CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form N-1A ("Registration Statement") of our reports dated November
16, 2001, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights which
appear in the September 30, 2001 Annual Reports to Shareholders of the Loomis
Sayles Funds consisting of Loomis Sayles Aggressive Growth Fund, Emerging
Markets Fund, Global Technology Fund, Growth Fund, International Equity Fund,
Research Fund, Small Cap Growth Fund, Small Cap Value Fund, Value Fund
(formerly, Loomis Sayles Core Value Fund), Worldwide Fund, Bond Fund, Global
Bond Fund, High Income Fund (formerly, Loomis Sayles High Yield Fund),
Intermediate Maturity Bond Fund, Investment Grade Bond Fund, U.S. Government
Securities Fund, and Managed Bond Fund, which are also incorporated by reference
into the Registration Statement.

We also hereby consent to the use of our report dated November 16, 2001,
contained in the Statement of Additional Information in this Registration
Statement relating to the financial highlights of the Loomis Sayles Investment
Grade Bond Retail Class.

We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Financial
Highlights" and "Independent Accountants" in such Registration Statement.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
January 29, 2002