EXHIBIT 14

                     Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP







                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus/Proxy
Statement and Statement of Additional Information constituting parts of this
Registration Statement on Form N-14 (the "Registration Statement") of our report
dated February 9, 2001, relating to the financial statements and financial
highlights of The Phoenix Edge Series Fund appearing in the December 31, 2000
Annual Report to Shareholders, which is also incorporated by reference into the
Registration Statement. We further consent to the reference to us under the
headings "Management and Other Service Providers" and "Surviving Series
Financial Highlights" in the Registration Statement. We also consent to the
references to us under the heading "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus of
The Phoenix Edge Series Fund dated October 29, 2001 and under the headings
"Financial Statements" and "Independent Accountants" in the Statement of
Additional Information of The Phoenix Edge Series Fund dated October 29, 2001.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 16, 2002