Exhibit (14)

           CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the use in the August 15, 2007 Prospectus/Proxy Statement
constituting part of the registration statement on Form N-14 (the "Registration
Statement") of our report dated February 23, 2007 relating to the financial
statements and financial highlights which appear in the December 31, 2006
Annual Report to Shareholders of the Natixis Value Fund (formerly, IXIS Value
Fund), a series of Natixis Advisor Funds Trust I (formerly, IXIS Advisor Funds
Trust I). We hereby also consent to the use in the August 15, 2007 Statement of
Additional Information, which is incorporated by reference into the
Prospectus/Proxy Statement, of our reports dated November 22, 2006 and
February 23, 2007 relating to the financial statements and financial highlights
which appear in the September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2006 Annual Reports to
Shareholders of the Loomis Sayles Value Fund, a series of Loomis Sayles Funds
II, and the Natixis Value Fund, respectively. We also consent to the references
to us under the headings "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus/Proxy
Statement and "Financial Statements and "Independent Registered Public
Accounting Firm" in the Statement of Additional Information.

We hereby also consent to the incorporation by reference in the May 1, 2007
registration statement on Form N-1A of our reports dated February 23, 2007
relating to the financial statements and financial highlights which appear in
the December 31, 2006 Annual Report to Shareholders of the Natixis Value Fund,
which is also incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We
also consent to the references to us under the headings "Financial Performance"
and "Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" in the May 1, 2007
registration statement.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
July 2, 2007