EX-99.q.6

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned constitutes
and appoints Karl Hartmann, Gregory Pickard, Kathleen O'Neill, Ellen O'Brien,
Patricia Leyne and Kelli Meidhof and each of them, with full power to act
without the other, as a true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full
and several power of substitution, on behalf of The Brinson Funds (the "Trust")
and on behalf of each of the undersigned, to take any appropriate action to
execute and file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission")
any amendment to the registration statement of the Trust, execute and file any
request for exemptive relief from state and federal regulations, execute and
file any Rule 24f-2 notices to register shares of the Trust with the Commission,
execute and file any registration statement on Form N-14 with the Commission,
and perform any and all such acts as such attorneys-in-fact may deem necessary
or advisable in order to comply with the applicable laws of the United States or
any individual state, and in connection therewith to execute and file all
requisite papers and documents, including but not limited to, applications,
reports, notices, surety bonds, irrevocable consents and appointments of
attorneys for service of process; granting to such attorneys-in-fact and agents,
and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act
requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully as each of
the Trust and the undersigned persons might or could do itself or in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys-in-fact and agents or
any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney
on the 28th day of August, 2001.

                                         THE BRINSON FUNDS


/s/ Frank K. Reilly                      /s/ Brian M. Storms
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                                         Brian M. Storms, President, on behalf
Frank K. Reilly, Chairman                of the Trust and himself, as President
                                         of the Trust


/s/ Walter E. Auch                       /s/ Paul H. Schubert
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                                         Paul H. Schubert, Treasurer and
Walter E. Auch, Trustee                  Principal Accounting Officer


/s/ Edward M. Roob                       /s/ Amy R. Doberman
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Edward M. Roob, Trustee                  Amy R. Doberman, Secretary



                                 ACKNOWLEDGMENT

State of New York )
                   ) ss:
County of New York)

         On this, the 28th day of August, 2001, before me, a notary public, the
undersigned officer, personally appeared the above-named persons, known to me
(or satisfactorily proven) to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the
foregoing instrument, and that each individual executed the same for the
purposes therein contained.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and official seal.

                                      /s/ CRISTINA PARADISO
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                                      Notary Public
                                      In and for the County of New York
                                      State of New York
                                      My commission expires 12-7-02