------
                                  A. Max Walker





                                                                      EXH. 99.16


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         Charles B. Walker, whose signature appears below, does hereby
constitute and appoint R. Gregory Feltus, Richard H. Blank, Jr., Robert M.
Kurucza, Marco E. Adelfio and Steven G. Cravath, each individually, his true and
lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution or resubstitution, to do
any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said
attorneys and agents, each individually, may deem necessary or advisable or
which may be required to enable Nations Institutional Reserves (the "Trust") to
comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and any rules, regulations or
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of the Trust's Registration
Statement(s) on Form N-14 pursuant to the 1933 Act, and to qualify or register
for sale any securities in any state including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign, in
the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee of the Trust, such
Registration Statement(s), and any and all amendments thereto, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Act, and any other instruments
or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm
all that said attorneys and agents, individually or collectively, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Dated:  December 23, 1998



                                  /s/ Charles B. Walker           
                              ------------------------------
                                  Charles B. Walker




                                                                      EXH. 99.16

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         Thomas S. Word, Jr., whose signature appears below, does hereby
constitute and appoint R. Gregory Feltus, Richard H. Blank, Jr., Robert M.
Kurucza, Marco E. Adelfio and Steven G. Cravath, each individually, his true and
lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution or resubstitution, to do
any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said
attorneys and agents, each individually, may deem necessary or advisable or
which may be required to enable Nations Institutional Reserves (the "Trust") to
comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and any rules, regulations or
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of the Trust's Registration
Statement(s) on Form N-14 pursuant to the 1933 Act, and to qualify or register
for sale any securities in any state including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign, in
the name and on behalf of the undersigned as a trustee of the Trust, such
Registration Statement(s), and any and all amendments thereto, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Act, and any other instruments
or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm
all that said attorneys and agents, individually or collectively, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Dated:  December 23, 1998



                                  /s/ Thomas S. Word, Jr.         
                              ------------------------------
                                  Thomas S. Word, Jr.




                                                                      EXH. 99.16

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         Carl E. Mundy, Jr., whose signature appears below, does hereby
constitute and appoint R. Gregory Feltus, Richard H. Blank, Jr., Robert M.
Kurucza, Marco E. Adelfio and Steven G. Cravath, each individually, his true and
lawful attorneys and agents, with power of substitution or resubstitution, to do
any and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said
attorneys and agents, each individually, may deem necessary or advisable or
which may be required to enable Nations Institutional Reserves (the "Trust") to
comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and any rules, regulations or
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of the Trust's Registration
Statement(s) on Form N-14 pursuant to the 1933 Act, and to qualify or register
for sale any securities in any state including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign, in
the name and on behalf of the undersigned as an officer of the Trust, such
Registration Statement(s), and any and all amendments thereto, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Act, and any other instruments
or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm
all that said attorneys and agents, individually or collectively, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Dated:  December 23, 1998



                                  /s/ Carl E. Mundy, Jr.          
                              -----------------------------
                                  Carl E. Mundy, Jr.





                                                                      EXH. 99.16

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY


         James B. Sommers, whose signature appears below, does hereby constitute
and appoint R. Gregory Feltus, Richard H. Blank, Jr., Robert M. Kurucza, Marco
E. Adelfio and Steven G. Cravath, each individually, his true and lawful
attorneys and agents, with power of substitution or resubstitution, to do any
and all acts and things and to execute any and all instruments which said
attorneys and agents, each individually, may deem necessary or advisable or
which may be required to enable Nations Institutional Reserves (the "Trust") to
comply with the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and any rules, regulations or
requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in
connection with the filing and effectiveness of the Trust's Registration
Statement(s) on Form N-14 pursuant to the 1933 Act, and to qualify or register
for sale any securities in any state including specifically, but without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to sign, in
the name and on behalf of the undersigned as an officer of the Trust, such
Registration Statement(s), and any and all amendments thereto, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the 1933 Act, and any other instruments
or documents related thereto, and the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm
all that said attorneys and agents, individually or collectively, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.

Dated:  December 23, 1998



                                  /s/ James B. Sommers            
                              ---------------------------
                                  James B. Sommers