EXHIBIT 23.1


            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM




We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement  on Form  S-3 of our  report  dated  March  4,  2005  relating  to the
financial statements,  management's  assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial  reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting,  which appears in DST Systems, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended  December 31, 2004.  We also consent to the reference to
us under the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement.



/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
June 14, 2005