CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Proxy
Statement/Prospectus and the Statement of Additional Information constituting
parts of this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on
Form N-14 (the "Registration Statement") of our report dated February 23, 2004
relating to the financial statements and financial highlights of International
Index Trust appearing in the December 31, 2003 Annual Report to Shareholders of
Manufacturers Investment Trust, which have also been incorporated by reference
into this Registration Statement. We also consent to the references to us under
the headings "Financial Statements", "Agreement and Plan of Reorganization", and
on the front cover page of the Statement of Additional Information in this
Registration Statement.

In addition, we consent to the reference to us under the heading "Financial
Highlights" in the Prospectus of Manufacturers Investment Trust dated May 1,
2004, which has also been incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement.


                                            /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
May 10, 2004