Exhibit j.

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS












                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form N-1A of our report dated November 13, 2002, relating to the
financial statements and financial highlights which appears in the September 30,
2002 Annual Report to Shareholders of Phoenix-Seneca Funds, which is also
incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to
the reference to us under the headings "Financial Highlights" and "Independent
Accountants and Reports to Shareholders" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
January 28, 2003