Exhibit (J)

           CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Statement of
Additional Information constituting part of this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 42 to the registration statement on Form N-1A (the "Registration
Statement") of our report dated November 23, 2005 relating to the financial
statements and financial highlights which appear in the September 30, 2005
Annual Report to Shareholders of the Loomis Sayles Value Fund, which are also
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to
the reference to us under the heading "Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm" in the Statement of Additional Information.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
June 28, 2006