CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 13 to Registration Statement No. 333-16177 on Form N-1A of our report dated
July 20, 2006, relating to the financial statements and financial highlights of
Morgan Stanley Financial Services Trust (the "Fund") appearing in the Annual
Report on Form N-CSR of the Fund for the year ended May 31, 2006, and to the
references to us on the cover page of the Statement of Additional Information
and under the captions "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus and "Custodian
and Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" and "Financial Statements" in
the Statement of Additional Information, which are part of such Registration
Statement.




Deloitte & Touche LLP
New York, New York
September 27, 2006