EXHIBIT 14 (a)

            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Shareholders and Board of Trustees of
The Travelers Series Trust:

We consent to the incorporation by reference, in this registration statement, of
our report dated February 13, 2004, on the statement of assets and  liabilities,
including  the  schedule  of  investments,  of the MFS  Emerging  Growth  of The
Travelers  Series Trust as of December 31,  2003,  and the related  statement of
operations for the year then ended,  the statements of changes in net assets for
each of the years in the two-year period then ended and the financial highlights
for each of the  years in the  five-year  period  then  ended.  These  financial
statements  and financial  highlights and our report thereon are included in the
Annual Report of the Fund as filed on Form N-CSR.

We also  consent  to the  references  to our firm  under the  headings  "Mid Cap
Portfolio  Financial  Highlights",  "Additional  Information  about the  Trust",
"Representations  and  Warranties" in the Combined  Prospectus/Proxy  Statement,
"Financial  Highlights" in the  Prospectus,  and  "Financial  Statements" in the
Statement of Additional Information.

                                                                 KPMG LLP

New York, New York
November 19, 2004