CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to incorporation by reference in the Prospectus/Proxy
Statement and the use in the Statement of Additional Information constituting
parts of this Registration on Form N-14 (the "Registration Statement") of our
reports dated December 13, 2002 relating to the financial statements and
financial highlights of John Hancock International Fund, John Hancock Global
Fund and John Hancock European Equity Fund, which appear in such Registration
Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Financial
Highlights", "Experts" and "Independent Auditors" in such Registration
Statement.




/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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Boston, Massachusetts
January 21, 2003