EXHIBIT 23.1


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM




We hereby  consent to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Post-Effective
Amendment  No. 6 to the  Registration  Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated
February 26, 2004  relating to the  financial  statements,  which appears in DST
Systems,  Inc.  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003.
We also  consent to the  reference  to us under the  heading  "Experts"  in such
Registration Statement.



/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Kansas City, Missouri
May 27, 2004