Exhibit 14

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus/Proxy
Statement and the use in the Statement of Additional Information constituting
parts of this Registration Statement on Form N-14 of our report dated November
16, 2004, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights of
Loomis Sayles Limited Term Government and Agency Fund and of our report dated
November 16, 2004, relating to the financial statements of the Loomis Sayles
Government Securities Fund, which appear in such Registration Statement. We also
consent to the references to us under the headings "Financial Highlights,"
"Financial Statements," and "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" in
such Registration Statement.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 9, 2004